HORSES FIRST, INC.

Horses First, Inc. is a team of management consultants providing services to the Engineering and Construction Industry. 

Services include project controls, planning, estimating, and Oracle Primavera® CPM (Critical Path Method) project scheduling.  We specialize in delay mitigation strategies and claims analysis.  Our team excels in resource planning, earned value analysis, financial models and the integration of system information.  We offer custom codebooks, tools to facilitate procurement, and detailed reconciliations of Owner Direct Purchasing.  Other services include the coordination of scarce resources, the development of business plans and technical writing.

Perspective and Philosophy

Schedules are not static!  They're dynamic and changing every day.  Scheduling does not lock you into anything!  Kept current, they provide the ability to continuously re-look your plan and analyze "What-If" or "Now What?"

Changes, redirection, available resources, funding issues, etc. are variables always present.  When you have the means to determine "the course of action that hurts the least" the best decisions can be made.  Key to remaining responsive to change are schedules that are flexible in design and can be revised and updated quickly, without extensive rework.

All parties to successful projects have a responsibility to mitigate delays.  Accurate forecasting using a current schedule allows for the impacts encountered to be analyzed and understood.

If claim issues do arise, these issues are most fairly resolved with supporting evidence from a maintained & accepted project schedule.