PROJECT MANAGEMENT
WLMB Group have been supplying our valued clients with project management and services covering specialist consultant services, construction services, as well as resources, systems and processes based on client-specific requirements.
PROJECT SETUP
WLMB Project Management Facilitates Project Setup for SUCCESS through the compilation, implementation and maintenance of Project Management Plans in-line with PMBOK standards.
Our Services offered relating to Project Setup:
- Safety Management Plans
- Quality Management Plans
- Risk Management Plans
- Construction Management Plans
- Communications Management Plans
- Human Resources Management Plans
- Time Management Plans
- Cost Management Plans
- Procurement Management Plans
- Integration Management Plans
- Stakeholder Management Plans
- RACI Matrix’s
PROJECT TIME MANAGEMENT
Our dedicated team of planners is backed up by project management and commercial experts who are familiar with preparing project schedules at all phases of a project - from tender through to on-site progress and close out or retrospective forensic schedules for use in disputes.
We do not simply plan a project. We bring innovative ideas, fresh thinking and solutions to problems whilst looking for opportunities to reduce time periods and de-risk through what-if scenarios.
We advise or assist you in the preparation of NEC compliant project schedules, the management and presentation of float, critical paths and the necessary records to keep in case a claim situation arises. We use contemporary planning/scheduling software packages.
Our Services offered relating to Time Management:
- Baseline schedule setup
- Project schedule progress updates
- Working schedule and contractor schedule setup, preparation and integration
- Schedule risk identification
- Reporting templates setup
- Compiling and presenting reports and progress
- Record keeping
- Daily diary administration
- Cost and Time alignment
- Progress checking and verification
- Early warning identification and administration
- Retrospective planning analysis
- Project audit services
PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
The identification, allocation and mitigation of risk has a significant impact on a project and will influence, for example, the choice of contract and the schedule as well as the costs.
WLMB Group is experienced in the identification, definition, quantification and control of risks and appreciate that risk management is not restricted to the initial stages of a project, but rather that it is an ongoing process over the lifecycle of a project.
Where risks exist, there will also be opportunities and we will identify these potential opportunities to minimize the impact of the risk.
We are experts in various techniques for risk capture and analysis and for the preparation of risk registers and risk management plans.
Our Services offered relating to Risk Management:
- Risk Management Plans
- RACI Matrix’s
- Dedicated project coordination and monitoring
- Comprehensive consultancy during your entire project
- Permanent milestone monitoring
- Budget control
- Account auditing
- Quality assurance and quality control inspections
- Supervision of acceptance tests at production and/or procurement
- Loading and unloading inspections
- Detailed reporting and photo documentation
- Commissioning Supervision
- Construction Supervision
- Program Management
- Document Management
PROJECT COST MANAGEMENT
WLMB Group has extensive experience in compiling accurate cost bids for our Clients.
We focus our expertise on ensuring that all bids are costed using lessons learnt and industry best practices to ensure that your bid and costing model is prepared comprehensively and accurately.
Services offered relating to Cost Management:
- Implement cost management modules to secure on-time and within budget deliverables
- Integrate project schedules and cost estimates to develop time-phased budgets and forecasts
- Measure performance and productivity using cost, performance, and quantity control elements
- Budgeting
- Resource planning
- Progress and performance measurement
- Earned value management
- Cost and schedule analysis
- Cost risk tracking
- Funds allocation
- Forecasting
- Reporting
- Change orders
- Project audit services
- Final accounts
PROJECT COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT
WLMB Group understands that it is essential to a project’s success for the contract to be pro-actively understood and managed from concept through to completion so that a "no shock" conclusion is delivered.
We ensure that proper consideration is given to the procurement options, we have extensive experience in the preparation of FIDIC and NEC contracts.
Pro-active contract and commercial protection is put in place alongside practical controls and changes evaluated for time and cost impacts.
Projects often require a significant involvement from suppliers and subcontractors and we can implement the contractual and commercial administration procedures to ensure that cost and schedule performance is achieved and that disputes are avoided.
Our Services offered relating to Commercial Management:
- Implement Cost management modules to secure on-time and within budget deliverables
- Integrate project schedules and cost estimates to develop time-phased budgets and forecasts
- Procurement strategy
- Bid support
- Project documentation
- Commercial strategy and procedures
- Contractual advice
- Contract administration
- Correspondence and notices
- Variations / change control
- Project audits
- Commercial management of subcontractors and suppliers
- Dispute avoidance and resolution
PROJECT CLAIMS MANAGEMENT
We have a reputation as a recognised claims consultant on major projects, our Clients can be confident that we have the professionalism and expertise to look after their interests.
We provide our Clients with an honest appraisal of their contractual and commercial position at the outset of a claim and do not embark on a process until all the risks and benefits have been considered.
We assist our clients in defining their specific claim objectives and then to provide recommendations as to how they can be achieved. As part of that process a schedule of activities with associated resources and completion dates will be prepared to give the client visibility of progress.
Adopting the correct strategy is the mainstay of a successful claim. WLMB Group draws on its wealth of experience to offer strategic guidance that is focused on the provable issues and to prepare documentation that is technically, legally and commercially accurate.
Services offered relating to Claims for the Recovery of Additional Cost
- Analysis of contractual terms and conditions
- Analysis of tender pricing, rates and productivity levels
- Inspection of records and contractual notices
- Analysis of actual time spent, costs incurred and actual productivity achieved
- Identification of contractual route for the recovery of costs and loss of profit
- Preparation of a cause and effect detailed analysis
- Presentation and negotiation of the claim
Services offered relating to Extension of Time Claims
- Identification of planned schedule and critical path
- Ascertaining the adequacy of the planned schedule and correcting as necessary
- Analysis of the revised / updated schedules and reasons for changes
- Inspection of records and delay notices
- Offset liquidated damages
- Preparation of forensic delay analysis using accepted techniques
- Presentation and negotiation of the claim
PROGRESSIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
WLMB Group Project Management Services have placed us in a unique league that provides our clients with a competitive edge in their related industries. Take the first step and entrust us with your valuable business management and associated service needs.