The PMTeam Controls Method
Built the way a delay expert will read it.
Schedules are tested in disputes, audits and board reviews. The method makes sure ours pass before anyone asks.
01
Baseline integrity
Logic, calendars, constraints and float checked before anything is approved.
What we check
- Every activity has a predecessor and successor
- Hard constraints justified or removed
- Calendars match the contract and site working rules
- Critical path is continuous and believable
- Durations and resources traceable to the estimate
What you receive
- Baseline quality scorecard
- Basis of schedule document
- List of accepted exceptions
Tooling
- Primavera P6 EPPM
- Acumen Fuse
- Automated DCMA 14-point checks
02
Update discipline
Every period: progress against records, variance explained, changes logged.
What we check
- Actual dates supported by site records
- Remaining durations reassessed, not rolled forward
- Logic changes logged and explained
- Float movement on each critical chain reviewed
What you receive
- Period update
- Variance narrative
- Change log between periods
Tooling
- Primavera P6 EPPM
- Period comparison reports
- Power BI
03
Risk that drives decisions
Live registers and QSRA tied to the schedule, not a spreadsheet nobody reads.
What we check
- Each risk mapped to the activities it affects
- Owners and mitigation dates on every material risk
- Quantitative analysis rerun after major changes
What you receive
- Linked risk register
- P50 and P80 dates and costs
- Ranked risk drivers
Tooling
- Safran Risk
- ARM
04
Records that hold up
Contemporaneous notes and narratives, so if a dispute comes, the evidence is already there.
What we check
- Delay events logged when they happen, with evidence
- Narratives state cause, effect and responsibility in plain words
- Every update archived with its data date and native file
What you receive
- Delay event log
- Archived update set
- Chronology ready for analysis
Tooling
- Primavera P6 EPPM
- Document control system
- Forensic review
See the method on your own schedule.
Send one P6 or MS Project schedule under NDA and get a one-page health check scored against the first stage. Free, no obligation.