Programme & Project Controls
We place specialist project controls professionals into complex infrastructure and capital programmes — from scheduling and integration management through to programme reporting and controls frameworks.
Plan Outsource is a programme and project controls consultancy that embeds skilled planning professionals into complex infrastructure and capital programmes. We work alongside your delivery teams — not above them — providing the scheduling discipline, integration oversight, and controls intelligence that programmes depend on.
Our approach is grounded in delivery. We understand the pressures of live programmes, the demands of multi-agent environments, and the rigour required to maintain credible, governed schedules at every level of the WBS. Whether you need a single specialist or a fully structured controls function, we bring the expertise and the method.
Trusted by programme managers, commercial directors, and client bodies across infrastructure, energy, and public sector portfolios, Plan Outsource has built its reputation on precision, reliability, and a genuine commitment to client outcomes.
Work With Us"Complex programmes need more than plans — they need professionals who understand the programme."
Plan Outsource — Core PrincipleOur core offering is the provision of specialist project controls and planning professionals embedded within your programme. Each engagement is tailored to your environment, your tools, and your governance requirements.
From baseline development and schedule maintenance to critical path analysis and schedule health reviews. We work in Oracle Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and other enterprise scheduling platforms across all schedule levels.
Oracle P6 · MSP · NEC · IPAManaging the interface between delivery agents is where programmes succeed or fail. We establish and maintain Interface Milestone frameworks — OIM/IIM structures, linked schedules, and four-weekly integration cycles — across multi-agent environments.
Interface Milestones · L4 Integration · OIM/IIMEstablishing and operating the programme controls environment: progress measurement, earned value, reporting cycles, dashboards, and the governance frameworks that underpin informed decision-making at programme board level.
EVM · RAG Reporting · GovernanceSupporting the development, approval, and maintenance of programme baselines. We manage change control processes, resource-loaded schedules, and the alignment between cost, time, and scope baselines throughout the programme lifecycle.
Baseline Control · Change ManagementIntegrating risk and schedule: quantitative schedule risk analysis (QSRA), risk register maintenance, contingency management, and opportunity realisation planning — ensuring risk is visible and owned at the right level of the programme.
QSRA · Monte Carlo · Risk RegistersFor organisations requiring a structured PMO function without the overhead of a permanent team, we provide flexible PMO support — from essential governance through to full outsourced PMO operations — scaled to your organisational maturity and programme size.
Essential · Hybrid · OperationalOur model is straightforward: we place the right professional into your programme, align them to your processes and tools, and maintain the quality standards your stakeholders expect.
We take time to understand your programme environment — the complexity, the stakeholders, the tools in use, and the specific controls challenges you face.
We identify the right professional from our network — someone with the sector experience, tool knowledge, and communication style your programme needs.
Our professionals integrate into your team and governance structure, working to your processes while bringing our standards and methodology with them.
We maintain visibility across all our engagements. You get the quality assurance of a consultancy with the responsiveness of an embedded team member.
Plan Outsource holds appointments across Crown Commercial Service and specialist public sector frameworks, providing clients with a compliant, streamlined route to procuring our services.
Crown Commercial Service framework providing access to professional services for public sector bodies. A quick, compliant route to specialist project controls and planning resource.
Crown Commercial ServiceDynamic Purchasing System for consultancy services supporting the UK's clean energy transition. Plan Outsource is appointed as a specialist programme controls partner.
Energy Systems CatapultCrown Commercial Service framework for construction-related professional services. Enables infrastructure and capital programme clients to access our project controls expertise compliantly.
Crown Commercial ServiceOur professionals have hands-on experience across the infrastructure, energy, and public sector landscapes — bringing practical delivery knowledge, not just frameworks.
For organisations that need PMO capability without a permanent internal function, we offer flexible PMO support across three service tiers.
Dedicated support for PMO administrative functions. Ideal for organisations new to formal project management practices, focused on building foundational PMO capability.
Discuss your needs →A blend of in-house and outsourced PMO services providing flexibility and expertise whilst leveraging your existing internal resources. Suitable for dynamic programmes.
Discuss your needs →Fully outsourced PMO functions for organisations requiring consistent oversight across projects and portfolios. Best suited to medium and large enterprise programmes.
Discuss your needs →Plan Outsource Learning & Development provides CPD-accredited training for PMO professionals, project managers, and programme stakeholders. Our courses combine practical frameworks with real-world application — equipping individuals and teams to deliver with greater confidence and rigour.
CPD Accredited
A structured, CPD UK-accredited e-learning course covering PMO setup, governance, stakeholder engagement, and reporting. Suitable for practitioners new to PMO, existing PMO professionals, and work package managers working within a PMO environment.
We are developing further courses in project controls, scheduling, and programme delivery — aligned to the disciplines our consultancy delivers every day. Topics in development include:
Register your interest and we'll notify you when new courses are available.
Register InterestTraining 10 or more people? We offer tailored group pricing and can deliver bespoke in-person or virtual training aligned to your programme's specific controls environment.
Discuss Group TrainingWhether you have an immediate requirement for project controls resource, want to explore a framework appointment, or are scoping a longer-term controls engagement, we'd like to hear from you.