Case Study: KCG Companies improves schedule accountability and investor confidence with SmartPM

KCG Companies cuts 40+ hours of manual schedule analysis per week with SmartPM

KCG Companies, a leading affordable housing developer, faced significant financial risk due to construction delays, which could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per month. A previous scheduling arrangement had created a disconnect, leaving site teams, investors, and leadership without an accurate view of project status. Their challenge was to get their entire organization to trust and act on schedule data. To solve this, they turned to vendor SmartPM and its project controls technology.

SmartPM transformed complex Microsoft Project files into clear, actionable insights through automated reporting. This replaced over 40 hours of manual analysis per week and delivered critical updates to teams in under an hour. The results were immediate: schedule quality improved dramatically, investor confidence increased which reduced schedule questions, and the first project managed start-to-finish with SmartPM was delivered nearly on time. KCG also tied SmartPM metrics directly to employee compensation, driving consistent behavioral change and performance across all projects.

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