Programme review and project controls

Programme assurance that identifies risk while there is time to act.

Independent baseline, update and recovery-programme reviews focused on logic, credibility, constraints and contractual exposure.
Overview

A programme should be a decision tool, not a reporting ritual.

Programme reviews test whether the schedule is logically sound, properly statused, realistically resourced and capable of supporting reliable forecasting and contract administration.

Reviews can be completed at tender, baseline, monthly update, recovery or change-control stages and tailored to management, employer, contractor or lender requirements.

Scope of support

Focused analysis across the issues that matter.

Baseline programme review
Schedule health and logic checks
Critical-path and float review
Progress and status validation
Forecast-completion assessment
Recovery and mitigation review
Change-control and time-impact protocols
Project-controls governance
Executive schedule reporting
Typical engagements

Flexible support for a defined decision or workstream.

Baseline assurance
Monthly schedule review
Independent forecast assessment
Recovery-programme challenge
Project-controls governance review
Deliverables

Clear outputs designed for their intended audience.

Programme review report
Schedule-health dashboard
Logic and constraint register
Critical-path narrative
Recovery options memorandum
Monthly assurance report
Project-controls improvement plan
How the work is approached

A structured and auditable process.

01

Confirm programme purpose and contractual requirements.

02

Run structural and logic checks.

03

Test progress, calendars, constraints and remaining durations.

04

Assess the critical and near-critical paths.

05

Compare forecast, target and contractual dates.

06

Prioritise corrective actions and governance improvements.

Frequently asked questions

Practical answers before the engagement begins.

Can you review a P6 or MS Project programme?
Yes. Native data is preferred because it allows logic, calendars, constraints and status information to be tested directly.
What is a programme health check?
It is a structured review of schedule logic, data quality, progress, constraints, float, criticality and forecasting reliability, interpreted in the context of the project rather than reduced to a single score.
Can the review support a recovery plan?
Yes. The review can identify the controlling constraints, test proposed acceleration or resequencing and distinguish an achievable recovery programme from an unsupported target.
Discuss a matter

Clear advice starts with understanding the issue.

Contact Constructive Advisory to discuss a construction claim, delay issue, programme review, dispute-support requirement or potential collaboration.