Project Controls Services | VantagePoint Alliance

Complex projects generate enormous amounts of information. The challenge is turning that information into an accurate picture of where the project stands, where it’s headed and where action may be required.

VantagePoint Alliance provides project controls services and experienced project controls professionals to help owners and project teams improve visibility into cost, schedule, progress and overall project performance.

From planning and baseline development through construction, commissioning and turnover, we help organizations put the people and processes in place to better understand project performance and make informed decisions.

Know Where Your Project Stands and Where It's Going

Project problems rarely begin when they appear on a report.

Schedule slippage, rising costs, productivity issues and changing scope can develop over weeks or months. Without strong project controls, teams may not have the information needed to recognize those trends early enough to respond.

Effective project controls provide a disciplined framework for answering critical questions:

Are we on schedule?
Are we on budget?
Are we progressing at the rate we expected?
Where are the risks?
What has changed?
What is likely to happen next?

VantagePoint provides project controls expertise that helps turn project data into actionable information for project leaders and stakeholders.

Project Controls Capabilities

Every project has different reporting requirements, systems, stakeholders and levels of complexity. VantagePoint can provide project controls professionals and support aligned with those needs.

Project Planning & Scheduling

Develop, maintain and analyze project schedules to provide visibility into milestones, sequencing, dependencies and overall project progress.

Cost Controls

Support the tracking and analysis of project costs to help teams understand actual performance against budgets and forecasts.

Progress Measurement

Establish and maintain methods for measuring project progress so leadership has a more accurate view of work completed and work remaining.

Forecasting

Use current project information and performance trends to provide greater visibility into expected cost, schedule and completion outcomes.

Project Reporting

Organize project information into meaningful reports and dashboards that help stakeholders understand performance, risks and areas requiring attention.

Change Management Support

Help track changes that may affect project scope, schedule, cost and execution.

Schedule & Cost Analysis

Evaluate project performance and identify trends, variances and potential areas of concern.

Project Controls Coordination

Work with owners, project managers, engineering teams, contractors and other stakeholders to improve the flow and consistency of project information.

Project Controls Across the Project Lifecycle

Strong project controls aren’t limited to the construction phase.

VantagePoint can provide project controls expertise throughout the lifecycle of a complex capital project.

Engineering & Design

Establish schedules, budgets, reporting structures and project baselines while monitoring engineering progress and key milestones.

Construction

Track schedule, cost, progress, productivity and changes as activity increases and multiple contractors and workstreams need to be coordinated.

Commissioning & Startup

Integrate commissioning and turnover activities into the overall project plan while tracking system completion, milestones and operational-readiness activities.

Turnover & Closeout

Support final reporting, documentation, outstanding activities and project closeout as responsibilities transition to operations.

When Do You Need Additional Project Controls Support?

Project controls requirements often change as projects grow in size and complexity.

Additional expertise can be valuable when:

Project Visibility Is Limited

Different contractors and teams may be reporting information differently, making it difficult for leadership to develop a clear view of overall performance.

Cost or Schedule Performance Is Becoming a Concern

Experienced project controls professionals can help organize and analyze information to better understand variances and developing trends.

Your Project Is Entering a More Complex Phase

Moving from engineering into construction—or construction into commissioning—can dramatically increase scheduling, reporting and coordination requirements.

Internal Resources Are Stretched

Your existing project controls team may need additional capacity during periods of high activity.

A Project Requires Specialized Expertise

A major capital project may require scheduling, cost control or reporting expertise that isn’t maintained internally on a full-time basis.

Multiple Contractors Need to Be Integrated

Different schedules, reporting processes and work packages need to roll into a broader understanding of overall project performance.

Project Controls + Owner's Representation

Project Controls and Owner’s Representation are closely connected, but they serve different purposes.

Project Controls focuses on developing, tracking and analyzing the information needed to understand project performance including cost, schedule, progress and forecasting.

Owner’s Representation takes a broader owner-side view of project execution, coordination and oversight.

On complex projects, the two can work together.

Strong project controls give an Owner’s Representative better information. Experienced owner-side oversight helps ensure that project information is understood in the context of the owner’s priorities and objectives.

VantagePoint’s capabilities in both areas allow us to help clients build the right combination of project expertise for their specific needs.

Experienced Project Controls Professionals

Technology is an important part of project controls, but software alone doesn’t manage a project.

Organizations still need experienced people who understand how to interpret project information, identify inconsistencies, recognize developing issues and communicate what matters to decision-makers.

Depending on your project requirements, VantagePoint can help provide professionals across project controls functions, including:

Project Controls Managers
Project Schedulers
Cost Controls Professionals
Project Controls Engineers
Planning Professionals
Project Analysts
Project Coordinators
Document Control Professionals
Other specialized project support roles

Whether you need one experienced specialist or additional resources supporting a larger project controls function, VantagePoint can build support around your project requirements.

Project Controls for Complex Industries

VantagePoint supports technically demanding projects and facilities where cost, schedule, safety and execution are critical.

Power Generation

Project controls support for generation projects, facility upgrades, outages and other capital initiatives.

Data Centers

Scheduling, cost and project-performance expertise for fast-moving, mission-critical data center development and construction.

Oil & Gas

Project controls expertise supporting complex engineering, construction, commissioning and facility projects.

Renewable Energy

Project planning and controls support for renewable generation and infrastructure projects.

Water & Wastewater

Project controls professionals supporting critical infrastructure construction, expansion and modernization.

Industrial Manufacturing

Cost, schedule and reporting support for new facilities, expansions, equipment installations, upgrades and other capital projects.

Why VantagePoint for Project Controls?

Project Expertise + Flexible Access to Specialized Professionals

Project controls don’t operate independently from the rest of a project. Schedule affects construction. Construction affects commissioning. Changes affect cost. Delays affect turnover. And all of those issues can ultimately affect operations.

VantagePoint understands those relationships.

Our broader capabilities across Owner’s Representation, engineering, construction management, commissioning and startup, technical staff augmentation, and industrial project environments give us a wider perspective on how project controls fit into successful project execution.

And because we can provide specialized technical professionals, support can scale as project requirements change.

Get Greater Visibility Into Your Project

You shouldn’t have to wait for a missed milestone or cost overrun to discover that a project is moving off course. Tell us about your project, your current controls environment and where you need greater visibility or additional expertise.

VantagePoint can help you put the right project controls resources in place to better understand performance and keep your project moving forward.

Project Controls FAQs

What are project controls?

Project controls are the processes and disciplines used to plan, monitor and evaluate project cost, schedule, progress and performance. They provide project teams and decision-makers with information needed to understand current performance and anticipate potential outcomes.

What is the difference between project controls and project management?

Project management encompasses the broader planning and execution of a project. Project controls focuses more specifically on areas such as schedule, cost, progress measurement, forecasting and reporting that help project leaders understand and manage performance.

When should project controls be established?

Ideally, project controls begin early enough to establish clear baselines, processes and reporting before project activity accelerates. Requirements typically evolve as a project moves from engineering through construction and commissioning.

Can VantagePoint supplement an existing project controls team?

Yes. VantagePoint can provide specialized professionals to add expertise or capacity to an existing project team based on the needs and duration of the project.

Can project controls support commissioning and startup?

Yes. Project controls can help integrate commissioning, turnover and startup activities into the overall project schedule and reporting structure, improving visibility as a facility moves toward operational readiness.