Nick Garvey

Personal website & blog · Project controls

Areas of focus / Professional practice

The disciplines behind reliable delivery.

These are the project controls and commercial management subjects I work with and write about. I share practical perspectives here to encourage better-informed conversations about the work.

01 / Integrated controls

A joined-up view of delivery.

How cost, schedule, risk, change and performance information fit together; controls frameworks, baselines, data quality, traceability and assurance.

02 / Cost & performance

Understanding performance and forecast.

Cost management, total cost thinking, estimates at completion, earned value, trends, variance and the communication of performance information.

03 / Risk & uncertainty

Making uncertainty discussable.

QCRA and QSRA, risk and opportunity management, mitigation, contingency governance and ways to connect risk insight to cost and schedule decisions.

04 / Contract & change

Commercial practice in changing programmes.

NEC3 and NEC4 processes, compensation events, accepted programmes, change management, commercial governance and the importance of timely, clear communication.

05 / People & governance

Good controls depend on good conversations.

Governance, stakeholder engagement, executive reporting, team leadership, coaching and translating detailed controls into clear insight for decision-makers.