Senior scheduling and delay expertise from the person doing the work
Independent CPM scheduling and forensic delay analysis for subcontractors, GCs, owners and counsel. 18-plus years building and taking apart construction schedules, from small fit-outs to major programs.
Mr. James has 18-plus years in construction project controls, building and defending Primavera P6 schedules on hospitals, high-rise, federal and VA, sports, bridges, rail and mission-critical work, from small jobs to major programs. He holds the AACE Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) credential and works directly with subcontractors, GCs, owners and their attorneys on baselines, monthly updates, time impact analyses, REAs and forensic delay analysis under AACE RP 29R-03. He founded CPM Predictive Solutions so clients get the same scheduler on the phone who built the analysis. Every engagement is handled by Mr. James personally, small or large, never handed to a junior analyst.
Most project examples are identified by type and location to protect client confidentiality. References are available when we talk.
Projects we support
A sample, not a full list. Names withheld, references available on request.
VA medical center, Virginia
Independent CPM consultant role, NAS compliant baseline and monthly updates under the federal spec.
Healthcare schedule support, Florida
Schedule evaluation across multiple healthcare projects in Central Florida, South Florida and the Gulf Coast. Ongoing review, progress validation, and risk flagged from sequencing, trade stacking and duration changes.
Electrical subcontractor, Charlotte, NC
Schedule and delay evaluation on a multifamily build, focused on the sub's exposure. Reviewed contract milestones and durations and tracked the record as delay was pushed down to the trades.
Electrical subcontractor, Chapel Hill, NC
Schedule and delay evaluation for the electrical and fire alarm scope on a stalled multifamily project. Time impact analysis on building dry-in and predecessor delays, plus review of resequencing and acceleration.
Sports complex, Virginia
Mechanical contractor scope. Baseline plus logic and float protection on an aggressive, fixed-date build.
Heavy rail and infrastructure mega-program
Rail program spanning airport and intermodal construction, a 35 mile greenfield corridor, and a 129 mile high speed upgrade inside an operating right of way. Schedule, change and delay oversight built around track access and active operations.
Mass burn waste-to-energy facility, design-build
Full plant scope: boiler, turbine generator, air cooled condenser, ash handling, and major mechanical, piping and electrical packages. Baseline development and updates on the resource and quantity loaded P6 schedule.
Biosolids-to-fertilizer facility, EPC
Biosolids receiving and dryer system, granulation plant, and chemical and ammonia storage, with heavy mechanical, piping and electrical scopes. Baseline development and updates, integrating subcontractor schedules into the CPM master schedule.
Luxury high-rise, Miami Beach
Trade coordination and sequencing in South Florida, with extension of time support grounded in the schedule.
Small engagements get the same senior attention
The GC who owes the owner a real CPM schedule but can't justify a full-time scheduler. The sub in any trade handed a compressed schedule and told to make it work. Both get the same person and the same care as a large program.
Forensic experience, applied before trouble starts
Years of dissecting schedules in disputes show exactly how contractors lose time and money: hidden constraints, preferential logic, broken ties, artificial lags, and float paths that quietly shift risk. We bring that scrutiny to building and updating your schedule, so risk shows up before it becomes a dispute.
Held to the same standards we use in a dispute
Built to recognized industry standards, so the schedule holds up in a pay application or a claim.
Independent, discreet, and right-sized
Independent
A conflict check on every engagement, and the record drives the analysis.
Confidential
Your schedules, data and disputes stay private.
Affordable
Flat fees, per project or month to month. Start with one thing and scale only if the job needs it.
Discuss your schedule or delay matter
Tell us what needs reviewing and your decision deadline. We will confirm the next step and the records needed. Counsel can start with a conflict check.