Our Services

We conduct consultation services to improve the project execution processes and practices that matter most.

Our core skills and knowledge are in: Agreements, Project Controls, Risk Management, and Dispute Resolution. We want to help:

Determine the opportunity to stabilize, grow, re-align, or suspend a practice.
Implement proven methodology and technology right-sized to fit your company and strengthen your practices.
Provide consultation services to ensure sustained performance using analytics and key progress indicators.
Provide training in offered services.

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Contracts & Agreements

Procuring The Work

Think Win / Win

We assist with developing and managing Prime Contracts, Procurement Contracts, and Subcontracts.

Top Project Delivery Methods for the Industry:

Design-Bid-Build
Progressive & Traditional Design Build
Design-Build-Operate-Maintain
Engineering, Procurement, & Construction Turnkey
Engineering, Procurement, & Construction Guaranteed Maximum Price
Lean approach to Integrated Project Delivery
Cost Reimbursable w/ Fee
Agency Construction Management
At-Risk Construction Management

*Other types of prime contracts exist that are not listed above.

We assist with Joint Ventures and Consortiums, along with downstream Procurement/logistics Planning & Agreements, Subcontract Planning & Agreements, and Independent non-destructive field-testing services.

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Project Controls - Cost, Schedule, & Performance Measurement

Begin with the End in Mind

We assist from the start of the Pursuit Phase through the Execution phase to the closure of your project.

We help guide and deploy in the following areas:

Establish Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule programs at all levels of detail
Establish appropriate plans & documents
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS)
Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)
Identify and prioritize the levels of activity and account detail
Establish and plan project deployment, logistical & resource strategies
Identify external and internal interdependencies of project activities
Apply Earned Value Management technique in key phases of the Project
Incorporate Delay Analysis techniques
Establish document control and standards
Assist with any digital transformation for better structured data

These areas are the heart of a Project Manager's Responsibility, but we can also work with your Project Management Office in other aspects of Project Controls.

Standardize Operational Procedures – SOPs

Is Everyone On The Same Page?

We assist you in developing your Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure everyone is on the same page.

Companies that take the time to develop and use SOPs will reduce uncertainty throughout every phase of a project and in daily operations. Well developed SOPs create consistency, improve efficiency, and reduce errors. Documented SOPs can be used to train new personnel, ensure regulatory compliance, and retain organizational knowledge. Formalizing your most important processes from start-to-finish using a SOP is essential in being able to accurately predict your business and operational outcomes. Conversely,

processes that are not documented and standardized can lead to rework, scheduling delays and financial losses.

Bottomline-Up-Front: SOPs provide essential roadmaps, so everyone knows what to do next.

We assist in the following:

Identifying processes that require SOPs
Development, Testing, and Validation of the SOPs
Establish SOP Review and Update procedures
Collaborating with employees who perform the tasks; ensuring the SOP is practical and reflects the actual task
Train personnel to identify, develop, test, and validate new processes that require SOPs
Train you in how to use SOPs to improve business, project management, quality controls, and operational practices
Establish alerts, document control, and standards so the right personnel know when a critical SOP is not being followed
Assist with digital transformation for better structured data

These are some of the areas we can assist you in creating SOPs to enhance your workflow and achieving your organizational goals.

Metrics - KPIs

Making the Data Make Sense

We can assist you with understanding, identifying and developing Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to make your data, make sense.

Let us start by establishing that a KPI is a metric; but not all Metrics are KPIs.

Metrics and KPIs are quantitative factual data points you can use to monitor your organizations performance and progress. Using the right Metrics and KPIs can help you make the right decisions.

In-Short: Metrics provide the data, and KPIs are the data points that are used to drive strategic decisions and improve performance. However, the hardest part is deciding which Metric and KPIs you need.

Comparing a "Metric" and a "KPI":

Metrics are typically collected on the Tactical and Operational level, then used to contribute toward producing a KPI.
A Metric is a quantitative measurement of a process or business action.
Individually a single metric is informative and may not indicate that a goal has been reached.
Example of a Metric: Total Project Cost, Cost of Materials, Labor Costs, Safety related incidents

A KPI provides a measurement used to analyze "Big Picture" performance, based on key business goals or objectives.
KPIs are often used at a Strategic level to help you understand the whole picture, then used to make an informed decision.
Example of KPIs: Cost Performance Index, Budget Variance, Total Reportable Safety Incident Rate.

Where do you start?

Start by asking yourself and your team some questions:

Have you identified the correct Metrics and KPIs to make the right decisions?
Are your organizations Metrics telling you the whole story?
Why does a specific Metric and/or KPI matter?

We can assist you in understanding, identifying, and developing your organizations Metrics and KPIs in the following areas:

Financial
Safety
Quality
Engineering
Construction
Program and Project Management

These are some of the areas we can assist you in using your Metrics and KPIs to achieve your goals.

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Risk Management & Mitigation

Be Proactive

We assist your team in understanding and applying Risk Management that is appropriate for your business enterprise.

We assist with the following:

Identification of Risk in specific categories
Deterministic Risk Evaluation methods
Probabilistic Risk Evaluation methods
Development and use of comprehensive Risk Registers
Navigating your project through an actual Risk event

Risk exists in every task that your Company performs and how you manage Risk is vital to the success of your Company. Partner with NavStruct to assess your Company's approach to Risk Management.

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Dispute Resolution & Adjudication of Claims

Seek to Understand,

then to be Understood

We assist with strategy and negotiation of difficult impact related change orders to minimize disputes. We can also forensically analyze a project to determine your position within a dispute, mediation, arbitration or litigation.