Strong Construction Project Controls are what give project teams real visibility into cost, time, and performance long before problems become crises. This training course builds advanced capability in managing and integrating the core control disciplines needed on major construction and infrastructure projects, equipping participants to move from reactive reporting to proactive, data-driven decision-making.
Participants will strengthen their command of cost control and scheduling, build robust project monitoring systems, define and track meaningful KPIs, and apply reliable forecasting techniques to anticipate outcomes rather than simply report on the past. The course ties these disciplines together around a single goal: protecting and improving project performance across the full life of a construction or infrastructure program.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
Design and implement integrated project controls systems for construction and infrastructure projects
Apply advanced cost control techniques to manage budgets and reduce overruns
Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules to support informed decision-making
Establish effective project monitoring processes across cost, schedule, and scope
Define, track, and report meaningful KPIs to project stakeholders
Apply forecasting methods to predict cost and schedule outcomes with confidence
Interpret project performance data to identify risks and corrective actions early
Communicate project controls insights clearly to leadership and clients
Target Group
Project controls managers, engineers, and analysts
Cost engineers and quantity surveyors
Planning and scheduling engineers
Construction and project managers responsible for performance oversight
Risk and reporting professionals on construction and infrastructure projects
Consultants and client-side teams monitoring contractor performance
Course Outline
Foundations of Advanced Project Controls
The role of project controls in construction and infrastructure delivery
Integrating cost, schedule, and performance management
Building a project controls framework and governance structure
Cost Control
Budget development, cost baselines, and cost breakdown structures
Tracking committed, actual, and forecast costs
Managing change and its impact on cost control
Scheduling
Advanced scheduling techniques for complex projects
Critical path analysis and schedule risk assessment
Integrating schedule and cost data
Project Monitoring
Establishing monitoring systems and data collection processes
Progress measurement methods and reporting cycles
Identifying early warning signs of underperformance
KPIs and Performance Measurement
Selecting and defining relevant project KPIs
Building dashboards for cost, schedule, and quality performance
Benchmarking performance against project baselines
Forecasting
Forecasting techniques for cost and schedule outcomes
Trend analysis and predictive project performance modeling
Using forecasts to support proactive decision-making
Driving Project Performance
Turning project controls data into actionable insight
Communicating performance to stakeholders and leadership
Continuous improvement in project controls practice