Know where execution is drifting before it gets expensive.
From general and EPC contractors to specialty trades, Controls Star turns the project data you already track into a clear read on execution, labor, cost and — critically — whether the schedule you're managing from can be trusted.
The project moves faster than the reporting.
Execution drifts quietly
Hours burn and progress slips before it shows up in a monthly report — by then the recovery is harder.
The schedule may not be trustworthy
You manage from the schedule every day. If its logic is weak, so are the dates you're committing to.
Trade problems hide in the average
A healthy project number can mask one discipline going off track.
Reporting eats the week
Stitching schedule, cost and productivity together by hand leaves less time to actually manage.
The capabilities contractors reach for first.
Start with schedule reliability, then trace performance down to the trade. Each links to the full feature detail.
Assess CPM integrity against an industry-informed methodology and fix what matters first.
Understand the condition and trajectory of a single project without stitching reports together.
See where labor demand is going before staffing becomes a project problem.
Find the trade behind the variance so teams focus corrective action where it matters.
Turn planned, earned and spent values into earlier, clearer decisions.
Cut through thousands of activities to the paths that drive completion.
A few ways contractor teams use it.
The weekly project controls review
Open one view of cost, schedule and productivity instead of assembling it from five sources.
"Can we trust this schedule?"
Run a schedule-quality check before you rely on its critical path and finish date.
Find the trade burning hours
See whether Pipe, Electrical or Civil is driving the variance — then focus the crew conversation.
Prepare leadership reporting
Turn the week's data into a summary for the steering committee without rebuilding it.
Scenarios are illustrative examples, not documented customer outcomes.
No new system to stand up.
- 01Your project controls data
Upload your current P6 XER, approved baseline and EVM/cost data in Excel or CSV.
- 02Controls Star
Metrics, schedule-quality checks and findings are generated in one place.
- 03Focus corrective action
See where execution is drifting and act before variance compounds.
Spend less time assembling the story. More time managing the work.
See how it works before you buy.
Explore Controls Star with sample project data, then review pricing when you're ready.
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