RichardBarkleyProject Controls & Capital Advisory
2.0 — WHAT WE DO

6 practices.
49 services.

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2.03 · 7 services

Owner's Advisory & Assurance

Independent senior counsel for owners, boards and investors, from investment decision through recovery and handover.

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2.05 · 5 services

Controls Intelligence

Power BI, executive analytics and forecasting that give capital leaders decision-grade foresight.

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2.06 · 6 services

The Barkley Institute

Practitioner-taught courses and executive education in P6, scheduling, controls and delay analysis.

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Featured practice

Command of the critical path.

1.0 — WHO WE ARE

Independent. Senior. Decisive.

The controls partner owners call when the date cannot move.

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3.0 — MARKETS

Sector fluency. One standard.

We know where each sector hides its schedule risk.

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4.0 — PROJECTS

Representative work. Every client confidential.

60 featured projects across 17 sectors. Every client confidential.

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7.0 — INSIGHTS

Decision-grade thinking.

Field notes, papers and briefings for the people who fund and build.

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9.0 — CAREERS

Do the most consequential work of your career.

For planners, cost engineers and analysts who want their judgment to matter.

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Methodologies

Method is what makes certainty repeatable.

Talent delivers a good outcome now and then. Method delivers it every time. This is how we work, the frameworks we align with and how we test our own work before a client relies on it.

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The Barkley Method

Five phases, one line of sight

Whether the engagement is a two-week independent review or a multi-year program, it follows the same path: from an uncertain picture to command of the critical path.

01

Assess

Truth first. Establish the real critical path, the real risks and the gap between what is reported and what is happening on site.

02

Architect

A baseline worth defending: sound logic, evidence-based durations and contingency that is visible, not buried.

03

Command

Measure what is real, every period: disciplined updates, objective progress, earned value and change control on each data date.

04

Anticipate

Forecast and quantify risk with P50/P80 analysis and predictive analytics, early enough to change the outcome.

05

Close

Land the program through commissioning and handover, with a contemporaneous record that is claims-proof.

Frameworks

The frameworks we align with

Our practices are aligned with the recognized frameworks of the profession, so our work is legible and defensible to owners, lenders, counsel and counterparties alike.

AACE InternationalRecommended practices, incl. forensic schedule analysis
PMI StandardsProject & schedule management
SCL ProtocolDelay & disruption
DCMA 14-PointSchedule quality assessment
GAO GuidesSchedule & cost assessment
ANSI/EIA-748Earned value management

We reference these frameworks as the basis of our practice. They are not certifications or endorsements.

Quality assurance

How we test our own work

Clients take our work into boardrooms, lender meetings and tribunals. We hold it to that standard before it leaves our hands.

01

Independent senior review

Every significant deliverable is reviewed by a senior practitioner who did not author it.

02

Automated diagnostics

Schedules and cost models pass automated quality checks before expert review begins.

03

Traceable evidence

Every finding traces to its source, so anyone can follow, test and challenge the reasoning.

04

Written basis

Each schedule, forecast and analysis carries a documented basis of assumptions.

05

Version control

Controlled versions and change logs preserve a defensible record from baseline to close.

06

Lessons carried forward

Every engagement closes with lessons that sharpen the next one.

The next step

Command the date you announced.

Book a 45-minute program review with a senior principal. You will leave with an independent read of where your schedule and cost really stand, and the three moves that matter most.