PROJECT CONTROLS

Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) defines the field of project controls as follows:

“Project Controls are the data gathering, data management and analytical processes used to predict, understand and constructively influence the time and cost outcomes of a project or programme;
through the communication of information in formats that assist effective management and decision making."

In clear, rudimentary terms, project controls are the tools and processes used to save time and costs during projects’ planning and delivery. Project Control within Sciente‑Alliance refers to the total combined services of:

• Commercial Management

• Quality Management   

• Quantity Surveying 

• Procurement 

• Programme Management 

• Risk Management 

• Document Control 

A critical function of Sciente-Alliance is to assist clients in the implementation of best-practice project controls by analysing systems to provide accurate and trustworthy data which can be reliably actioned. Where appropriate, we work in close cooperation with clients’ staff which is integrated into our projects.

QUANTITY SURVEYING, COMMERCIAL AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT:

Quantity Surveying and Cost Management are an integral part of our Services within the Sciente-Alliance. This element of our service comprises:

• Feasibility / Budget Preparation 

• Cost Control and Change Management  

• Value Engineering

• Organisation Costs 

• Capital Allowance Review

• Project Forecasting 

• Contract Document Preparation 

• Final Accounting 

• Cost Plan Preparation and Allowances

• Release of Retentions and Insurances  

• Procurement and Placed Orders

• Life-cycle Costing 

• Future Allowances 

Cost-related issues are responsible for approximately 70-80% of all disputes on projects. Sciente-Alliance ethos is to eliminate all such adversarial issues as a means of drawing closure for all parties involved.

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

Good planning is a core requirement of successful projects. Our flexible and adaptable Programme Management service aids the implementation of best practice in respect of our project planning and processes, which are reactive to change.

Our team provides project planning services at all levels, including: 

• Tender Preparation

• Scheduling and Resource Management 

• Live Project Support

• Project Monitoring 

• Scope and Feasibility Budgeting 

At Sciente-Alliance we pride ourselves in having proactive, innovative and experienced staff. We are able to provide advice on the recovery of live projects suffering from delay and disruption, whilst negotiating to settle issues before disputes crystallise.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES

We aim to avoid protracted and expensive legal proceedings when entering commercial dispute negotiations through professional case presentation. We demonstrate your legal entitlement and endeavour to negotiate
an advantageous settlement without having to resort to legal proceedings.

One of our key skills is in distilling complex claim documents and presenting them in a concise, effective and comprehensible manner.