Chosen when the date cannot move.
Large firms offer scale. Software offers dashboards. We offer what a program under pressure actually needs: senior judgment, independence and command of the critical path.
Why clients choose us, and stay
Senior-led, always
You will not meet a principal at the pitch and a graduate on the program. The people who earn your trust do your work.
Independent by design
No software commissions, no equipment margins and no conflicting appointments. Our advice serves one interest: yours.
Command, not commentary
We do not hand you another report. We show you what drives the finish date, what it will cost to protect it and which decision to make this period.
Foresight you can quantify
Forecasts with a basis, risk expressed as P50 and P80 dates, and slippage flagged at the data date rather than discovered at handover.
Defensible from day one
Baselines, progress records and change logs built to hold up before a board, a lender or, if it ever comes to it, a tribunal.
Composure under pressure
When a program is at its most strained, we bring structure, options and a steady voice to the room.
Depth of a large firm. Attention of a principal.
How working with RichardBarkley compares with the typical alternative.
Typical approach: senior sell, junior delivery.
RichardBarkley: principals lead and deliver.
Typical approach: thick monthly reports, read once.
RichardBarkley: decision-grade insight on the critical path.
Typical approach: softened, delayed or diluted.
RichardBarkley: delivered early, with evidence and options.
Typical approach: often tied to vendor relationships.
RichardBarkley: independent and merit-based.
Typical approach: weeks of onboarding.
RichardBarkley: typically days, when the date is at risk.
What owners ask before they engage
If your question is not here, ask a principal directly.
We already have a scheduler. Why bring in RichardBarkley?
Most schedulers are close to the work and, often, to the contractor. We bring an independent, senior read of the critical path that sits alongside your team and strengthens it. It is also the simplest way to test your own forecast before it reaches the board.
Will an independent review disrupt my project team?
It is designed not to. A program review works mainly from the schedule, cost reports and the people who already hold them, typically over a few short sessions. Your team keeps building while we read the data.
How quickly can you mobilize?
Usually within days when a date is at risk. The program review itself can be scheduled at short notice, and a senior team can follow once scope is agreed.
What does it cost?
The 45-minute program review is free and carries no obligation. After that, every proposal sets out scope, team and fees up front. On a capital program, independent controls typically cost a fraction of what a single month of unplanned delay does.
How do you protect your independence?
We take no commissions on software or equipment, we disclose every relevant relationship, and we never act for opposing parties on the same project. Engagements are reviewed for conflicts before they begin.
What if the news is bad?
Then you will hear it from us first, with the evidence behind it and the options still open to you. Bad news at the data date is the most useful news a program can receive.
Engagement models
Each engagement is shaped around your program and your team, not our convenience.
Defined scope
A clear deliverable, from a schedule health assessment to a time impact analysis.
Embedded team
Our people inside your organization, operating as your controls function.
Advisory retainer
Principal-level counsel on call for executives, boards and program directors.
Ongoing assurance
Independent review of schedule, cost and forecast every period, reported to the owner.
Judge us on your own program.
Forty-five minutes with a principal, no obligation and no disruption to your team. If we cannot sharpen your view of the critical path in that time, you have lost nothing.