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  • Strategic Project Planning
  • Feasibility Studies
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  • Front-end Planning
  • Strategic Asset Management
  • Project Scope Development

• Risk Management

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  • Probability Assessments
  • Sensitivity Risk Analysis
  • International Risk Evaluations
  • Cost Escalation Analysis
  • Risk Monitoring
  • Schedule & Cost Forecasting
  • Decision Risk Analysis

• Program Management

  • Contract Risk Analysis
  • Constructability Reviews
  • Cost Management
  • Earned Value Management
  • Schedule Oversight
  • Total Float Management
  • Quality Assurance & Control
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• Construction Management Consulting

  • Change Order Analysis
  • Construction Estimating
  • Construction CPM Scheduling
  • Productivity Analysis
  • Value Engineering
  • Dispute Avoidance & Resolution

• Construction Claims Consulting

  • Claims Identification
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  • Change Order Impacts
  • Schedule Delay Analysis
  • Acceleration Claims
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• Litigation Support

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  • Demonstrative Evidence

• Construction Training

  • Managing Construction Projects
  • Contract Analysis
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  • Managing International Projects
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Front-End Planning

Project Planning

Front-end planning is the process of developing sufficient information for owners and investors to address risk and decide to allocate resources in order to maximize the probability of a successful project. Front-end planning for construction projects typically involves the following processes:

Front-End Planning Process

1. Organization: Team selection and preparing a pre-project plan

2. Data Generation: Review and analyze technology, project sites and preparation of scope and conceptual estimates and schedules

3. Alternative Project Selection: Evaluation and analysis of project alternatives

4. Project Definition: Establishment of project guidelines and execution plan

5. Decision