Ako for Operations: AI project management
Aisha runs six construction sites at Rowan Build.
She told Ako: the team will message you updates. Track them against the plan and tell me the moment something critical slips.
All day, Ako turns those messages into progress against each plan. It built Aisha this dashboard to see every site at a glance and approve the chases it drafts.
This is one example of Ako on the tools in operations. Here's a day across the sites.
Ako is on it
Last update 4m ago
Active sites
6
4 on plan · steady
At risk
2
watching closely · action drafted
Critical
1
Oakfield slab · 2 days late
Needs you
Ako drafted these. Approve and it sends or updates the plan.
- Chase the Oakfield concrete sub
The slab pour is two days late and it's blocking first-fix. Ako drafted a message asking for a revised date.
Sends on WhatsApp - Decide: reslot the Maple inspection
The inspector can't make Thursday. Ako found two slots that keep the trades in the right order.
Updates the plan - Chase Brookline for the steel date
No confirmed delivery date for the steel, and the frame can't start without it. Ako drafted the ask.
Sends on WhatsApp
Done by Ako today
Work Ako already finished on its own.
- Logged 9 site updates from WhatsApp
- Updated progress on all 6 plans
- Flagged the Oakfield critical-path slip
- Drafted today's action items
- Turned 3 voice notes into updates
Talk to Ako
Dev (site)Voice note: slab isn't going down till Thursday, the rebar inspection got pushed.
AkoGot it. Logged against Oakfield. That's a two-day slip on the critical path, so I flagged it and drafted a chase to the concrete sub. It's in your queue.
Aisha's dashboard, built by Ako. A live preview with sample data, so approve a chase and watch it go.
It plugs into where the work already lives.
Where the site updates land
OneDrive
Holds each project plan
Updates by direct message
Each site lead messages Ako's number directly, voice notes and photos included. Ako doesn't sit in a group chat.
Tracking is automatic
Ako structures every update against the plan and keeps progress current. That part it just does.
You stay in control
Ako drafts the chases and flags what's critical. Nothing goes out to a subcontractor until you approve.
What Ako does, all day
It tracks every site so nothing slips quietly.
01
Takes the updates
Reads every WhatsApp update as it lands, voice notes and photos included, with no status form for the team to fill in.
02
Tracks against the plan
Every site, every task, where it should be and where it actually is. The plan stays current within minutes.
03
Flags what's critical
A slip on the critical path, a trade left waiting, an inspection that didn't happen. Ako surfaces it before it costs you.
04
You stay in control
Ako drafts the chases and the action items. Anything that reaches a subcontractor waits for your approval.
Sites are just the start.
The same teammate can take on the rest of your operations.
Procurement chasing
Ako as your buyer, tracking every order and delivery and chasing whatever runs late.
Compliance & sign-offs
Ako as your coordinator, keeping certificates and inspections on schedule and nothing expired.
Recurring reporting
Ako as your reporter, assembling and sending the weekly programme update before anyone asks.
Put Ako on your projects.
Point it at your plans and let the team message it updates. It tracks every site and waits for your yes.