MISSION STATEMENT: ICS (ICS-Global) is a one-stop resource for both consumers and providers of construction planning and scheduling products, services, and personnel. It is our commitment to expand the awareness, appreciation, and implementation of the many benefits provided by a quality construction Scheduling Practice. We pledge to continually sharpen the cutting edge of the Scheduling Practice through research, education, training, consulting, and direct implementation.

MISSION STATEMENT: ICS-Scheduling will provide project-specific planning and scheduling products and services that are guaranteed to supply the Project Manager with timely, accurate, insightful, and worthwhile information not otherwise available or accessible. All scheduling products and services (a) will exceed contract requirements, (b) will reflect an attractive cost-benefit ratio, (c) will communicate information in a readily intuitive manner, (d) will discourage disputes and foster an atmosphere of synergistic collaboration and cooperation among project participants, and (e) will aggressively facilitate the successful achievement of all time-related goals. Learn more...

And now ICS is proud to offer yet another first-of-a-kind service for the construction Scheduling Practice, the ICS SLIDE Squad -- a corps of ready-to-travel, senior-level schedulers who slide onto a new project, set up the project schedule, turn it over to the Contractor ’s scheduling staff to maintain and use, and then slide off the project. Learn more...

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: All construction planning and scheduling services provided by ICS-Scheduling shall be in accordance with the ICS Compendium, a five-volume set of concepts, principles, standards, best practices, required operating procedures, and terminology. If either a project’s contract or its Owner’s edicts prohibit Compendium-quality products and services, ICS-Scheduling will decline the assignment. Compendium-based scheduling is characterized by (a) quicker and easier schedule development, (b) schedules that are lean and robust, and (c) schedule performance that is more coherent, relevant, and field-oriented. Scheduling under the ICS Compendium is compatible with what it calls Cognitive Project Management, a philosophy that focuses management attention on what is known and reasonably expected, and less on retrospective trending exercises.

MISSION STATEMENT: ICS-Network will assemble, operate, and promote the largest and most qualified gathering of independent construction planning and scheduling consultants available anywhere in the United States with a single phone call or email. All products and services provided by ICS-Network Affiliate companies carry performance guarantees by ICS to be timely, cost-effective, thorough, and professional, and will be supervised and managed by IQ Consultants (ICS-Qualified) professionals who have been confirmed to possess the highest levels of construction planning and scheduling skill, knowledge, experience, professionalism, honesty, and integrity. Learn more...

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: Every IQ-Consultant must survive a thorough and exhaustive Eligibility Screening that effectively eliminates all but the highest scoring, most qualified construction planning and scheduling practitioners. To become an ICS-Network Affiliate, a consulting company must pass financial, legal, and character background checks, and must have and maintain on their staff at least one IQ-Consultant. All Network Affiliates agree to: (a) pre-negotiated billing rates, (b) share business leads and opportunities, as well as joint venture, with other Network Affiliates, (c) defer to ICS-Global in disputes with Network clients over Affiliate-rendered products and services, and (d) abide by the ICS Code of Standards and Ethics.

MISSION STATEMENT: ICS-Placement will deliver innovative and powerful recruitment services, for employers of construction scheduling planning and scheduling professionals, that are designed to facilitate the identification, qualification, ranking, representation, and promotion of candidates whose skills, experience, qualifications, and personal attributes most closely align with the customer's specific staffing needs. Learn more...

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: All ICS-Placement recruiters have at least ten-years of hands-on construction planning/scheduling experience. All candidates (a) undergo a thorough vetting process that includes a 250-question, 45-minute Telephone Interview, and a two-hour, 400-question online Skills Assessment examination; (b) are assigned a competency ranking that ranges from Apprentice to Journeyman to Master; and, (c) are presented to the customer using a seven-page Applicant Profile that allows the customer to compare and contrast multiple applicants for a specific opening.

MISSION STATEMENT: ICS-Training will improve the quality of construction planning and scheduling products and services provided anywhere in the world through a variety of programs, including education, training, and consulting. Learn more...

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION: Under ICS-Training, both individuals and companies can satisfy their educational and developmental needs in the area of construction planning and scheduling, through a selection of coursework, seminars, and tailored consulting.