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The Salerno
Method

Twenty-five years of project control, codified into frameworks we apply on every engagement. Not theory from a manual — field-tested models that turn scope, time and cost into one connected, digital system.

The Method · At a Glance

Project Control,
End to End

One integrated process — from an empty site to a project closed on time and on cost. Everything we do, in a single view.

Phase 01
Define
Objectives, budget and milestones agreed as the project baseline.
Phase 02
Plan
Scope, WBS, work packages, resources and the schedule baseline.
Phase 03
Monitor
Field progress, earned value and cost captured against the baseline.
Phase 04
Control
Variances, forecast and early action to protect time and cost.
Inputs
Contract & ScopeDrawings / BIMQuantitiesField Data
Methods & Tools
EVM · SPI/CPIAWP & 4D BIMPrimavera P6Hexagon EcoSysRisk RegisterChange · FDI/CN/VSS
Outputs
S-CurvesDashboardsForecast (EAC)Progress CertificatesEarly-Warning Alerts
PROGRESS REPORTING SYSTEM PLAN & SCHEDULE TIME · RESOURCES · COST MONITOR PRODUCT VALUE VS REVENUE WORK IN PROGRESS · WIP MANAGE CASH IN / OUT PROJECT margin MOL · EBIT · CASH FLOW

Our Signature Method

The Progress
Reporting System

Our project control philosophy, in one image: every project is a target. Concentric rings of control — from the outer reporting system inward to the single bullseye that matters: the project's margin. More than 25 years of project management, codified.

Progress Reporting System
The outer layer — Work in Progress captured and reported continuously.
Plan & Schedule
Time, resources and cost planned and steered against the baseline.
Monitor Product Value vs Revenue
Work in progress measured and reconciled against revenue — for early correction.
Optimise the Project Margin
Manage cash in / out so MOL, EBIT and Cash Flow converge on a healthy margin.

Framework 01 · Digital Management

Project Control
Across the nD Dimensions

A model doesn't stop at three dimensions. Salerno extends the digital project from geometry to the full life cycle — each added dimension a new layer of control, from constructability to operation.

3D
Constructability
Pre-construction modelling, clash detection and a build that is right before it starts.
4D
Time Planning
The 3D model joined to the schedule — Critical Path Method, sequencing and simulation.
5D
Cost · Risk
Cost management plus risk & opportunities, connected live to time and progress.
6D
Sustainability
Energy, environmental and whole-life performance built into the model.
7D
Operation & Maintenance
The digital twin handed to the owner for asset and facility management.
Health & SafetyAcross every dimension
QualityAcross every dimension
Digital Project ControlPlanning · Scheduling · Cost

Framework 02 · Salerno Know-how

The Project
Control Cycle

Every project turns on the same loop: plan it, watch it, correct it. Salerno's know-how defines exactly what happens at each stage — the structures, the measurements and the decisions.

Planning
Management Structures
PBS · OBS · ABS · WBS
Organization Structures
Roles, responsibility, interfaces
Network & Time Schedule
Critical Path Method (CPM)
Resource Schedule
Available vs required comparison
Cost Schedule & CBS
Cost breakdown & project cash flow
S-Curve Reference
Planned progress baseline
Monitoring
Data Collection
Work progress & manhours spent
Update Actual
Progressing the live schedule
Comparison Target
Schedule vs actual, period on period
Earned Value Capture
BCWS · ACWP · BCWP
Control
Schedule Analysis
Variances & slipping indexes
Impact Assessment
Effect of variances on project goals
Reporting Level
Strategic · Management · Operative
Corrective Action
What-if analysis & recovery

Framework 03 · Schedule Architecture

The Four
Schedule Levels

One project, four resolutions. Salerno structures every programme from the contractual master schedule down to the three-week look-ahead, so every stakeholder reads the right level of detail. This is the schedule architecture we have applied for over two decades.

Level1
Master Schedules
Project Master Schedule · "S" Curve · Overall Master Histogram.
Overall Project · Executive view
Level2
Project Level Schedules
90-day Front End Schedule · Critical Path Network for the project (reticolo logico).
Overall Project · Management view
Level3
Detail Level Schedules
Design / engineering document issue, procurement, contracting & master order, plus CPM networks for construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning.
Overall Project · Control view
Level4
Control Level Schedule
3-week look-ahead work schedules — the short-interval plan that drives the field.
Part of Project · Execution view

The Control System · Since 2002

Eight Control Areas,
One System

We don't just track the schedule — we control the whole project. Since our earliest project control work, every engagement is organised into eight integrated control areas, so nothing falls between the cracks.

01
Cost & Progress
02
Baseline Estimate
03
Schedule Interface
04
Engineering Progress
05
Document Control
06
Capital Equipment
07
Procurement
08
Material Management

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Framework 04 · End-to-End Delivery

The Nine-Phase
Delivery Methodology

Our proprietary project delivery method — refined over decades and carried into Salerno. Nine disciplined phases take a project from an empty site to a contract closed on time and on cost.

Phase 01
Site Selection
Building suitability, structural verification, permits and authorisations, power supply (MV/LV) and vertical transport.
Phase 02
Design Planning
Civil-architectural and technological engineering, from concept to as-built — with detailed tender documents and bills of quantities.
Phase 03
Systems Definition
A coded catalogue of every auxiliary system — cooling, power, fire, BMS, security, supervision and vertical transport.
Phase 04
Realisation Team
Clear roles and responsibilities: project manager, planner & cost controller, project and field engineers, works director, safety coordinator and contractor.
Phase 05
Design Review
Critical review of the design — congruence, completeness and errors caught before they reach the field or commissioning.
Phase 06
Document Management
Structured numbering, controlled revisions, transmittals and deviation management across all disciplines (W/M/E).
Phase 07
Supply Surveillance
Vendor control through fabrication & inspection plans, hold points and expediting — protecting the schedule from late deliveries.
Phase 08
Site Activities
Roles on site, administrative & safety compliance, site set-up, and the works programme that paces every trade.
Phase 09
Contract Management
Master schedule and budget control, earned value, structured change management (FDI / CN / VSS) and claims prevention.

Heritage · 4D Digital Twin Since 2004

We Were Building
Digital Twins Before It Had a Name

The Salerno method traces back more than two decades — where, as early as 2004, we linked Primavera schedules to 3D models to simulate construction sequence, week by week. This is a real 4D simulation of a residential complex, planned phase-by-phase from mobilisation to structure.

2004 4D construction simulation — site mobilisation and foundations with tower crane
Early Finish · Nov 2004
Mobilisation & Foundations
2004 4D construction simulation — structural frame, beams and columns
Early Finish · Jan 2005
Structure & Beams
2004 4D construction simulation — columns and walls, lower floor
Early Finish · Dec 2004
Columns & Walls

Residential complex · Primavera 4D simulation · Salerno heritage

The Measurement Layer

Everything Reduces
to KPIs

The frameworks above all converge on a single question — are we on time and on cost? Salerno answers it with the earned-value indices that drive every report and every corrective decision.

SPI
Schedule Performance
BCWP / BCWS
CPI
Cost Performance
BCWP / ACWP
SV / CV
Schedule & Cost
Variance
EAC
Estimate At
Completion
VAC
Variance At
Completion

See these indices live → The interactive dashboard

Certified Authority

Backed by
Real Credentials

The Salerno Method is taught by a practitioner whose competence is formally certified — the authority behind every framework on this page.

K3
Saudi Aramco
Project Controls Manager · SAPMT
AWP
Concord Academy
AWP Professional · Renewed 2025
P6
Primavera P6
Adv. Planning & Scheduling · Certified
4D
Synchro 4D
Scheduling · Officially Certified

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