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For All Your Project Controls Needs
As an experienced Project Controls team, we are proud that we have submitted crucial services in Planning, Scheduling, Cost Controlling, Change management, Risk Analysis and Earned Value Management services over the last 20 years to support various EPC projects from small to large scale throughout their all stages from planning to closing.
Our Project Controls team will deliver accurate and timely information and control metrics fully aligned with the project scope of work and contractual terms and conditions. This ensures that stakeholders have the appropriate level of information, assessments, and recommendations to make timely decisions throughout the project execution.
Our Expertise
Industry Focused Project Controls Services
Planning:
The scope of project planning involves setting project goals, identifying key milestones and appropriate relationships, and establishing priorities for the coordination of engineering, supply chain management (SCM), construction and commissioning (as applicable) activities based on the contract.
Active Line Consulting (ALC) specialists utilize Primavera P6 Software to develop the schedule including Critical Path. We have a proven and established process for schedule development, baselining, analysis, monitoring, and control.
The key to successful execution of a project begins with the development of an effective, efficient, and realistic plan. ALC ensures that the project plan will be highly adaptable to changes and will meet both Clients’ goals and objectives.
Scheduling:
Here is the list of components and concepts to be considered for creating a project schedule:
- develop a Level 1 to 4 schedule with resource-loaded activities whenever is required.
- Indicate the float and allowances as per experience from similar projects and highlight potential problems and high-risk areas.
- Provide manpower histograms and curves (including the Planned, Actuals and forecast) for all phases and locations (engineering, procurement, and construction) and direct/indirect, discipline and trade according to the agreement with client.
- Provide the commodity histograms and curves (including the Planned, Actuals and forecast) as the basis for the Level 3/4, resource-loaded schedule.
- Establish the Progress and Value of Work Done (“VOWD”) histograms curves. including a) physical progress curves for the entire construction, (and pre-commissioning activities if it’s needed), based on the Level 3/4, resource-loaded schedule, b) further detailed procurement progress based on (for example): commitments, arrival at Project Site, and available for construction/erection (all according to client/contractor requirements).
- Provide an overview and describe methodology for measuring and monitoring actual progress against the progress curves and commit to include forecast (to complete) progress curves in the reporting system for every reporting cycle.
Forensic Schedule Analysis: Your Strategic Advantage in Construction Disputes
In the complex world of construction projects, delays and disruptions are often inevitable. When disputes arise, having a Certified Forensic Schedule Analyst on your team provides an invaluable edge. As a certified expert in Forensic Schedule Analysis, we offer specialized insights that transform project challenges into clear, defensible positions.
Why Forensic Schedule Analysis Matters
Forensic Schedule Analysis methodically evaluates project delays and disruptions to determine causation, responsibility, and impact. This scientific approach cuts through the confusion of competing claims to establish what truly happened—and why. Rather than relying on perception, my analysis provides fact-based conclusions that stand up to rigorous scrutiny.
Our expert certification in Forensic Schedule Analysis represents more than just technical knowledge—it demonstrates our commitment to industry best practices and ethical standards.
Protecting Your Interests
Whether you’re facing potential litigation, need to substantiate a time extension request, or simply want to understand what went wrong on a troubled project, my forensic scheduling expertise helps protect your financial interests and professional reputation. My analysis provides the foundation for successful claims resolution, often avoiding costly litigation through fact-based negotiation.
Let me transform your project documentation into a powerful narrative that supports your position. Contact me today to discuss how my certified expertise in Forensic Schedule Analysis can benefit your next project or resolve your current dispute.
Progress Control:
ALC’s methodology for ensuring schedule adherence is obtained through a regular weekly/Bi-weekly/monthly review of the progress against the project baseline. Deviation from the plan will be brought to the attention of project team. If the activity requires a corrective action plan, a path forward is determined in consultation with the client/contractor.
Cost Control:
The project budget is established as the basis by which cost and performance is measured during the life of a project.
The Original Budget is a translation of the project estimate into a manageable format (which will be linked to the WBS structure) and serves as the baseline for all changes thereafter. The Original Budget will be developed or adjusted as the project progresses. It incorporates all Approved Scope Changes distributed against the Original Budget and serves to update the baseline to reflect the current Contract status against which cost and performance is measured.
The Current Budget is also developed as the project progresses. It further incorporates all Pending Changes submitted to the Owner but not yet approved as Change Orders distributed against the original budget. The budget for Pending Changes is reported in the Pending Changes column on the Cost Report Detail and serves to provide a more accurate assessment of the risk of change recovery and more realistic cost and performance targets for each account. The Pending Changes on an account may offset any projected cost overruns and can be used to assess the urgency of either getting pending changes approved or submitting requests for additional compensation.
Risk Management Process:
Before work commences, a formal risk / opportunity register will be developed. Each risk will have a mitigation plan developed which will be revisited monthly to adjust based on project progress / current site conditions.
The purpose of the Risk Register is to identify potential risks to the project either in cost or schedule, to personnel health and safety, and the environment. Assessment is made of the risk regarding the possibility of it occurring (very low to very high) and the resulting impact on cost, schedule, health or safety (high to low).
Evaluation of a risk is simply reviewing the step by step work activities, identify which steps present more risk and provide solutions or take adequate precautions to ensure that the risks are eliminated or minimized.
Elevate Your Project Control with Earned Value Management
In today’s demanding construction environment, successful project delivery requires more than just monitoring costs and schedules separately. Our team of Earned Value Management (EVM) specialists brings a powerful, integrated approach to your construction projects, delivering unprecedented visibility into performance.
Precision Performance Measurement
Our EVM expertise transforms traditional project tracking into actionable intelligence. By unifying scope, schedule, and cost metrics, we provide early warning signals of potential issues weeks before conventional methods. This precision allows your team to make data-driven decisions with confidence, protecting both timelines and budgets.
From Reactive to Proactive Management
Stop reacting to problems after they’ve impacted your project. Our EVM implementation creates a proactive control environment where performance trends are identified early, allowing course corrections when they’re most effective and least expensive. We translate complex data into clear performance indicators that empower your leadership team to act decisively.
Proven Results in Construction
Our construction-specific EVM methodology has helped clients across diverse projects—from commercial high-rises to infrastructure developments—achieve remarkable results:
- Average 12% reduction in cost overruns
- Improved forecast accuracy by 30%
- Enhanced stakeholder confidence through transparent reporting
- Strengthened contractual positions with objective performance documentation
Let our EVM expertise transform your project control systems from basic tracking tools into strategic assets. Contact us today to discuss how our tailored EVM solutions can deliver greater predictability and control to your next construction project.