Real projects. Real numbers.
Pattern-level case studies across buildings, infrastructure, transport, commercial, industrial and government — each with the signal that was missed or caught and the lessons that followed.
9 case studyies
High-Density Residential Tower — Auckland
CPI breached 0.95 at 15% complete; recovery plan resequenced facade and switched one subcontractor. Net cost recovered, six-week schedule slip absorbed in float.
Read case studyRegional Hospital Expansion
Fixed opening date drove a 16-week acceleration. Acceleration cost exceeded liquidated damages; the maths had failed at month 18 and nobody flagged it.
Read case studyLight Rail Extension
Interface management across five packages drove the result. Weekly 30-minute interface forum closed an average of 8 interfaces per week.
Read case studyLogistics Distribution Centre
Tight programme delivered through pull planning and a disciplined three-week look-ahead. PPC averaged 84% from week six.
Read case studyLNG Processing Train
Commissioning interface between EPC and operations slipped by 22 weeks. Root cause: commissioning resource plan never validated against the EPC handover schedule.
Read case studyMotorway Tunnel — Twin Bore
TBM advance-rate model rebuilt at month 9 after week-by-week productivity data showed the original baseline was 18% optimistic. Re-baselined and held.
Read case studyGovernment Office Relocation
Stakeholder-driven scope change managed through quarterly cumulative-impact reviews. Programme held inside a 5% scope creep envelope.
Read case studyCommercial Tower — CBD
Structure trade insolvency at month 14. Step-in clause exercised, replacement subcontractor in place within 6 weeks, schedule recovered by re-sequencing fit-out.
Read case studyDubai High-Rise Mixed-Use Tower — Business Bay
A 78-storey mixed-use tower in Business Bay delivered within a 42-month programme despite a 9-month deep raft foundation, a unitised double-skin facade and a peak workforce of 3,200. CPI held above 0.97 for 26 of 28 reporting cycles; SPI recovered from 0.91 at month 18 to 1.02 at handover through a 14-week zone-by-zone re-sequence of MEP and fit-out.
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