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Schedules Built to Finish.

Finishing strong doesn’t happen by chance. CMS enforces schedule discipline, identifies slippage early, and helps projects finish when they should—without the surprises.

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Scheduling

CMS brings structure and discipline to project delivery. We create, analyze, and maintain detailed project schedules that drive accountability, identify risks early, and keep every milestone on track.
Deliverables
Master Project Schedule Value: Offers a clear timeline of tasks, milestones, and critical paths. Simplifies coordination, prioritization, and timely project completion.
Resource-Loaded Schedule Value: Links resources to the schedule, showing availability and limits. Optimizes resource use, avoids overallocation, and aligns tasks for efficient execution.
Critical Path Analysis Report Value: Highlights tasks that set the project’s duration. Focuses on key activities, aids risk management, and prevents delays.
Schedule Baseline Value: Acts as the approved baseline for tracking progress. Sets a standard to measure deviations, ensures accountability, and supports adjustments to stay on track.
Schedule Update Reports Value: Monitors progress, flags delays, and notes changes, keeping stakeholders updated. Enables proactive decisions, ensures transparency, and aligns with project goals.
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How CMS Keeps Projects on Schedule

Behind every finished-on-time project is structure, foresight, and accountability. CMS brings embedded discipline, clear communication, and real-time visibility that keep complex schedules moving - without compromise.
Value Highlights
Early Risk Detection

CMS identifies schedule compression opportunities and potential delays before they impact delivery.

Faster, Smarter Execution

Objective progress milestones eliminate disputes, support progress payments, and keep all parties aligned.

Accountability Through Clarity

Data-driven optimization reduces project duration, minimizes carrying costs, and maximizes efficiency—without compromising safety or quality.

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Key Benefits

Why Teams Trust CMS for Project Success

Embedded Experts

Senior project controls specialists integrate with your team—on-site or remote—to install daily discipline, tighten execution, and add capability without big-firm overhead.

Independent Oversight

Owner’s-rep accountability that surfaces blind spots, challenges assumptions, and gives leaders defensible, fact-based visibility—free from internal politics.

Continuity You Can Count On

Rapid deployment with bench redundancy keeps work moving through vacations, illness, or turnover so progress never stalls.

Clarity That Drives Decisions

Auditable insights turn complex cost and schedule data into signals leaders can act on—no noise, no surprises.

Early Risk Detection

Proactive checks across estimates, schedules, and scope catch issues before they become overruns, protecting budgets and timelines.

Proven ROI

Designed to pay for itself: clients see measurable savings and stronger schedule adherence when CMS embeds on their projects.

Our Process: Path to Success

Our Clear Path to Project Success

01

Book a Call

The first step is simple: a 30 minute chat. We’ll learn about your project and recommend the right starting point - whether that’s a Health Assessment, a Check Estimate, or a Schedule Analysis.

02

Get a Clear Roadmap

Based on your project realities, CMS creates a clear plan of action. We identify risks, strengthen schedules, and design the custom plan that will keep costs and timelines under control.

03

Embed the Experts

Our seasoned project controls specialists integrate directly with your team. Instead of outside consultants, you rapidly gain embedded experts who keep projects steady and moving forward.

04

Risk & Gap

Assessment Identify misalignments, delays, and blind spots.

05

Kickoff Call

Define objectives, key stakeholders, and target timeline.

What our clients say

“Their project controls expert became a trusted part of our team and helped reduce weekly cost variance by 18%.”

— Jasmine Ng, VP of Operations

CMS is a pleasure to work with. We have multiple EPCs / Designers for our projects so CMS provides a consistent approach for our estimates. We use a staged gate approval process so having professional estimates adds credibility to our budget requests.

Cabot
Cabot

CMS has consistently delivered exceptional support for our cost estimating needs. Their professionalism, responsiveness, and deep expertise make them a highly reliable partner. We greatly value their contributions and look forward to continuing our collaboration.

Wolverine
Wolverine

Working with CMS has been a game-changer for our Projects and Engineering Services team. Their unwavering professionalism, deep technical expertise, and proactive project controls have consistently elevated our execution standards across the board. From early phase estimating and planning to detailed engineering and cost control, CMS has demonstrated exceptional capability in managing complex project portfolios. Their integration into our workflows—especially in areas like risk management, scheduling, and performance tracking—has brought clarity, precision, and confidence to our decision-making processes.

Shell Canada - Shell Manufacturing Center
Shell Canada - Shell Manufacturing Center
Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Project controls provide a framework for planning, monitoring, and managing cost, schedule, scope, and risks to ensure project success. They integrate tools like scheduling, cost management, and performance reporting to keep projects on track. Let’s discuss how our tailored project controls approach can align with your project’s specific goals.

It starts with a no-obligation discovery call—an educational conversation to understand your project and goals. From there, CMS provides a clear assessment of where stronger project controls can add value and outlines a practical plan tailored to your needs.

Yes. CMS is execution-first: embedded, independent controls that change outcomes day-to-day (not slideware).

We implement proactive scheduling, critical path analysis, and risk mitigation strategies to minimize delays. Regular progress reviews and contingency planning keep timelines tight. We’d be happy to assess your project’s schedule risks and propose mitigation strategies.

CMS embeds seasoned project controls specialists inside your team to install day-to-day cost, schedule, and risk discipline—we sharpen your team, not replace it. You get independent accountability and decision-grade visibility while your people remain in control.

By acting as a neutral layer of accountability—transparent, independent reporting that preserves healthy dynamics while enforcing standards.

Documented outcomes: up to 13¢ saved per project dollar, 95% of projects improve schedule adherence within 90 days, and a track record of award-recognized execution.

CMS works across many capital-intensive sectors including Oil & Gas, Renewable, Public Sector Infrastructure, Chemical, Biomass, Mining, Commercial, and Nuclear.

Ready to Take Control of Your Project?

Don’t wait for overruns or delays to surface. Whether you want a quick diagnostic or a deeper conversation, CMS makes it simple to take the first step toward projects that finish on time and on budget.

Request a PDRI

A fast, objective project health assessment that uncovers risks and inefficiencies - then delivers an actionable plan to get your project back on track.

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Book a Consultation

Talk directly with our team about your project challenges. No pressure, no jargon - just clarity on where CMS can help.

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