Owners

• Capital project portfolio optimization (selecting the right combination of projects to do)

• Project development process (stage-gate process, with deliverables and requirements customized to your projects)

• Business-case optimization (commercial)

• Project scope optimization (technical) / value-engineering

• Risk management

• Cost estimating and scheduling

• Procurement & contracting (including collaborative contracting methods)

• Project execution management

• Contractor performance management

• Change management

• Commissioning and start-up

• Hand-over to Operations

• Lessons learned system

modular construction

We strongly believe that modular construction’s time has come.

We believe that it should be part of the set of solutions to solve the housing crisis many of our cities are experiencing

We also believe that it has the potential to significantly improve productivity, and reduce construction timelines and costs on most projects, irrespective of industry

We can help developers, owners, contractors, and modular fabricators better understand the market and its participants, and help them develop strategies for entry into this exciting segment of the construction industry

due diligence and investment support

For private-equity and other clients in the investment community looking to invest in the area of capital projects and construction (including in the area of construction technology), or for companies contemplating mergers or acquisitions, we can provide the following services:

• Due diligence on target company operations, organization, competitive landscape, opportunities and threats

• In the case of technology companies, an evaluation of their technology / software v competition, likely customers, resource requirements, and growth prospects

contractors

• Competitive strategy

• Bid process optimization (selecting which projects to bid on, and developing a bid strategy)

• Proposal process excellence (crafting winning proposals)

• Cost-estimating and scheduling

• Risk management

• Sub-contract management

• Front-end Engineering and Design (FEED) process excellence

• Detailed engineering (incl. remote eng center management)

• Procurement excellence

• Lean construction

• Innovative contracting methods

• Change management

• Commissioning, start-up, and transition to operations

digital transformation

Making the most of the latest technology available to make your project planning and execution process as efficient as possible is an essential part of any business transformation effort. We can help in the following areas:

• Plan and execute a complete, end-to-end digital transformation of your entire project planning and execution process, acting as your in-house project managers

• In support of the above, recommend the organizational and process changes required for a successful transformation

• If a full-scale digital transformation is either not desired or appropriate, identify the specific tools and related changes that would be effective, and manage their assessment, selection, and implementation

business strategy

We can help companies either currently in the project / construction business or planning to enter it plan their new market entry strategy, or simply provide an independent third-party view of their prospects (and other insights) in their current market. A few examples:

• Participation / facilitation of high-level strategy workshops and reviews related to capital project organizations

• Development of detailed strategic plans

• Support in strategy communication and dissemination across the organization, and development of working-level initiatives and metrics aligned with overall strategy

• Implementation of a tracking / review process to ensure alignment and adherence

suppliers

• Competitive strategy

• Customer engagement strategy

• Bid process optimization

• Proposal process excellence

• Value engineering

• Internal alignment (eng. & manufacturing support of projects)

• Supplier management

• Logistics & supply chain optimization

• Field team performance excellence

• Start-up and commissioning

• Performance tests

• Operations support

• After-market services

risk management

If front-end project development is the often ignored, critical ingredient to project success, effective risk management is the most important component of front-end development process. The risk mitigation actions, and schedule and budget contingency values, combined with a solid probabilistic understanding of potential project outcomes is the difference between a project that meets its objectives and one that fails. We will help perform the following:

• A risk workshop prior to each stage-gate (progressively increasing rigor and detail as project is defined) with the entire project team and stakeholders

• A probabilistic analysis of project cost and schedule outcomes

• A detailed risk-register with risk mitigation actions, timelines, and owners that serves as a ‘living document’ for the entire duration of the project

• Contingency budgets based on the above analysis with recommendations to management on contingency management and message to stakeholders on project risk

• Ongoing support during project execution to project team on active risk management

advise and support for startups

The Construction-tech segment is one of the fastest growing parts of the technology industry. It is usually very helpful for startups to get the assistance of an industry expert who is very aware of not just the needs of the industry but who also has a broad and detailed knowledge of the technology landscape serving construction. This is the role we play in helping our startup clients.

• Identifying, explaining, and quantifying opportunities across the entire capital project value-chain

• Providing a clear picture of existing technology, competitive products, user preferences, and trends in each part of the value-chain

• Testing and providing input on product ideas, prototypes and demos

• Connecting startups to potential pilot customers

• Help implement PoC’s, pilots, and provide feedback