Asta schedules, real Project Controls.

Asta Schedules Plus the Controls Layer

Asta Powerproject owns the CPM schedule. FridayReport.AI owns what comes after the schedule: defending the EAC, detecting variance early, and running the field workflows that feed cost and schedule impact straight back into EVM.

AI Variance Detection

Continuous CPI / SPI monitoring with AI-flagged early warnings on change-order velocity, RFI aging, and threshold breaches — before the variance becomes material.

Portfolio EVM Rollup

True bottom-up EVM rollup at portfolio and organization level — no Asta Vision or Power BI patchwork required.

Four EAC Scenarios

Standard PMI EAC formulas (CPI, CPI × SPI, Optimistic, Pessimistic) side-by-side, with an editable target EAC and live TCPI gauge.

RFIs, Submittals & Change Orders

Full RFI, submittal, and change order registers with cost / schedule impact and reviewer workflows — feeding straight back into EVM and EAC.

Cash Flow & Multi-Scenario Cost Grid

Spreadsheet-grade AOP / FCST / ACT / EAC grid with month / quarter / year views and a cumulative cash-out curve for liquidity planning.

Lockdowns & Audit Trail

Lock finalized periods so they cannot be retroactively edited. Every cell-level change captured with who, what, and when.

Scheduling & Schedule Integration

Critical path scheduling (CPM) authoring

Imports CPM from P6 / MS Project / Asta exports; dedicated CPM editing on roadmap.

Asta schedule import (via MPP / XML / XER export)

Primavera P6 (XER) schedule import

MS Project (MPP / XML) schedule import

WBS, predecessors, durations preserved on import

Re-import each cycle to track baseline vs current

Multi-project / multi-program scheduling

Gantt chart / visual scheduling

4D / BIM-linked scheduling

Earned Value Management (EVM)

BAC, PV, EV, AC tracking

CPI, SPI, CV, SV computation

EAC, ETC, VAC, TCPI computation

Four EAC scenarios side-by-side (CPI, CPI×SPI, Optimistic, Pessimistic)

Editable target EAC with live TCPI gauge

Portfolio-level EVM rollup (bottom-up)

CPI × SPI quadrant chart

S-Curve (PV / EV / AC / EAC) at project & portfolio

CPI / SPI threshold heatmaps over time

Forecasting & Cash Flow

Multi-scenario cost grid (AOP / FCST / ACT / EAC)

Period views (month / quarter / year)

Cash flow forecast (Planned vs Actual outflows)

Cumulative cash-out curve

Configurable cost hierarchy (Financial View / Category / Spec)

Cell-level change history on forecasts

Lockdowns through month-end

AI & Risk Intelligence

AI-powered project risk assessment

AI-powered portfolio risk assessment

AI variance detection (CPI / SPI early warning)

AI change-order velocity & RFI aging alerts

Shareable public risk assessment links

Risk register with change history

Field Execution

RFIs (Requests for Information)

Submittals log & reviewer workflow

Change orders & PCOs with cost / schedule impact

Daily reports (weather, labor, equipment)

Schedule of Values & AIA-style pay apps

Drawings & markups

Punch list

Quality & safety inspections

Governance & Reporting

Portfolio health scoring (RAG)

Health status history tracking

Project change logs / audit trail

Custom dashboards & saved views

Report subscriptions (scheduled email)

Analytics API for Power BI / external tools

Lessons learned module

Project intake / demand management

Platform, UX & Pricing

Cloud-native, modern web UI

Dark mode

Magic-link / passwordless sign-in

Onboarding flow & in-app guide

Demo data generation

Free forever plan

Setup time

Minutes — sign in and import the schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to stop using Asta Powerproject?

No. Most teams keep Asta as the schedule authoring tool and use FridayReport.AI for EVM, forecasting, RFIs, submittals, change orders, cash flow, and executive reporting. We re-import the schedule (via MPP / XML / XER export) each cycle so the schedule and the controls always agree.

What about Asta Vision and the Risk Analysis add-on?

FridayReport.AI replaces the dashboard / portfolio rollup that organizations typically build on top of Asta Vision and Power BI — without the additional license. AI variance detection covers most of the early-warning use cases that teams use Monte Carlo Risk Analysis for at the portfolio level.

How is pricing different from Asta Powerproject?

Asta Powerproject is sold as a per-named-user perpetual or subscription license, with separate modules for Vision and Risk Analysis. FridayReport.AI offers a free forever plan and transparent per-seat pricing — every controls capability included, no module gating.

Does Asta Powerproject do real EVM?

Asta has an Earned Value module, but standard EVM math (full PMI EAC scenarios, TCPI, VAC, portfolio rollup) is typically exported to Excel or Power BI in practice. FridayReport.AI delivers the full EVM model, four EAC scenarios, and portfolio rollup natively.