Scheduling sets the timing, span and distribution method for all project costs and revenue. Funding drawdowns and interest are calculated automatically against the schedule, and every change updates all reports in real time.
Starting a Schedule
Two ways to begin:
Schedule Assist: quick starting point across all phases, ready to drag and adjust
Schedule Manually: start from an empty timeline and place every item
Schedule Assist can be reapplied at any time from Timeline Settings. Reset Schedule clears the schedule to start again.
Timeline Settings
Click the gear icon to set:
Start Date: month and year
Timeline: project length in months, set with the slider, up to 20 years
A summary displays the start month, length and end month, updating as the slider moves.
Items sitting outside the project timeline are not modelled in cashflow or reports. Feasly flags these with an Outside Timeline warning. Either extend the timeline or drag the items back inside it.
Two Views
All amounts are GST exclusive. Some settings are applied automatically by calculation logic. Hover a locked item to see its status.
Gantt
Drag and drop to set the timing of each phase and category.
Click phases to expand or collapse
Moving a phase or top-level category moves all line items with it
Amounts are visible on each bar
Click the screen expander icon for full screen
Table
Every line item with three editable columns: Start Date, Span in months, and Distribution.
Distribution Methods
Linear: spread evenly across the span
S-Curve: slow at the start, fastest through the middle, tapering at the end. Commonly used for construction costs and bulk sum estimates
Acquisition and sales costs always use linear distribution. S-Curve applies to construction and works costs. The more detailed the feasibility inputs, the less reliance is needed on S-Curve distribution.
How the S-Curve is Calculated
How the S-Curve is Calculated
Feasly uses a logistic (sigmoid) function, the standard mathematical curve for modelling spend that starts slow, accelerates through the middle, then slows again toward completion.
The curve. A logistic cumulative distribution function traces the familiar S shape, from 0% to 100% of cumulative spend across the period.
Per-period share. Each month takes the slice of the curve it covers, being the increase in cumulative spend from the start of that month to the end of it. Months near the middle cover the steepest part of the curve and take the largest share. Months at the start and end cover the flatter tails and take the smallest.
Steepness. The curve uses a fixed steepness that produces a moderate, symmetric ramp, so the early build-up and the late wind-down mirror each other with the peak at the midpoint. This setting is identical for every project and every cost, which keeps results consistent and comparable. It cannot be adjusted.
Reconciliation. Each month's amount is rounded, and any small rounding difference is absorbed into the final month, so the monthly amounts always add back to the exact total entered.
The result is a smooth, bell-shaped monthly spend profile: low at the start, highest in the middle, tapering at the end. This is why the S-Curve is the default for construction costs, where spend genuinely behaves this way.
Seven Phases
Scheduling is structured around seven fixed phases, each containing the relevant cost and revenue categories from the inputs.
Acquisition: Land, Acquisition Costs
Planning & Consultants: Professional & Consultant Fees
Construction & Works: Construction, Contingency
Fees & Levies: Infrastructure & Authority Fees
Sales & Settlement: Sales, Sales Costs (Settlement), Sales Costs (Other)
Marketing: Marketing Costs
Land Holding: Land Holding Costs, Rental Income, Rental Costs