Stop chasing the numbers. Know which projects are making money.
Project controls on retainer for engineering and construction firms. I make the numbers on every job simple to read, so you can decide with confidence and get back to design and clients.
Twenty minutes, no prep, no pressure. Your financial data stays in your environment.
Three ways well run firms quietly lose money.
You should not be surprised by a margin issue in month 12 of a 14 month project.
Margin erosion is found after the chance to recover it is gone.
Risks surface weeks earlier, while there is still time to protect the fee or pursue a change order.
Your PMs and leaders should spend their best hours on design and clients, not rebuilding reports.
Time goes to pulling data and reconciling spreadsheets, and the work they enjoy gets squeezed out.
An expert owns the numbers, so your people get their time back for the work they came here to do.
Your leadership should make decisions from numbers they trust.
Numbers vary by source and by person, so everyone half trusts them.
One clear view of every project, so decisions rest on shared facts.
Start free. Go deeper only when it is worth it.
Every engagement is priced to the outcome, never by the hour. Looking for software instead? Slyngstone is a separate product.
Two-Day Trajectory
Twenty minutes on a call, eight questions you already know the answers to. Two business days later you get a short recorded read on where that project's margin is heading. Free.
Project Profit Plan
One project read from your real numbers: every dollar sitting outside the contract, where the margin is heading, and the first fix. A written read and a recorded walkthrough within five business days. It answers your question, or you do not pay.
Clarity & Control
Project controls on retainer, which means one person makes the numbers simple to read for you. A weekly read on every active project, fixes tracked to closure, and one person accountable for the forecast. Three months to start, then month to month. Founding rate for the first five firms.
What stands behind your read
4+ making the numbers simple to read.
as Stantec's US Mountain Region lead.
across a 3 year portfolio.
tracked at Stantec.
per project down to 30 minutes.
A stalled project, and what changed.
The C-11 turnaround
A client whose trust was on the line, and a team that got its footing back.
Broward County's C-11 Impoundment had stalled. I joined as the project controls lead, the person who tracks the money, alongside a senior PM to reset the work. The gross margin moved 8 percentage points above the booked rate, and the client awarded three change orders, growing design value from roughly $500K USD to over $5.3M USD.
Read the full storyWhat people say after working together.
I cannot tell you how much you have helped me in my career. I know I have said this before, but I was really struggling to get the information I was used to having to run projects. The changes you implemented and the workbook are game changers for me, and I cannot even think of anything I could have/should have asked for -- you far exceeded my expectations.
Raymond D, PE, PMP · Senior Project Manager
Branden helped keep my projects on a financially sound footing and alerted me to financial drift before it became an issue. I don't enjoy the financial piece of project management but Branden made it easy by owning it for me. He was easy to work with, down to earth and put up with my many questions.
Ben H, PE · Principal
Branden is a good friend and colleague of mine who delivers over and above what is requested of him. He thrives in a challenging environment & deadlines are where he delivers best. His personality helps him to easily gain trust and build a book of business. His work ethic and intuitiveness are second to none. While it was sad seeing him leave Stantec, it's great to see him thriving in the new business he is building. He does what he says he'll do, & he will 💯 deliver for you too.
David B · Commercial Manager - Major Projects
Start with a free read of one project.
Twenty minutes, eight questions you already know the answers to, and a recorded read two business days later. No prep, no pressure. To start, send the name of one project and two times that work. If I can't help, I'll say so and point you toward who can.
Get a free read of one projectNot ready for a call? Send a message and you will hear back within 2 business days.