Implementation
Put The Commercial Control Method™ into your business.
In 8–12 weeks, move from fragmented commercial information to a functioning commercial control system your team knows how to use.
Choose between Guided Implementation and Bespoke Implementation, depending on how much implementation support you need.
Commercial Control Scorecard™
Discover where margin, cash and commercial control are at risk.
The Commercial Control Method™
Guided Implementation or Bespoke Implementation.
Fractional Commercial Support
Experienced Chartered QS oversight as you grow.
The promise
This isn't a report. It's an implementation.
At the end of the process, we don’t want you to have a folder full of recommendations.
We want the commercial controls operating inside your business.
That means your team can see:
- Where every live job stands.
- What each job is currently expected to make.
- What has changed.
- What variations are outstanding.
- What cash is expected.
- Where the commercial risks are.
- What needs action next.
What gets installed
Seven things that should exist 8–12 weeks from now.
Commercial Baseline
A clear commercial position for each relevant live project.
Live Job Profitability
A consistent Forecast Final Margin for every project.
Variation Control
One process for capturing and progressing variations.
Cash Visibility
A forward view of project-related receipts, commitments and requirements.
Commercial Dashboard
One management view across your live project portfolio.
Review Rhythm
A repeatable commercial review process that turns information into action.
Commercial Ownership
A team that understands what commercial information it owns and what needs to happen next.
Not a spreadsheet. Not a dashboard. Not training. Not QS hours. A functioning commercial management system.
Route 01Guided Implementation
Guided Implementation
Your team implements it with our guidance.
Implement the Method with us.
This route is designed for contractors with people internally who can take responsibility for implementation—but need the system, expertise and accountability to make it happen.
We provide the Method, tools, training, workshops and commercial guidance.
Your team implements it with us.
Typically includes:
- Commercial Control Scorecard and starting position.
- Commercial Control implementation plan.
- CONTROL methodology.
- Templates and practical tools.
- Commercial dashboard.
- Implementation workshops.
- Team training.
- Chartered QS guidance.
- Implementation reviews.
- Accountability throughout the programme.
- Supporting resources: guided videos, contractor community and client portal.
CONTROL Implementation Assurance™. Your team carries out the agreed implementation actions, with our guidance. If the agreed controls are not operational at the end of the implementation, we’ll provide up to 30 additional days of defined implementation support at no additional professional fee, subject to your agreed responsibilities.
Route 02Bespoke Implementation
Bespoke Implementation
Our Chartered QS team leads the implementation with your team.
Let our Chartered QS team build it with you.
For businesses that need more hands-on commercial expertise, our team works directly with your projects, information and people to implement the Method.
We’ll get under the bonnet of the business and help establish the commercial position, controls, reporting and review process around the way you actually operate.
Typically includes: everything required to implement The Commercial Control Method™, with significantly greater hands-on involvement from our Chartered QS team.
We work with your:
- Live projects.
- Existing commercial information.
- Costs and commitments.
- Applications.
- Variations.
- Cash requirements.
- Current systems.
- Management team.
- Operational staff.
CONTROL Implementation Assurance™. Our Chartered QS team leads the work, and you provide the access, information and decisions agreed in your implementation plan. If the agreed controls are not operational at the end of the implementation, we’ll provide up to 30 additional days of defined implementation support at no additional professional fee, subject to your agreed responsibilities.
Comparison
One Method. Two levels of implementation support.
Same Method. Same destination. Different level of implementation support.
| Feature | Route 01Guided | Route 02Bespoke |
|---|---|---|
| The Commercial Control Method™ | Included | Included |
| 8–12 week implementation | Included | Included |
| Systems & templates | Included | Included |
| Commercial dashboard | Included | Included |
| Team training | Included | Included |
| Chartered QS expertise | Included | Included |
| Implementation | Your team + our guidance | Led by our team |
| Typical investment | From £5,000 | From £15,000 |
Guided works best when:
- You have capable people internally.
- You're prepared to implement the system.
- You need structure, tools and commercial expertise.
- You value group learning and accountability.
Bespoke works best when:
- You're already stretched.
- Commercial information needs significant work.
- You want experienced professionals directly involved.
- You want us to take more responsibility for getting the Method operational.
Not sure which route fits?
CONTROL Implementation Assurance™
You do your part. We won’t leave you behind.
Implementation only works when the controls are operating inside your business. That is why Guided and Bespoke implementations are both backed by CONTROL Implementation Assurance™.
If the agreed controls are not operational at the end of the implementation, we’ll provide up to 30 additional days of defined implementation support at no additional professional fee, subject to your agreed responsibilities.
Guided Implementation: your team carries out the agreed implementation actions, with our guidance.
Bespoke Implementation: our Chartered QS team leads the work, and you provide the access, information and decisions agreed in your implementation plan.
This is not a money-back guarantee. Implementation Assurance is additional support, not a refund, and depends on the responsibilities agreed for your implementation.
Our Definition of Done™
Done means the controls are working.
We don’t measure implementation by the documents we hand over. We measure it by whether the agreed controls are operating inside your business.
- Every relevant live job has a clear commercial baseline and a current Forecast Final Margin.
- Variations are captured and progressed through one consistent process.
- Cash requirements and the commercial dashboard give your team one management view.
- A regular commercial review is running and your team owns the next actions.
Defined against the controls agreed in your implementation plan.
FAQs
Questions about implementation
Both Guided and Bespoke Implementation typically take 8–12 weeks.
They are not two different products. They are two ways to implement the same Method.
With Guided Implementation, your team implements it with us. With Bespoke Implementation, our Chartered QS team builds and embeds it with your team. Same Method. Same destination. Different level of implementation support.
In Guided Implementation, your team does more of the implementation, with us alongside you—we provide the Method, tools, training, workshops and commercial guidance.
In Bespoke Implementation, we work directly with your live projects, numbers, existing processes and people. Your management team and operational staff are still involved, because they will be the ones operating the system.
Guided Implementation is an indicative investment from £5,000. Bespoke Implementation is an indicative investment from £15,000.
No. It is an implementation programme. You’re implementing a commercial management system into your business with professional guidance.
No. Technology, spreadsheets and AI can help, but none of them creates commercial discipline on its own. The technology supports the Method. It isn’t the Method.
Once the Method is running, you can continue with Fractional Commercial Support: ongoing commercial oversight from experienced RICS Chartered Quantity Surveyors—without the cost of building a full commercial department.
That’s exactly what the Scorecard is designed to identify. From there, the appropriate implementation route can be recommended.
Commercial Control Scorecard™
How commercially controlled is your business?
Find out where job profitability, variations, cash and commercial processes may be putting your business at risk.
Take the free Commercial Control Scorecard™ and get a clearer picture of where you stand.