YOU PROVIDE
Your monthly schedule package
- Primavera P6 XER file
- Monthly schedule narrative or report
- Relevant baseline or prior update for comparison
INDEPENDENT CONSULTING · MONTRÉAL, CANADA
Primavera P6 planning & project-controls consulting
Senior planning, scheduling and schedule-assurance support for complex capital projects, from early studies through commissioning.
THE INTEGRATED VIEWP / 01
Every interface matters.
From study to handoverOne coordinated plan
SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Mining & metallurgy
Industrial
Infrastructure
Transportation
Who we support
- Owners
- EPC/EPCM teams
- Engineering consultancies
- Contractors
- Project-controls firms
01 / MONTHLY SCHEDULE ASSURANCE
Independent monthly
schedule assurance
Turn your monthly P6 update into clear, independent management insight.
A focused review for owner teams and consulting partners who need an independent view of schedule quality, movement and delivery risks. Available as a recurring monthly engagement, with scope agreed around your project and reporting cycle.
PLANNEXMD RETURNS
A structured independent review
- Critical-path movement and milestone variances
- Logic, sequencing and constraint issues
- Progress anomalies and forecast consistency
- Interface risks across disciplines and contractors
- Recovery and mitigation observations
- Management-ready findings and priorities for follow-up
Need an independent review of your next monthly update?
Discuss monthly schedule assurance02 / SERVICES
Schedules that support
real project decisions.
Hands-on Primavera P6 expertise, supported by a practical understanding of project delivery, contractor interfaces and reporting requirements.
CPM & integrated master scheduling
Develop and maintain Primavera P6 critical-path method (CPM) schedules and integrated master schedules connecting engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, owner activities and governance milestones. Establish work breakdown structures, logic, calendars and interfaces.
Baselines & schedule-health audits
Develop and independently review baseline schedules for completeness, sound logic, constraints and realistic sequencing. Provide owner-side schedule assurance and focused schedule-health audits to identify weaknesses and priorities for action.
Contractor schedule reviews
Assess contractor schedules, monthly updates and look-ahead plans against the integrated project schedule. Highlight interface gaps, milestone slippage, progress inconsistencies and areas requiring corrective action.
Resources, progress & forecasting
Develop and maintain resource-loaded schedules and labour-hour analysis. Assess progress, resource profiles and variances against approved baselines, and update completion forecasts to support delivery and manpower planning.
Change impacts & recovery planning
Evaluate how changes and delays affect the integrated schedule and critical path. Assess mitigation measures, resequencing opportunities and recovery plans with project teams, grounded in practical execution constraints.
Project-controls reporting
Develop progress curves, dashboards, earned-value indicators and management reports that explain performance, key delivery risks and the decisions needed to move forward.
03 / SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Major-project perspective.
Practical, detailed execution.
Planning and project-controls capability developed across owner teams, EPCM environments and multi-contractor projects.
Mining & metallurgical facilities
Planning experience across iron ore, phosphate, aluminum and potash projects, with contractor coordination, progress measurement and schedule-impact assessment.
Metro & underground infrastructure
Master scheduling and project controls for tunnelling, underground maintenance facilities and major transit works, integrating engineering, procurement and construction.
Capital-project studies
Integrated schedule development, schedule reviews, forecasting and management reporting for major-project studies and their governance milestones.
Construction & commissioning
Site planning through construction, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning and commissioning, coordinating remaining work and handover to operations.
04 / THE PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
Independent expertise.
Direct collaboration.
Clarity in planning. Confidence in delivery.
PlannexMD is an independent planning and project-controls consultancy led by Mustafa Darwash, M.Eng.
A senior planning and project-controls professional with 15+ years of experience across mining, metallurgy and infrastructure, Mustafa works directly with clients and consulting partners.
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Discuss a project or
consulting requirement
Need additional senior planning capacity, an independent schedule review or project-specific P6 support? Let’s discuss your project phase, reporting cycle and the support you need.