Planning & Scheduling Services for Engineering & Construction
Project planning and scheduling services for engineering and construction: baseline development, schedule health checks, P6 schedule reviews, critical-path analysis, progress measurement and recovery planning. Pioticon builds execution-ready schedules in Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud and TILOS for infrastructure programs across Australia and New Zealand.
Key Features
Planning Architecture & Control Coverage
Integrated Planning Structure
A disciplined planning hierarchy linking master schedules, phase plans, lookaheads, and work packages to ensure continuity from strategy through execution.
Constructibility - Led Sequencing
Engineering, procurement, and construction interfaces are embedded into the sequencing logic to improve buildability and reduce downstream disruption.
Critical Path & Constraint Management
Structured routines to identify, protect, and proactively manage critical paths, approvals, and readiness constraints before they impact delivery.
Progress Measurement & Schedule Governance
Clear progress rules, credible percent-complete methods, and schedule quality reviews to maintain defensible logic and audit-ready plans.
Advantages
Value Delivered Through
Effective Planning
More Credible, Executable Schedules
Plans that reflect delivery reality rather than optimism, improving trust and predictability.
Earlier Visibility of Schedule Risk
Proactive identification of critical path threats, approvals bottlenecks, and readiness gaps.
Reduced Disruption and Resequencing
Disciplined constraint management minimises reactive replanning and execution inefficiencies.
Stronger Recovery and Stakeholder Confidence
Stable schedule logic supports realistic recovery strategies and transparent milestone communication.
Our Clients
Clients Across Infrastructure & Major Programs
Testimonials
Client Narratives Validate Our Structural Governance Model.
Madan provided programme and scheduling management to the Puhoi To Warkworth Motorway PPP design and construct delivery team. Working with members of both the NZ and Spanish Joint Venture partners, he coordinated the planning and reporting activities across multiple complex interfaces, providing real time data in formats and presentations that was invaluable to the JV and client as well as the teams out in the field.
His communication style and clarity of engagement was recognised and appreciated from the construction supervisors through to JV Board Executives.
Robert Jones
Project Director, Fletcher / Acciona
We had the pleasure of collaborating with Madan from PIOTICON, who played a key role in improving our project management processes. In under three months, he helped transition our planning and scheduling from Excel to a more structured, systematic approach for managing and reporting across our project portfolio.His expertise also allowed us to implement strong reporting intelligence, greatly improving visibility at all levels—from executives to project managers—enabling more effective monitoring of project performance.
Senthil Jayaprakash
Program Manager, Project Services
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
What is a schedule health check?
A schedule health check is a structured review of your project schedule to confirm it can be relied on for decisions. At a basic level, it checks the schedule's logic, float, constraints, resource loading, and critical path against recognised standards like the DCMA 14-point assessment. It answers whether the schedule is technically sound.
A more advanced check goes further, testing whether the delivery methodology, productivity assumptions, and resource availability actually reflect reality. A schedule can pass every technical check and still be unworkable if the assumptions behind it don't hold up.
Do you review contractor programmes?
Yes — contract programme reviews, baseline acceptance and monthly update reviews for owners and delivery authorities.
Which tools do you use?
Primavera P6 EPPM, Oracle Primavera Cloud and TILOS for linear works.
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