Logic that stands up
Missing predecessors, negative lag and constraint-heavy files are the usual reasons a schedule is sent back. We clean those before submission.
NORTH AMERICA
Project Controls in North America
North American clients expect a CPM schedule that can survive a specification review. We build that logic, then keep the updates honest.
North America
CPM planning for United States and Canadian programmes
In North America the schedule is often a contract document. Specifications cite logic rules, constraints, calendars and narrative. A pretty Gantt chart that fails those tests is rejected, sometimes with the pay application.
We prepare baselines and updates that a reviewer can trace: open ends, lags, constraints and the critical path are checked before the file is issued. City and state detail for the United States is on the Planning and Scheduling USA page. Canadian programmes are also covered here and on the Canada location page.
Data centre, infrastructure, energy and commercial building programmes are the usual context. The reporting still has to land on a date the board understands.
When several states or provinces share one programme, weather windows and civic holidays must be separate calendars. Otherwise float is fictional and earned value drifts.
On the programme
What North American schedule reviews look for
Weather and holidays
Northern winters, hurricane seasons and different civic holidays belong on the calendar, not in a contingency bucket nobody can explain.
Narrative with the file
Reviewers expect a written account of the critical path, changes since last period and the basis of remaining duration.
Specification compliance
Owner specs often prescribe coding, float rules and update format. The baseline has to match those rules from day one.
How we help
How we support North American teams
Planning, scheduling and project controls from a Manchester-based consultancy, deployed to the programme rather than tied to a local office in every city.
Specification-ready baselines
Schedules structured for the CPM specification on the job, with coding the owner and the contractor can both filter.
Update discipline
Period updates that record progress, out-of-sequence work and the movement of the critical path.
Time impact work
When a change is alleged, we model it in the schedule rather than arguing from a spreadsheet of dates.
Dashboard reporting
A board view of SPI, CPI and milestone status that matches the live P6 network.
Also in this section
Other project controls locations
Europe
Cross-border design, procurement and construction, with calendars and contracts that change at every border.
Read the pageMiddle East
Heat, Ramadan productivity and fast-track Gulf programmes planned under FIDIC, with the UAE covered in its own section.
Read the pageAsia Pacific
Long supply chains, multi-country fabrication and programmes that still report to a UK, US or Gulf client.
Read the pageAfrica
Infrastructure, energy and industrial programmes where logistics, seasonality and funder reporting shape the schedule.
Read the pageAustralia
Infrastructure, resources and building programmes planned around distance, weather and multi-state delivery.
Read the pageCanada
Winter calendars, provincial holidays and cross-border supply planned into a CPM network that still reports cleanly.
Read the pageSaudi Arabia
Large multi-package programmes planned around heat, approvals and fast-track design-to-site overlap.
Read the pageSingapore
Dense urban sites, strict interfaces and programmes that often report to regional or global sponsors.
Read the pageKeep reading
Related planning pages
Planning and Scheduling UK
City-level planning support across the United Kingdom, including London and Manchester.
Open pagePlanning and Scheduling USA
CPM planning for programmes in the United States, from New York to California.
Open pagePlanning and Scheduling UAE
Planning for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the wider United Arab Emirates.
Open pageIndustries We Serve
How planning changes for construction, infrastructure, data centres and other sectors.
Open pageFAQ
North America planning questions
Is the United States covered in more detail elsewhere?
Yes. New York, Texas, California, Florida, Illinois and Washington each have a page under Planning and Scheduling USA.
Do you work on Canadian projects as well?
Yes. This regional page includes Canadian programmes, and the Canada location page covers winter calendars and cross-border supply in more detail.
Which schedule checks do you apply?
We review logic, constraints, lags, calendars, float and critical path, in line with the specification and with common recommended practices such as the DCMA 14-point assessment where the contract asks for it.
Can you support a US owner and an overseas designer on one file?
Yes. Coding and interface milestones keep both teams on the same network and the same data date.