Logic before presentation
The critical path has to be traceable. Dashboards and board slides come after the network is sound.
ALL SECTORS
Industries We Serve
The same controls discipline, applied to the way each sector actually builds. Choose a sector below for the planning issues that matter there.
Sectors
Planning changes with the industry, even when the software does not
A data centre, a highway and an offshore hook-up can all be scheduled in Primavera P6. They should not be scheduled the same way. Commissioning logic, possession windows, weather, long-lead plant and the contract form all change what "critical" means.
EVM Solutions plans and reports across the sectors listed below. Construction companies also have their own set of pages, because a main contractor, a developer and an MEP firm do not use the schedule for the same decision.
If your programme sits in more than one sector, start with the page that owns the critical path. A data centre on an industrial estate is usually a data-centre planning problem first.
On the programme
What we keep consistent across sectors
A baseline people accept
The baseline records scope, calendars and constraints. Later arguments go back to that file, so it has to be complete.
Progress that can be audited
Each update has a data date, a record of what moved, and remaining durations a reviewer can follow.
How we help
Services we bring into every sector
Planning, scheduling and project controls from a Manchester-based consultancy, deployed to the programme rather than tied to a local office in every city.
Planning and scheduling
Baselines, recoveries and look-aheads built around the way that sector releases work.
Performance reporting
Earned value, dashboards and narrative that match the contract and the audience.
Delay analysis
Forensic review when the as-built record and the baseline no longer tell the same story.
Sectors
Sector pages
Open a sector for the planning problems that show up there, and the way we structure the schedule around them.
Construction
Buildings and campuses, where trade sequence, access and sectional completion decide the finish date.
Read the pageInfrastructure
Rail, road, water and utilities, where possessions, third parties and linear access drive the dates.
Read the pageData Centres
Shell, long-lead electrical plant, MEP and phased commissioning for halls that must energise on a promised date.
Read the pageEnergy & Utilities
Power, renewables, networks and utilities, planned around outages, commissioning and regulatory dates.
Read the pageOil & Gas
Brownfield shutdowns, long-lead equipment and commissioning on programmes where the asset stays live.
Read the pageIndustrial
Factories and process plants, where equipment installation and production ramp-up sit on the critical path.
Read the pageMarine
Ports, harbours and waterfront civils, planned around tide, weather and scarce marine plant.
Read the pageGovernment
Public infrastructure and government programmes that need assurance, stage gates and reporting a non-planner can audit.
Read the pageFAQ
Questions about sectors
How to choose the right industry page.
What is the difference between this section and the construction-companies pages?
These pages describe the sector: buildings, infrastructure, energy and so on. The construction-companies pages describe the type of firm: main contractor, developer, MEP contractor and others.
Can you support a programme that spans two sectors?
Yes. We plan it as one network and code the work so each sector, contractor and phase can be filtered.
Do you only work in the UK?
No. The consultancy is based in Manchester and supports these sectors in the UK, the USA, the UAE and on international programmes.
Which page should a data-centre contractor open?
Start with Data Centres for the sector logic, then open Main Contractors if you also want the planning model used by the building contractor.