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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Practice 2.06 · The Barkley InstituteREF 2.06.05

Executive Workshops

Concise workshops that equip executives, boards and investment committees to oversee capital programs and read controls data critically.

FIG. 01 — Executive Workshops
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2.
FormatIn-person or virtual
Typical durationHalf day to 1 day
LevelExecutive and board
Data date
BookingOpen
Scope statement

Ask sharper questions. Govern with confidence.

Executives and board members carry final accountability for capital programs, often without a background in scheduling or controls. They receive reports dense with SPI, CPI, float and P80 and are expected to govern decisively, sometimes on the strength of a single green status light.

Our executive workshops give leaders what they need and nothing they do not: the handful of concepts that matter, the questions that reveal whether a schedule or forecast is credible, the early warning signs, and the governance practices that keep programs honest. Sessions are candid, tailored to your programs and respectful of very limited calendars.

SH-02 · Capability schedule

What we bring to Executive Workshops

Senior practitioners, proven method and the right technology, specified line by line.

C-01

Controls, decoded

The essential concepts, without the jargon.

INCLUDED
C-02

Reading the report

Interpreting schedule, cost and risk information critically.

INCLUDED
C-03

Warning signs

Recognizing drift before it becomes a crisis.

INCLUDED
C-04

The right questions

Questions that expose optimism and test confidence.

INCLUDED
C-05

Governance

Oversight structures that keep programs on course.

INCLUDED
C-06

Scenario practice

Decision exercises built on realistic program situations.

INCLUDED
SH-03 · Approach

A clear path, milestone by milestone.

Every engagement follows a disciplined sequence, so you always know what happens next and why.

PHASE 01PHASE 02PHASE 03PHASE 04
PHASE 01Tailor

We shape content to your programs and leadership team.

PHASE 02Engage

Interactive sessions built on realistic scenarios.

PHASE 03Equip

Practical question guides and checklists.

PHASE 04Follow through

Optional coaching and governance support.

SH-04 · Transmittal

What you receive

  • RB-20605-D01Tailored workshop
  • RB-20605-D02Executive briefing pack
  • RB-20605-D03Questions-to-ask guide
  • RB-20605-D04Early warning checklist
  • RB-20605-D05Governance observations
  • RB-20605-D06Optional follow-up session
Platforms

Technology we work in

Platform-fluent and vendor-independent. We work inside your environment, or recommend the one that fits.

SH-05 · Outcomes

What changes when we arrive.

Not activity. Results your board, your lenders and your teams can feel.

Outcome 01Confident oversight

Leaders able to interrogate reports rather than accept them.

Outcome 02Earlier intervention

Warning signs recognized while there is still time to act.

Outcome 03Stronger governance

Better decisions at the top of the program.

RFI log · questions answered

What leaders ask us first.

Straight answers. If yours isn't logged here, raise it with us directly. A principal will respond.

Who are these workshops for?

Executives, board members, investment committees and senior sponsors of capital programs.

Can the workshop focus on our own programs?

Yes. We tailor content and scenarios to your organization, under confidentiality.

How much time is required?

Typically half a day to a full day, designed around senior calendars.

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.