Project Management – Project Controls
Project controls consultants can assist in the goal of completing complex construction projects. Experts in project controls monitor costs and schedules and manage project risks from beginning to end.
About Construction Project Controls
Project control in construction is the processes, systems, and tools used to ensure a project is completed within budget, on time, and at the expected quality.
These controls allow for early risk identification so teams can address concerns before they become costly and time-consuming. This approach makes some issues entirely avoidable and presents mitigation strategies for early response. Project controls also establish the data required to set realistic expectations for timeline and cost, effectively manage subcontractors, and plan with confidence.
During the course of a project, program and project managers use controls to monitor time and cost expenditures and compare them to project life cycle forecasts. Project managers also use controls to coordinate milestone completion for goals set up during design, procurement, entitlement, and pre-construction.
Spire Consulting’s Project Controls Services
Spire’s project controls experts help determine how a project is progressing regarding schedule, productivity, cost, and risk and compare against project scope, contractual expectations, performance criteria, and milestones. Controls can be applied to all phases of a project, from preconstruction to closeout.
Our Construction Project Controls Services
- Project Planning
- Schedule Development
- Schedule Oversight and Reporting
- Schedule Analysis
- Cost Estimating
- Cost Analysis
- Value Engineering
- Budget Management
Our Approach to Project Controls in Construction
Our qualified team of construction project controls consultants can set up easy-to-use dashboards to report on a project’s health, status, and salient trends. Our approach generally consists of:
- Planning: This initial phase involves the development of performance (cost, schedule, productivity, etc.) baselines.
- Measurement: We track a project’s progress and improvements by quantifying, forecasting, and overseeing project performance metrics.
- Comparison: Our team aligns with our project plan while accounting for practical differences by identifying and quantifying variances between the plan and periodic project performance.
- Recommendations: Based on our assessment, we will determine appropriate corrective or improvement actions if necessary.
When used appropriately, project controls can boost efficiency, minimize delays and costs, and help prevent claims or litigation.
Why Trust Spire Consulting?
Spire Consulting is an ideal partner in project controls for your construction project as we offer a range of benefits:
- Full-service delivery: As a full-service firm, Spire delivers proactive solutions across project controls and management. With solutions ranging from cost analyses to construction consulting, we equip your team with the support it needs for a successful project.
- Extensive experience: Spire Consulting has worked on projects across industries while maintaining a clear focus on fundamental metrics for success — time and cost.
- Independence: Our team isn’t part of a larger company, and we don’t provide construction services ourselves. This independence means we provide fully unbiased analytics and reporting for your project and provide objective assistance rooted in minimizing risk.
- High-quality support: Our repeat clients showcase how valuable our services have been, and many Dispute Resolution clients turn to our team for proactive project controls.
- Commitment: We are a certified Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) and a Minority and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (M/DBE). We’re dedicated to every project we work on and bring detail and attention to every solution we deliver.
Contact Spire Consulting for Construction Project Controls
Spire Consulting is a trusted partner in construction for effectively managing project controls and proactively managing risks. To see how our project controls experts can help you deliver projects on time, within budget, and reduce your risk, reach out to our experts today.