Capital deserves certainty.
RichardBarkley is a project controls and capital advisory firm for programs whose date has already been announced: to a board, a lender, a city. We give the people accountable for that date command of the critical path.
We are planners, schedulers, cost engineers, forensic analysts and advisors who share one view: owners and builders do not need more reports. They need command of the critical path. The ability to see earlier, decide faster and finish on the date they announced.
The date is announced. Now it has to hold.
Every capital program carries a date someone has staked a reputation on: a board, a lender, a public agency, the patients or tenants waiting to move in. We exist to give the people accountable for that date the command to meet it.
So we report from the data date, not from hope. We build baselines that can be defended. And we stay composed when a program is under the most pressure, because that is when clear judgment is worth the most.
Independent, whoever we advise
We act for owners, builders, investors and public agencies, and we never act for opposing parties on the same project.
Owners & developers
An independent view of the critical path and cost-to-complete, so capital and dates are protected.
Contractors & builders
Bid schedules that win, controls that hold and entitlement that is recorded as it happens.
Investors & lenders
Due diligence and monitoring that show whether a forecast deserves the capital behind it.
Public agencies
Transparent, defensible controls that stand up to public scrutiny.
6 practices, one line of sight
Planning & Scheduling
Decision-grade CPM schedules, from the first baseline to the final hour of startup.
2.02Cost & Project Controls
Cost, schedule, change and performance held in one defensible system, from a single project to a full program.
2.03Owner's Advisory & Assurance
Independent senior counsel for owners, boards and investors, from investment decision through recovery and handover.
2.04Forensic Delay & Claims
Delay analysis, entitlement and expert opinion built to be tested, and to hold.
2.05Controls Intelligence
Power BI, executive analytics and forecasting that give capital leaders decision-grade foresight.
2.06The Barkley Institute
Practitioner-taught courses and executive education in P6, scheduling, controls and delay analysis.
Get to know us
Why RichardBarkley exists
The conviction behind the firm, and the gap it was built to close.
Accountable by name
Joshua Ilondior and the principals who lead every engagement.
Learn to command a program
Senior mentors, consequential programs and The Barkley Fellowship.
Know where your program really stands.
Forty-five minutes with a principal, no obligation. An independent read of your critical path, float and forecast, and the decisions that matter next.