Set it up once. Set it up right.
Controls systems implementation for owners and builders: Primavera P6 configured properly, cost and change systems tied to the schedule, document control that holds up, and the templates, training and governance that keep it all clean after we leave.
What a bad setup costs for years.
A P6 database nobody can report from
Every project has its own codes, calendars and layouts. Rolling them up for the portfolio takes a week of exporting to Excel.
Cost and schedule never meet
The cost system and P6 use different structures. Earned value turns into a monthly spreadsheet built by hand, and nobody trusts it.
Tools bought, habits unchanged
Expensive software, no procedures, no training. Six months later the team is back to emailing files called final_v7.
How we implement.
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Design the structure first
EPS and OBS, WBS standards, activity and project codes, calendars and user roles designed around how you build and how you report.
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Configure P6 properly
Global and project calendars, code dictionaries, layouts, filters, user profiles and security set up once and documented.
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Tie cost to the schedule
Cost codes, control accounts and change workflows mapped to the WBS, so budget, commitments and progress roll up together.
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Document control that holds
Folder structures, numbering, revision rules and transmittal workflows for drawings, submittals and RFIs, with an audit trail.
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Train and govern
Role-based training, written procedures, schedule templates and a governance check each period, so the setup stays clean.
What you get.
Scoped to your project and delivered in native files your team owns.
Enterprise structure, calendars, codes, layouts, user roles and security, documented and ready to use.
Template schedules with WBS, standard logic and coding for each type of project you build.
Cost codes, control accounts and change workflows mapped so schedule and cost reconcile every period.
Written rules for scheduling, updating, cost reporting, change and document control, with a period-end checklist.
Hands-on sessions for schedulers, project managers, cost staff and executives, on your own configured system.
Twelve projects, twelve coding schemes.
A familiar starting point: every project manager built a P6 project their own way. Portfolio reporting means exporting each file and stitching spreadsheets together. We design one EPS, one code dictionary and one set of templates, migrate the live projects without breaking their history, and the portfolio rolls up in minutes.
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- EPS and code dictionary
- Every
- Role trained
- Period-end
- Governance check
See it in the work.
Confidential projects where these controls apply, and a live instrument you can run on the shared Controls Lab schedule.
Questions owners ask us.
Do you sell software?
No. We are independent of any software vendor. We configure and integrate the systems you own or choose, and we tell you plainly if a tool is the wrong fit.
Can you fix a P6 database that is already in use?
Yes. We audit codes, calendars and structure, design the target setup and migrate live projects in stages without losing their update history.
What systems do you work with besides P6?
Microsoft Project, Excel-based cost tools, enterprise cost and document control systems, and Power BI for reporting. The structure matters more than the brand.
Will our team be able to run it without you?
That is the goal. Procedures, templates and role-based training stay with your team. Many clients keep us only for a periodic governance check.
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