Our Expertise

Our greatest impact is when our prospective Customer invites us to advise them on setting up a project or is currently trying to deliver a complex, strategically critical project but is struggling to 'see the wood for the trees'.  Often it is imperative their business understands what are the options, how long it will take to deliver results, where to prioritise their limited resources and how to frame their cost and risk exposure.

Benefits we can bring to our Customers include:

• Backfilling for limited resources or capacity, enabling smoother project setup
• Leveraging over 30 years of expertise to structure the project for optimal delivery
• Assisting with compliance matters, including the CDM Regulations (2015)
• Developing a comprehensive Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and identifying critical work packages
• Aiding in the creation of a project Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) to ensure efficient project execution
• Developing the initial Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) to aid budgeting and business case development
• Assisting with the development of an outline Business Case
• Identifying project risks and proposing mitigation strategies
• Advising on project gating strategies to mitigate risk while providing assurance and governance

Our Strategy Development services are designed to configure your project optimally, boosting its success potential and mitigating risk.

Our planning services focus on preparing schedules for individual projects, as well as programmes or portfolios of projects.

In partnership with you, the Project Sponsor or Project Owner, Forward Projects Ltd delivers the following:

• Guidance on creating a Work Breakdown Structure that facilitates configuration management, scope definition, and change control
• Development of a clear, critical path project schedule using the industry-recognized MS Project planning tool
• Creation of a resource and cost-loaded schedule to establish project cash flow models and resource utilization profiles
• Identification of Key Deliverable Milestones (KDMs) to monitor project progress
• 'Baselining' of the schedule, followed by regular updates until project completion
• Collaboration with subcontractors, where applicable, to monitor and record progress against our baseline. This may also link to formulated contract payment strategies
• Measurement and quantification of progress using 'Earned Value Management' techniques
• Quantification and tracking of approved changes to the baseline schedule

Our planning services are designed to provide clarity and structure to your projects, ensuring you have the tools and insights to keep them on track and on budget.

At Forward Projects Ltd, we work closely with your Supply Chain/Procurement team to develop supply chain solutions that optimize project delivery.

Our service offers:

• Identification of specific procurement and commercial risks that could impact project delivery
• Development of mitigation strategies to tolerate, treat, or transfer identified risks
• Creation of a Make/Buy strategy that optimizes your team resources while leveraging the supply chain's capability
• Development and implementation of effective supply chain selection and appointment strategies
• Recommendations on contracting strategies and popular contract forms used in the built environment sector
• Implementation of contract management services from Contract Award through to Contract Completion, including the management of contract payments and change control

Our procurement and contract management services are designed to safeguard your projects, ensuring efficient contract execution and risk management.

For Customers undertaking strategically critical projects, understanding the impact of risks and opportunities on the project schedule is vital. This understanding can help manage stakeholder expectations by providing greater confidence in project outcomes.

At Forward Projects Ltd, we are proud to be recognised by the Intaver Institute as one of their RiskyProject risk management consulting partners.

We have the tools and experience to integrate your quantified risk and opportunities log with your MS Project schedule.  By running a 'Monte Carlo' analysis, we can  present our Customer with a 'risk-adjusted' schedule showing the most likely range of project outcomes.  Where the plan is cost loaded, this output can include a risk-adjusted cost profile. 

Our customers benefit from:

• An enhanced project planning service using 'RiskyProject', a specialised planning tool
• A probabilistic schedule and cost assessment, underpinned by the project risk and opportunities log
• Integration of project-specific event risks and estimating uncertainty within a resource and cost-loaded project schedule
• Use of Monte Carlo analysis to model a range of project outcomes and 'chances of success', where critical dates are identified
• Results that provide a 'most likely' delivery outcome and cost. The output will also provide lower bound and upper bound forecasts (a range of outcomes), useful for managing stakeholder expectations
• Ongoing progress tracking and regular risk log updates to provide up-to-date information on the likelihood of meeting project goals
• Capability to model additional mitigation scenarios to address emerging risks, opportunities, and issues, and assess their impact on the schedule and cost outcomes

Our risk management services are designed to offer you an enhanced understanding of project risks, enabling you to manage stakeholder expectations more effectively.

When delivering construction-based projects, our customers can rely on our Construction Management oversight. Our aim is to ensure that your project is managed with the utmost care and safety.

Working with our IOSH qualified Construction Management team provides the following benefits:

• Identification of on-site construction risks that support the project's overall risk management strategies
• Assurance of compliance with CDM Regulations (2015) throughout the construction process
• Support for your contract management strategy
• Representation of your interests to protect your project's quality, health, safety, and environmental considerations

At Forward Projects Ltd, our construction management services are designed to give you peace of mind, knowing that your project is in safe and capable hands.

For customers with an existing Project Management team or those wishing to develop an internal capability, we offer tailored Coaching Services. Rather than taking over your project delivery, we provide advice and act as a 'sounding board' for you or your team.

Our Coaching Services offer:

• One-to-one sessions for personalized coaching
• One-to-many team sessions for collaborative learning
• Flexible modes of delivery – face-to-face or remote sessions via MS Teams
• Arrangements tailored to your needs, from one-off meetings and flexible 'call-off' contracts to a comprehensive package delivered over several months or throughout your project's lifecycle

Our coaching services are designed to enhance your project management skills, providing you with the knowledge and confidence to successfully navigate your projects.