Case Study: Scheduling and Information Services improves cost forecasting and earned value management with Contruent ARES PRISM

Scheduling and Information Services cuts forecast error from 15% to 4% with Contruent

Scheduling and Information Services, Inc. (SIS), an engineering and construction firm, faced challenges with inaccurate cost projections and earned value management on its large, multi-contractor projects. Their program schedules lacked cost and resource loading, and reliance on Excel spreadsheets led to minimal schedule correlation and inconsistent structures. To address this, SIS turned to vendor Contruent and its ARES PRISM project controls software.

The solution implemented by Contruent integrated with Primavera P6 and provided robust Earned Value Management (EVM) capabilities. This dramatically improved the accuracy of SIS's monthly spend forecast from approximately 15% to 4%. The implementation doubled productivity on a $1B+ program and saved the equivalent of half of a full-time employee's work each month.

Scheduling and Information Services, Inc.