Programme and Cost Planning
Align your budget and schedule from day one to deliver projects on time and on budget.
Integrated programme and cost planning sets the benchmark for project control by establishing transparent budget and schedule baselines before work begins. Early alignment of financial forecasts with realistic timelines prevents scope drift and protects capital against inflation, market volatility and hidden complexities.
Reliable cost planning transforms uncertain assumptions into credible budget scenarios. By leveraging market-validated unit rates, contingency allowances and sensitivity testing, teams gain clarity on funding requirements, cashflow profiles and potential cost escalations—minimizing surprises during procurement and construction.
Robust programme planning converts high-level milestones into sequenced work packages and milestone dates. This structured approach highlights critical path activities, resource constraints and delivery dependencies, enabling proactive management of time-related risks and avoiding costly acceleration measures later.
Combining cost and schedule risk analysis helps quantify the financial impact of delays, resource shortages and design changes. An integrated risk register with cost-time correlations ensures that contingencies are built into both the budget and the timetable, strengthening resilience against unforeseen events.
Establishing a clear baseline for cost and schedule fosters stakeholder confidence. Detailed forecasting and programme maps become the communication tools that secure approvals, streamline funding discussions and align contractors, consultants and client teams around agreed objectives.
A solid planning framework also accelerates procurement by defining milestone-linked cashflows and contract packaging strategies. By demonstrating that budgets and timelines are grounded in data and best-practice methodologies, project sponsors and lenders gain the assurance they need to commit.
When you choose Conowise for programme and cost planning, you tap into our local market insight, proven forecasting techniques and hands-on project experience. We deliver a unified planning platform that drives transparency, reduces risk and keeps your project moving forward as intended.
Deliverables
- Baseline programme with critical path and resource-led scheduling
- Cost to complete projections
- Project forensic delay analysis
- Integrated cost model with validated rates and contingency allowances
- Cost-time risk register and sensitivity analysis
- Cashflow forecast and funding profile
- Procurement packaging roadmap linked to milestones
- Stakeholder presentation of budget and schedule baselines
- Consolidated planning report with actionable recommendations
Expected valued benefits
- Enhanced budget certainty and cost control
- Realistic, achievable project timelines and programme sequencing
- Early identification of critical path and mitigation of time-associated cost risks
- Strong stakeholder alignment on scope, cost and schedule
- Reduced need for schedule acceleration and cost overruns