Delivering On-Time
and On-Budget
Projects
Successfully completing a project on time and on budget is achieved 30% of the time.
With McKnight International’s imagination, innovation, and integration, we provide local quality engineers and technicians well-versed in utilizing industry-specific technology tools to increase project velocity.
Project Controls
Processes and tools used to plan, monitor, and manage a construction project to stay on track, within budget, and meets its objectives.
- Planning & Change Management
Creating a comprehensive project schedule that outlines the sequence of tasks, their durations, the resources required, and the change management process.
- Resource Management
Optimizing efficient resource allocations, including labor, equipment, and materials, to ensure that the right resources are available when needed, avoiding bottlenecks or underutilization.
- Progress Tracking, Communication & Reporting
A real-time dashboard that monitors the project progress against the established schedule, budget, milestones, issues, and changes among all stakeholders, including the project team, subcontractors, clients, and regulatory authorities.
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
~UnknownProject Scheduling
Planning, sequencing, resource allocation, and continuous monitoring to ensure the project is completed on time and within budget.
- Task Identification and Sequencing
Creating a comprehensive project schedule that outlines the sequence of tasks, their durations, and the resources required.
- Resource Allocation
Consider availability, skillsets, and project budget when allocating resources is essential to project planning.
- Monitoring, Control, and Communication
Track completed tasks, identify delays, and address issues promptly to monitor the project’s progress.
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Estimating and Analysis
A systematic process that involves defining scope, quantifying quantities, pricing materials, and labor, accounting for risks and contingencies, and presenting a detailed estimate.
- Defining Scope
Identify all the tasks, materials, labor, equipment, and services required to complete the project and avoid costly omissions or misunderstandings.
- Quantity Take-off and Pricing
Quantifying the materials and labor and obtaining quotes from suppliers, subcontractors, and labor unions, as well as factoring in inflation and potential price fluctuations.
- Review, Validation, and Analysis
Ensure the cost estimate’s accuracy and completeness through a thorough review by experienced professionals, including the project manager, engineers, and cost estimators.
“Project success starts with a plan.”
~Unknown
Project Management
The successful execution of projects delivered on time and within budget while meeting quality and safety standards.
- Scope, Schedule, and Quality Management
Defining the objectives, deliverables, and requirements of the project’s scope, schedule, and quality standards throughout its lifecycle.
- Procurement, Contract Management, Communications, & Reporting
Optimizing efficient resource allocations, including labor, equipment, and materials, to ensure that the right resources are available when needed, avoiding bottlenecks or underutilization.
- Health and Safety Management
Ensuring a safe working environment for the project team and subcontractors and compliance with relevant safety regulations
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”
~Unknown
Program Management
Achieving broader strategic goals with the coordination and oversight of multiple related projects.
- Strategic Alignment & Optimized Performance
A comprehensive plan to align multiple projects with an organization’s strategic objectives and contribute to its long-term goals.
- Resource & Change Management
The efficient allocation of resource and proper documentation, approve, and integrate changes to optimize performance across the portfolio of projects.
- Cross Project Risk Management, Communication, & Reporting
Develop strategies to identify and mitigate risks that could impact the entire program, and to communicate and report on the program performance across scope, schedule, and budget.
MBE/DBE/SBE Management and Technology Solutions Consultant
Construction Technology
Enhance every aspect of the project planning and design by applying innovative tools, equipment, processes, and techniques to improve the efficiency, safety, quality, and sustainability of the projects.
- Project Planning and Design
Ensuring better design coordination, clash detection, and accurate estimating using tools like Building Information Modeling (BIM) to create 3D models of the entire construction project.
- Project Management and Collaboration
Real-time project tracking, document sharing, and decision-making with solutions and platforms that facilitate project management, communication, and collaboration.
- Site Survey, Quality Control, and Health and Safety Monitoring
Technology to aid in the accurate measurements and assessments of overall project health, quality, and job site health and safety.
“Innovation is the art of combining imagination with integration to create a better future.”
~Unknown
Construction Inspections
Assessing various aspects of a project to ensure it complies with safety regulations, quality standards, and approved plans.
- Pre-Construction Inspection
Perform an initial inspection to assess the site’s conditions, such as soil quality, drainage, and environmental factors.
- Progress & Final Inspections
Perform regular progress inspections through completion of the project to assess whether the work is proceeding as scheduled and whether it meets the specified quality standards.
- Safety, Quality, & Code Compliance Inspections
Assess the safety, quality, and compliance measures like proper signage, protective equipment, building codes, and compliance with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards.