Project Planning & Estimation
Brief intake, phase Gantt, specification tiers and AMC tier matching.
Before any technical sizing happens, the project needs a defensible structure. The brief wizard takes six questions and triggers a written reply within two working days. The phase visualiser maps a typical project across our seven delivery stages — brief, survey, design, BOQ, install, commissioning, handover.
Specification tiers document what changes between basic, premium and enterprise across design, brand stack, redundancy and documentation. AMC tier selection matches your operation's risk profile against Bronze, Silver, Gold or Mission-Critical SLAs.
02 / In this category
20 tools, sized for
planning & estimation.
Project Brief Wizard
Six structured questions, a written response within two working days. The fastest path to engaging the practice on a real project.
System Need Finder
Building type, stage and goals in — the disciplines to consider and the documents to share first out. Advisory; not a scope or BOQ.
Consultation Prep Checklist
Assemble the drawings, site information and people to prepare before the first conversation. Copyable; a preparation aid, not a scope.
Industrial & Tea-Estate Technology Planner
Site type, zones and what's ready in — which systems to coordinate (CCTV, PA, access, networking, UPS, fire/ELV), what to prepare and a readiness view out. Advisory; no counts, layouts or pricing.
Architect Brief Builder
For architects, consultants and project teams — assemble a plain-language coordination brief. A draft input, not a statutory submission.
Drawing & BOQ Readiness Checker
Check whether your drawings, schedules, BOQ/spec status, site access and project team are ready for a systems conversation. Advisory; no pricing, quantities or final scope.
CCTV Readiness Checker
A readiness self-check before a surveillance conversation. No camera counts, no placements, no coverage maps, no compliance pass/fail.
Access Control Readiness Checker
A readiness self-check before a door-access or attendance conversation — door-survey status, credential considerations, integrations, privacy-policy and operations readiness. No door counts, layouts or reader placement; statuses only.
System Handover Readiness Checker
Score a project's handover readiness across as-builts, test records, O&M manuals, warranties, spares, training, credential transfer and the AMC decision — and get the chase list to close the gaps. Statuses only; no credential capture.
BMS Readiness Checker
A readiness self-check before a BMS conversation — which plant systems to supervise, how BMS-ready the existing controls are, and whether the network, operations team and documentation are in place. Statuses only; no points counts, plant capacities or network detail.
BMS Energy & Fault-Response Readiness Planner
A readiness self-check for turning building-management data into detected faults, sent alerts and closed actions — metering & visibility, fault classes as monitoring categories, and the response process behind the alarm. Statuses and bands only; no plant capacities, no simulated events, no kWh, rupee or savings figures.
Security Control Room Readiness Checklist
A methodology-level readiness self-check before a security-monitoring-room conversation — facility profile, scope and integration status, and operations readiness (SOPs, training, escalation, AMC). Statuses and bands only; never camera counts, operator positions, layouts or response tactics — the room design stays with your security consultant.
Healthcare ELV Readiness Checker
A readiness self-check for a hospital, diagnostic centre or clinic coordinating nurse call, CCTV, access, fire alarm + PA, network, patient TV and BMS for critical HVAC — with the gap list and who owes what. Statuses and bands only; no bed counts, layouts or camera specifics.
School & Institution AV/ELV Readiness Checker
A readiness self-check for a school, college or training campus coordinating classroom AV, campus PA & bell scheduling, CCTV, access & attendance, network and fire awareness across its spaces — with the gap list and who owes what. Statuses and bands only; no student counts, layouts or camera specifics.
Auditorium AV Scope & Readiness Planner
A scope-level self-check for an auditorium, convention or multipurpose hall — the AV signal chain (sources, mixing & DSP, amplification & loudspeaker zones, projection, stage-lighting, assistive listening, recording, control), plus acoustics, infrastructure and operations — with the gap list and who owes what. Statuses and bands only; no seat counts, SPL targets or model choices.
Pre-Opening Hotel Technology Checklist
A pre-opening readiness self-check across a hotel's technology systems — fire alarm + PA commissioning, CCTV and access handover, guest Wi-Fi, GRMS, TV, BMS and back-of-house comms — with the close-out list for the time remaining. Banded statuses only; no room counts, layouts or pricing.
Smart Home Discovery Wizard
For villa and apartment owners — pick your home, the zones that matter and the experiences you want, and map a coordination scope and room checklist. Not a final design, device count or security layout.
Project Phase Visualiser
Pick a project profile and see the realistic week-by-week Gantt across our seven delivery stages — brief through handover.
Specification Tiers
We don't publish per-square-foot rates. We do publish what changes between basic, premium and enterprise across design, brand stack, redundancy and documentation — for five disciplines.
Hotel Technology Planner
Pick the property archetype — boutique, 4-star, 5-star, resort — and the planner maps each space (guest floor, lobby, banquet, F&B, spa, BoH) to systems, AP density, AV grade and lifecycle cost.
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Cross-listed from neighbouring disciplines
- Readiness
Fire Readiness Checklist
A readiness self-check before a fire alarm, hydrant or extinguisher conversation. No device counts, layouts, zoning or NOC/AHJ pass/fail — design and approvals stay with the fire consultant and the authority.
- Fire · C&E
Fire Alarm + PA Cause-and-Effect Planning Checklist
A methodology-level readiness check for planning a fire alarm + PA / voice-evacuation cause-and-effect matrix — the interface items to cover, the inputs to prepare and who owns each. No interlock logic, device counts or statutory verdict.
- AV · Selector
Boardroom Solution Selector
Pick the room, how it is used and the platforms in play, and see a broad meeting-room direction with what to share. A planning aid — not a final design, model list, quantity or budget.
- BMS · Energy
Energy & Efficiency Estimator
Adjust building variables and see indicative energy and CO₂ savings (kWh) for a BMS-driven energy upgrade plus daylight-harvesting LED retrofit. Conservative; defensible in a first conversation.
- ELV · Surveillance
CCTV Coverage Calculator
Building dimensions and risk profile in, recommended camera count, retention storage and bandwidth out. Sized to NBC and IS-grade specifications.
- IT · Cabling
Structured Cabling Estimator
Estimate total structured-cabling length, patch panel count and IDF closet count against floor area and drop count. 50 cable-system brands including Panduit, CommScope, Belden, Legrand, Corning, Furukawa, R&M, Siemon, Nexans, Schneider Electric, STL, Finolex and Polycab. Cat6, Cat6A, Cat7, Cat8 copper plus OM3, OM4, OS2 fibre. TIA-568 compliant.
- AV · Audio · Coverage
Speaker Coverage Planner
Engineering-grade speaker coverage and SPL planner across a verified, source-cited public model catalogue spanning pro touring, commercial audio and architectural speakers. Predicts SPL at listener distance, coverage radius on the -6 dB dispersion axis and quantity needed for the room.
- AV · Audio · Simulation
Room Acoustic Simulator
Drag speakers and subs onto a to-scale room plan and see a free-field broadband SPL heatmap, per-speaker coverage footprints and a plain-language coverage verdict. A fast tentative-coverage estimate across the full K-array, KGEAR, JBL, Bose, QSC, Yamaha and Sonance catalogue — not a measured acoustic simulation; engineering-grade results via EASE Focus or the brief wizard.
- ELV · Surveillance · Storage
CCTV Storage Retention Calculator
Multi-brand, codec-aware CCTV storage retention sizing across a verified, source-cited camera-profile catalogue including Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Hanwha, Bosch, Honeywell, CP Plus, Ubiquiti, Verkada, Meraki, Avigilon, Pelco and more. Computes storage TB, HDD count plan, recorded bandwidth and an NVR/VMS class recommendation against camera count. Pairs with the CCTV Coverage Calculator.
- AV · LED
LED Wall Size Calculator
Direct-view LED wall sizing across a verified, source-cited model catalogue including Samsung, LG MAGNIT, Sony, Philips, Leyard, Absen, Unilumin, ROE Visual, AOTO, INFiLED, Daktronics, Planar, Nanolumens and more. Cabinet count, native resolution, brightness adequacy, power and weight — with pitch-vs-distance honesty and camera-refresh flags. Sources cited per model.
- AV · Projection
Projector Throw Calculator
Engineering-grade throw distance calculator across a verified multi-brand projector catalogue — Sony, JVC, Epson, BenQ, LG, Optoma, ViewSonic, Panasonic, Barco, Christie, Canon, InFocus, Maxell, Casio, EIKI, Philips, Nebula, JMGO, Dangbei, Boxlight, ASUS, Leica, Xiaomi, WEMAX, Ricoh and more. Searchable picker, throw range, lens-shift envelope, viewing distance, pixel density, feasibility flags and a custom-throw fallback. Sources cited per model.
- AMC · Lifecycle
AMC Plan Selector
Four quiz questions about your operation. We recommend Bronze, Silver, Gold or Mission-Critical AMC tier with response targets and PM frequency.
- Audio · Whole-home
Multi-Room Audio Explorer
Tap a room — Lounge, Home Theatre, Kitchen, Study — and hear the speaker, source and SPL appropriate to it. Sonance flush ceilings, KEF Reference, Waterfall glass-cabinet, Polk Reserve. Specify the rooms before you specify the speakers.
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