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The whole job, connected.

Explore the workflows Novato brings together, from planning the work to keeping the project record in place.

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NOVATO WORKSPACE

One record, four moments

Connected

Plan

Stages, tasks and dates

Control

Safety and site checks

Record

Drawings, costs and decisions

Handover

Evidence that stays useful

Every decision has a place in the project record.

01 / FEATURE GROUP

Project delivery

From the first draft to handover.

  • Task management

    Part of Project delivery

    Assignments, completion criteria, evidence and reviewer sign-off.

  • Construction scheduling

    Part of Project delivery

    Stages, dependencies, key dates and schedule views.

  • Milestones

    Part of Project delivery

    Key dates, dependencies and acceptance.

  • Scope of work

    Part of Project delivery

    Define the work, engage trades and use scope templates.

  • Drawing management

    Part of Project delivery

    Sheets, revisions and drawing reading.

  • Document control

    Part of Project delivery

    Documents, revisions, review and publication.

  • RFIs

    Part of Project delivery

    Questions, replies and the linked project record.

  • Submittals

    Part of Project delivery

    Trade submissions and approval workflows.

  • Delivery coordination

    Part of Project delivery

    Coordinate project deliveries and keep their records.

02 / FEATURE GROUP

People and subcontractors

Know who is on the job and what is ready.

  • Subcontractor management

    Part of People and subcontractors

    Directory, engagements, invitations and site readiness.

  • Licence verification

    Part of People and subcontractors

    Supported register checks and manual review.

  • Insurance tracking

    Part of People and subcontractors

    Credential records, expiry checks and renewals.

  • Right to work verification

    Not available

    Novato does not check a worker's right to work. Check it before you add the worker to a project.

  • Site induction

    Limited

    A project can require workers to read and acknowledge an induction before site access. There is no quiz or pass mark.

  • Novato Vault

    Part of People and subcontractors

    Personal and business credentials, sharing and renewal.

  • Smart Approve

    Part of People and subcontractors

    Clean matches from supported registers are recorded as automatic checks. Anything a person must decide goes to review.

  • Subcontractor history

    Part of People and subcontractors

    Dated project, issue and credential facts, with no scores or rankings.

03 / FEATURE GROUP

Safety and compliance

Connect safety steps to the work and its record.

  • SWMS generation and management

    Part of Safety and compliance

    Draft, review, approve, link to tasks and acknowledge.

  • WHS management plans

    Part of Safety and compliance

    Prepare and publish project safety plans.

  • Permits to work

    Part of Safety and compliance

    Permit requirements, issue, validity and close-out.

  • Toolbox talks

    Part of Safety and compliance

    Topics, briefings and attendance records.

  • Inspections and ITPs

    Part of Safety and compliance

    Inspection points, evidence, holds and sign-off.

  • Incident and near-miss reporting

    Part of Safety and compliance

    Reporting, follow-up and controlled access.

  • Psychosocial hazard reporting

    Limited

    Bullying, harassment or stress can be reported as a restricted incident, seen only by authorised case handlers.

  • Asbestos register

    Not available

    Novato keeps asbestos licences as credentials. It does not keep a register of asbestos in buildings.

  • Chemicals and safety data sheets

    Part of Safety and compliance

    Project chemicals and the company SDS library.

04 / FEATURE GROUP

On-site operations

Keep site activity visible as it happens.

  • Site sign-in

    Part of On-site operations

    Phone and gate-tablet sign-in workflows.

  • Geofencing

    Not available

    Sign-in records the position a phone reports. It does not check it against a site boundary.

  • Pre-starts

    Part of On-site operations

    Checks for the site and equipment before work.

  • Site diary

    Part of On-site operations

    Daily project records.

  • Plant and equipment register

    Part of On-site operations

    Equipment records, tags and checks.

  • Plant bookings

    Part of On-site operations

    Shared equipment booking and availability.

  • Shift handover

    Part of On-site operations

    Pass the site record between shifts.

  • Mobile and offline work

    Part of On-site operations

    Phone workflows. Without signal a phone saves sign-ins, comments, photos, reports, diary notes and pre-start confirmations, and sends them when it is back online.

05 / FEATURE GROUP

Money and contracts

Keep costs, changes and claims connected.

  • Quote requests

    Part of Money and contracts

    Ask several businesses to price the same scope, then compare their prices side by side.

  • Estimating

    Part of Money and contracts

    Bring trade prices, your own costs and adjustments into one price, kept as numbered versions.

  • Budgets and job costing

    Part of Money and contracts

    Budgets, cost codes, bills and project costs.

  • Purchase orders

    Part of Money and contracts

    Record orders and commitments.

  • Variation orders

    Part of Money and contracts

    Cost and time changes with approval records.

  • Subcontractor progress claims

    Part of Money and contracts

    Trade claims linked to project work.

  • Builder-to-client progress claims

    Part of Money and contracts

    A separate workflow for claims to the client.

  • Head contracts

    Part of Money and contracts

    Client contract terms and breakdown.

  • Accounting integrations

    Part of Money and contracts

    Company connections and delivery health.

06 / FEATURE GROUP

Clients and handover

Bring decisions and close-out into the project record.

  • Client portal

    Part of Client portal

    Client access and communication.

  • Client selections and approvals

    Part of Client portal

    Choices, decisions and linked records.

  • Client updates and messages

    Part of Client portal

    Progress updates and communication.

  • Defects management

    Part of Client portal

    Defect walks, reporting, responsibility and follow-up.

  • Project handover

    Part of Client portal

    Completion records and handover obligations.

07 / FEATURE GROUP

Business oversight and connections

See what is happening across projects and systems.

  • Cross-project dashboard

    Part of Business oversight and connections

    A company view across projects.

  • Project insights

    Part of Business oversight and connections

    Project-specific schedule performance and next steps.

  • Company activity history

    Part of Business oversight and connections

    Recorded activity by person and date.

  • AI assistance

    Part of Business oversight and connections

    Supported drafting and document-reading assistance.

  • Integrations and API

    Part of Business oversight and connections

    Connections, delivery health and scoped read-only API access.

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