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Free Project Control Templates & Toolkit

28 ready-to-use templates that planners use on real construction projects: baseline, progress reports, dashboards, cash flow, risk, site logs and a full EOT claim package.

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What’s inside

Everything a planner produces, from baseline to claim.

The toolkit follows the planner’s workflow on a construction project. Jump to a stage or scroll through all 28 files.

Stage 01

Plan & baseline

Build a baseline you can defend.

Learn to use them: Practical Project Control →
Preview of the full baseline xerP6 XER
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Full baseline XER

A complete, cost and resource-loaded baseline you can open and study in Primavera P6.

Preview of the task workflow templateExcel
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Task workflow template

The logic behind planned dates, durations, manpower, relationships and responsibilities.

Preview of the baseline narrativeWord
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Baseline narrative

Best practices and the sections every baseline narrative should include.

Preview of the schedule quality checklistExcel
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Schedule quality checklist

Check your schedule against quality best practices before you submit it.

Stage 02

Track & update

Keep every update clean and traceable.

Learn to use them: Practical Project Control →
Preview of the progress update layoutExcel
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Progress update layout

Communicate and visualize planned dates in each update.

Preview of the schedule changes logExcel
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Schedule changes log

Record the relationships and changes made in every schedule update.

Preview of the productivity sheetExcel
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Productivity sheet

Review productivity and calculate manpower with built-in formulas.

Preview of the activity plan strategyExcel
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Activity plan strategy

Track activity progress and the action plan in one sheet.

Stage 03

Report

Turn your update into a report management reads.

Learn to use them: Practical Project Control →
Preview of the progress dashboardExcel
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Progress dashboard

A fill-in-the-blanks dashboard built on reporting best practices.

Preview of the progress curveExcel
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Progress curve

Track planned vs actual progress and variance across the project.

Preview of the kpi templateExcel
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KPI template

Compare planned and actual installed quantities.

Preview of the cash flow templateExcel
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Cash flow template

Construction cash flow and cash performance health in one view.

Preview of the variance analysis template 1Excel
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Variance analysis template 1

Report progress and communicate project status clearly.

Preview of the variance analysis template 2Excel
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Variance analysis template 2

See activity progress and variance in a single layout.

Preview of the variance analysis template 3Excel
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Variance analysis template 3

An alternative variance layout for detailed activity reviews.

Preview of the risk management registerExcel
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Risk management register

Risk description, cause and effect, probability, impact, score and response strategy.

Preview of the progress presentationPowerPoint
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Progress presentation

Professional slides for reporting progress to your team and clients.

Stage 04

Analyze

See the whole project in one interactive report.

Learn to use them: Power BI in Project Control →
Preview of the power bi dashboardPower BI
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Power BI dashboard

Access a full, interactive Power BI project control report and learn progress reporting practices.

Stage 05

Claim

A complete Extension of Time submission.

Learn to use them: Delay Analysis & EOT Claims →
Preview of the full eot claim packageWord + P6
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Full EOT claim package

An EOT claim narrative report with its Primavera P6 attachments.

Stage 06

Site logs

Nine ready logs for the documents you track every day.

Learn to use them: Practical Project Control →
Preview of the logs bundle: 9 templates9 Excel files
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Logs bundle: 9 templates

Material inspection request (MIR), work inspection request (WIR), material, procurement, method statement, NCR, pre-qualification, RFI and shop drawings logs.

Osama Saad, founder of Smart PM Training
Who made this toolkit

Osama Saad

Project Control Consultant and founder of Smart PM Training and Novycore

Osama has worked in project control since 2010 on super-large construction projects across the UAE and other countries. These are the templates he built and refined on real projects, and the same ones used in the Smart PM Training courses.

Used by planners at leading companies

Logos of companies where our students work, including Hill International, Saudi Aramco, NEOM, Parsons, AECOM, Jacobs, Turner, WSP, Saudi Binladin Group, Worley, VINCI Airports, QatarEnergy LNG, PwC, JLL, ADNOC, Turner & Townsend, Larsen & Toubro, McDermott, EllisDon, Wood and SNC-Lavalin
From our students

Templates that make the work faster

“Much appreciate to Eng Osama for the template provided during the course which is really helpful.”
Dhandapani PerumalSenior Planning Engineer, Bahrain
“The program is well structured for the practical construction field and covers all practical knowledge with detailed explanation of P6 and also the usage of Advanced Excel Functions in the Planning and Project Control Industry.”
Dilip KumarPlanning Manager, Oman
“It helps minimize time while producing dashboard reports and all comprehensive reports in visual. The course is well structured and well explained.”
Gani MuhammedProject Control Engineer, KSA
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