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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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We know where each sector hides its schedule risk.

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Do the most consequential work of your career.

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Practice 2.02 · Cost & Project ControlsREF 2.02.06

Progress Measurement

Quantity-based, field-verified progress measurement that turns physical work into numbers owners, lenders and auditors will accept.

FIG. 01 — Progress Measurement
Practice2.02 Cost & Project Controls
Service06 of 09
Capabilities6
Deliverables6
Data date
StatusAvailable now
Scope statement

Pay for what was installed, not for what was reported.

Percent complete drives payments, forecasts and every earned value index on the project. It is also the figure most often estimated by feel. Optimistic reporting front-loads progress, and the final quarter reveals how much work was never really done.

We measure progress from evidence. Rules of credit agreed for each work type, installed quantities tracked against design quantities, weighted milestones and regular field walkdowns, increasingly confirmed with drone and reality-capture data. Verified progress then feeds the schedule update, the EVM cycle and the payment application from a single source.

SH-02 · Capability schedule

What we bring to Progress Measurement

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

C-01

Measurement methods

Rules of credit by work type: units, milestones and weighted steps.

INCLUDED
C-02

Quantity tracking

Installed quantities measured against design quantities.

INCLUDED
C-03

Field verification

Walkdowns and sampling that confirm what was reported.

INCLUDED
C-04

Reality capture

Drone and scan data used as objective evidence of progress.

INCLUDED
C-05

Payment alignment

Progress tied to pay applications, so payment follows performance.

INCLUDED
C-06

Productivity analysis

Earned hours against actual hours, revealing crew performance early.

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 01Define

We agree measurement rules for every type of work.

PHASE 02Capture

We collect quantities and milestones from the field.

PHASE 03Verify

We confirm progress by walkdown and reality capture.

PHASE 04Integrate

We feed verified progress into the schedule, EVM and payments.

SH-04 · Transmittal

What you receive

  • RB-20206-D01Progress measurement procedure
  • RB-20206-D02Rules-of-credit matrix
  • RB-20206-D03Quantity tracking system
  • RB-20206-D04Field verification reports
  • RB-20206-D05Productivity analysis
  • RB-20206-D06Progress dashboards
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 01Defensible numbers

Progress data that stands up to owners, lenders and auditors.

Outcome 02Payment discipline

Pay applications grounded in verified installed work.

Outcome 03Productivity foresight

Crews falling behind identified weeks earlier.

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.

What are rules of credit?

Agreed methods for earning progress on each work type. A pipe spool, for example, may earn set percentages at fabrication, installation and test.

Do drones genuinely improve measurement?

Yes, particularly on earthworks, structures and large sites. Repeat aerial capture gives comparable, objective evidence that removes argument.

How are progress disputes resolved?

Most disappear once rules are agreed in advance. Where disagreement remains, field verification supplies the evidence that settles it.

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.