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PDRI: Bringing Clarity Before Commitment
Every great project starts with clarity. PDRI exposes blind spots early so teams can align, de-risk, and move forward with confidence. CMS Inc. is the only certified Project Definition Review Index (PDRI) facilitator in Ontario with the project experience to guide you through both the facilitation of the PDRI process and the mitigating techniques that will improve your project outcomes.
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PDRI
A fast, structured front-end assessment that scores project definition, exposes gaps, and aligns teams before major commitments are made. In days—not weeks—you get clear visibility into what’s ready, what’s missing, and what to fix next so the project can proceed with confidence.
Deliverables
Concrete findings and next steps in 3–5 days.
Neutral facilitation and objective scoring leaders can stand behind.
Reduce uncertainty and costly changes by fixing issues early.
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Why Teams Trust CMS for Project Success
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Embedded Experts
Senior project controls specialists integrate with your team—on-site or remote—to install daily discipline, tighten execution, and add capability without big-firm overhead.
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Independent Oversight
Owner’s-rep accountability that surfaces blind spots, challenges assumptions, and gives leaders defensible, fact-based visibility—free from internal politics.
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Continuity You Can Count On
Rapid deployment with bench redundancy keeps work moving through vacations, illness, or turnover so progress never stalls.
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Clarity That Drives Decisions
Auditable insights turn complex cost and schedule data into signals leaders can act on—no noise, no surprises.
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Early Risk Detection
Proactive checks across estimates, schedules, and scope catch issues before they become overruns, protecting budgets and timelines.
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Proven ROI
Designed to pay for itself: clients see measurable savings and stronger schedule adherence when CMS embeds on their projects.
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Our Clear Path to Project Success
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“Their project controls expert became a trusted part of our team and helped reduce weekly cost variance by 18%.”
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CMS is a pleasure to work with. We have multiple EPCs / Designers for our projects so CMS provides a consistent approach for our estimates. We use a staged gate approval process so having professional estimates adds credibility to our budget requests.
CMS has consistently delivered exceptional support for our cost estimating needs. Their professionalism, responsiveness, and deep expertise make them a highly reliable partner. We greatly value their contributions and look forward to continuing our collaboration.
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Working with CMS has been a game-changer for our Projects and Engineering Services team. Their unwavering professionalism, deep technical expertise, and proactive project controls have consistently elevated our execution standards across the board. From early phase estimating and planning to detailed engineering and cost control, CMS has demonstrated exceptional capability in managing complex project portfolios. Their integration into our workflows—especially in areas like risk management, scheduling, and performance tracking—has brought clarity, precision, and confidence to our decision-making processes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Project controls provide a framework for planning, monitoring, and managing cost, schedule, scope, and risks to ensure project success. They integrate tools like scheduling, cost management, and performance reporting to keep projects on track. Let’s discuss how our tailored project controls approach can align with your project’s specific goals.
It starts with a no-obligation discovery call—an educational conversation to understand your project and goals. From there, CMS provides a clear assessment of where stronger project controls can add value and outlines a practical plan tailored to your needs.
Yes. CMS is execution-first: embedded, independent controls that change outcomes day-to-day (not slideware).
We implement proactive scheduling, critical path analysis, and risk mitigation strategies to minimize delays. Regular progress reviews and contingency planning keep timelines tight. We’d be happy to assess your project’s schedule risks and propose mitigation strategies.
CMS embeds seasoned project controls specialists inside your team to install day-to-day cost, schedule, and risk discipline—we sharpen your team, not replace it. You get independent accountability and decision-grade visibility while your people remain in control.
By acting as a neutral layer of accountability—transparent, independent reporting that preserves healthy dynamics while enforcing standards.
Documented outcomes: up to 13¢ saved per project dollar, 95% of projects improve schedule adherence within 90 days, and a track record of award-recognized execution.
CMS works across many capital-intensive sectors including Oil & Gas, Renewable, Public Sector Infrastructure, Chemical, Biomass, Mining, Commercial, and Nuclear.