Project Controls

Structuring accountability to project delivery by integrating cost, schedule, risk, and performance data into a unified framework. This approach provides transparency, supports informed decision-making, and enables proactive management to keep projects on track and aligned with organizational goals.

Program and project controls provide the structure, discipline, and insight needed to manage performance across cost, schedule, and risk. As a foundational delivery function, controls ensure that execution remains aligned with scope, strategy, and stakeholder expectations—while enabling proactive decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

At its core, project controls unite planning, cost, and risk data into a single governance framework. This integration enables organizations to track progress, manage change, and maintain alignment between time, resources, and financial targets. Cost management is not isolated—it is a collaborative function that links labor, materials, and schedule performance to provide a complete picture of resource efficiency and project health.

Controls professionals often work within enterprise platforms such as EcoSys, Oracle Unifier, Deltek Cobra, or SAP, ensuring consistency, auditability, and real-time integration across project data streams. These tools allow for collaborative forecasting, status tracking, and standardized reporting across programs and portfolios.

Whether applied to capital delivery, enterprise transformation, or asset lifecycle initiatives, program and project controls provide the transparency and structure needed to manage complexity, reduce risk, and deliver with confidence.

Key controls capabilities include:

  • Integrated Cost & Resource Management: Tracking budgets, actuals, and forecasts in coordination with time-phased resource plans. This ensures labor and material costs are fully aligned with progress and performance.

  • Schedule Controls: Maintaining schedule baselines, measuring progress, analyzing float and variances, and supporting delay analysis using tools like Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.

  • Risk & Contingency Management: Identifying and assessing risks, maintaining risk registers, quantifying impact, and managing contingency drawdown based on exposure and mitigation effectiveness.

  • Change Management: Managing change events through structured workflows—assessing impact on both time and cost while preserving control over scope and baseline commitments.

  • Earned Value Management (EVM): Integrating cost and schedule data to assess performance, calculate cost and schedule variances, and provide early visibility into trends and potential deviations.

  • Performance Reporting & Analytics: Delivering real-time dashboards, KPIs, variance reports, and executive summaries to support governance and drive accountability at all levels.