Project Controls Excellence London

27th November 2025

Virtual Forum

Where Project Controls Meets Technology: Mastering the Tools That Define Modern Megaprojects

The virtual conference for project controls professionals navigating increasingly complex IT systems, claims challenges, and the evolving demands of billion-dollar capital projects.

27 November 2025 | Virtual Event

Project controllers with accounting or engineering backgrounds are now expected to master increasingly sophisticated IT tools—from Primavera P6 and enterprise cost systems to data analytics platforms, AI-driven forecasting tools, and complex integration ecosystems.

At the same time, they're on the front line of claims analysis and defence, where a single documentation gap or scheduling error can cost millions.

Project Controls Excellence London addresses this convergence head-on, bringing together senior practitioners, IT specialists, and commercial experts to share practical solutions for the real challenges facing capital project controls today.

What Makes This Different

This is practitioners talking to practitioners about what actually works on complex capital projects—from residential to rail and nuclear new-build to offshore energy and mining megaprojects.

We focus on four critical intersections:

  • The ‘Master’ Project Controller of the Future: How to balance business and technical acumen for the future leader

  • Technology & Controls: How to leverage (not just survive) increasingly complex IT systems

  • Commercial Intelligence: Claims analysis, dispute resolution, and defensive documentation strategies

  • Delivery Excellence: What separates projects that succeed from those that don't

Who attends?

Primary Audience

  • Project Controls Managers & Directors

  • Planning Managers & Heads of Planning

  • Senior Project Schedulers & Planners

  • Cost Controllers & Cost Managers

  • Project Directors (who oversee controls functions)

  • PMO Directors & Managers

Supporting Roles

  • IT Project Managers supporting project controls implementations

  • MSP & Specialist Consultants serving project controls teams

  • Commercial Managers dealing with claims and variations

  • Programme Controls Professionals

Industry Sectors

  • Construction & Infrastructure

  • Energy (Oil & Gas, Power, Nuclear, Renewables)

  • Mining & Resources

  • Government

  • Transportation & Rail

  • Water & Utilities

  • Manufacturing & Process Industries

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WHY ATTEND

For Project Controls Professionals

Solve Real Problems Stop feeling like you're the only one struggling with balancing business, technical, engineering, accountancy and IT processes. Learn from practitioners who've solved the exact problems you're facing on your projects right now.

Stay Ahead of Technology Demands Understand which IT investments are worth making and which are just expensive distractions. Learn how to work effectively with IT specialists without becoming one.

Benchmark Against Excellence Compare your approaches against those used on the world's most complex capital projects. Understand the context behind where you're ahead and where you have gaps.

Build Your Professional Network Connect with senior project controls professionals facing the same challenges. These relationships become your informal advisory board for years to come.

For IT Specialists & MSPs Serving Project Controls

Understand Your Client Better Learn what project controllers actually need from IT systems vs. what vendors tell them they need. Understand the commercial and operational context driving technology requirements.

Identify Integration Challenges Hear directly from practitioners about where integrations fail and what success looks like. Position your services to solve real problems, not imagined ones.

Learn the Language of Project Controls Bridge the communication gap between IT delivery and project controls requirements. Understand earned value, critical path, and commercial drivers.

Connect with Decision-Makers Learn from the people who specify, select, and implement project controls technology across major capital projects.

For Commercial & Claims Professionals

Understand the Controls Foundation Learn more about the context behind what makes schedule and cost analysis defensible (or indefensible) in disputes. Understand more about what your project controls colleagues need to support commercial positions.

Bridge Technical and Legal Worlds Navigate the skillset intersection between forensic schedule analysis and legal strategy. Learn how to work effectively with technical experts.

Learn from Real Cases Understand how project controls documentation (or lack thereof) has affected real claims worth hundreds of millions.

WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY

Practical Tools & Frameworks

Real Case Studies

Every session features real projects, real challenges, real solutions. No theoretical frameworks—just what actually worked (or didn't) on billion-dollar capital projects.

Actionable Insights

Walk away with specific ideas you can implement Monday morning to:

  • Improve your project controls systems

  • Strengthen commercial defense position

  • Build more effective teams

  • Leverage technology more effectively

Professional Network

Connect with 100+ senior project controls professionals, IT specialists, and commercial experts who understand your challenges because they're living them too.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZER

MegaPDI (Mega Projects Delivery Intelligence)

Part of CTG Intelligence

MegaPDI is dedicated to advancing the state of practice in megaproject delivery through research, analysis, and knowledge sharing. We focus on the critical intersection of project controls, commercial management, and technology that defines modern capital project delivery.

Our Mission: To provide project controls professionals with the intelligence, insights, and connections they need to deliver billion-dollar capital projects successfully.

Our Expertise:

  • In-depth analysis of megaproject delivery challenges and solutions

  • Research into project controls best practices across industries

  • Understanding the commercial and technological landscape of capital projects

  • Convening senior practitioners to share genuine insights

Why We Created This Conference: We saw a gap between what project controls professionals actually need and what existing conferences offer. Too many events are vendor showcases or generic project management theory. We wanted to create something different—a forum where senior practitioners could openly discuss the real challenges of delivering complex capital projects in an era of increasingly sophisticated technology demands and commercial pressures. We are building on our existing risk management and IT services series of events in the UK, US and globally.

Our Commitment: Every aspect of Project Controls Excellence London is designed around practitioner value. That's why speakers are selected for expertise and potential for future leadership in the field. That's why sessions focus on real challenges, not product demonstrations. That's why you'll leave with actionable insights, not just marketing collateral.