Case Study: Gilbane Building Company achieves improved forecast accuracy and reduced project risk with Deltek Acumen (Deltek)

Leading Construction Firm Benefits from Accuracy, Visibility and Open Communication with Deltek Acumen

Gilbane Building Company, a family-owned construction and real estate firm since 1873 with over 2,000 employees, needed a scalable, repeatable way to assess schedule risk across projects ranging from small retrofits to multi‑building campuses. Manual schedule reviews were time-consuming, often bogging down meetings in detail, and Gilbane wanted a process that would generate honest team discussion and give confidence when presenting risk results to clients.

Gilbane implemented Deltek Acumen Fuse to check schedule quality and Acumen Risk to run live, team‑driven schedule risk analyses using uncertainty sliders and what‑if scenarios. The tools deliver immediate, visual reports (including risk drivers) so teams can prioritize mitigations on the spot—resulting in improved schedule reliability and forecast accuracy, reduced risk exposure, streamlined review meetings, and stronger, more confident client communication.

Gilbane Building Company

Colin Thrift

Scheduling Executive