The family of DCR companies uses a windows-based project controls system called StarBuilder/StarProject.  This system provides:

Estimating

• Cost management. The cost tracking system will integrate modules for cost, schedule, scope, and technical control.
• Integrated with our scheduling systems (Primavera and Micro-Soft Project)
• integrates the elements of planning, estimating, scheduling, monitoring, reporting, analyzing, and forecasting
• Quick and easy access to benchmarks for:
  • Measuring performance,
  • Historical data for auditing purposes,
  • Traditional project controls information, and
  • Information required for management team reports.

• Timely budget reports
• Deviation reports,
• Forecasts
• Expended and committed dollars
• Variances from the base plan.

BENEFIT - Ability to anticipate changes and initiate corrective action before the project is negatively impacted.  

The controlling phase of the project controls execution sequence involves forecasting what remains to be done, comparing the forecasted outcome with the plan, and taking corrective action as needed.  The project controls team continuously analyze progress and costs compared with the project plan and report deviations. 

DCR Engineering Services Inc. also uses Project Collaboration a simple, secure, and powerful online workspace and extranet tool which helps our project teams easily connect, share and collaborate.  Utilizing Microsoft's SharePoint technology to provide a flexible set of online project management features to help team members manage documents, coordinate projects and activities, and share knowledge and information.