Our Intellectual Property

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.
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Phase 02
Plan
Scope, WBS, work packages, resources and the schedule baseline.
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Phase 03
Monitor
Field progress, earned value and cost captured against the baseline.
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Phase 04
Control
Variances, forecast and early action to protect time and cost.
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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

View the report catalogue →

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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