Master Project Scheduling. Control Project Costs. Advance Your Career.
Master project scheduling & cost control
Learn the practical skills used to plan, monitor and control complex construction, energy and infrastructure projects.
Join Stephen Emenike and a community of project controls professionals for practical training, technical workshops and career development.
Your community leader
Meet Stephen Emenike
Stephen Emenike leads the Project Controls NextGen community, hosts the weekly Saturday clinic and reviews every technical lesson before it's published. His full biography is coming soon.
Who it's for
Wherever you are in your project controls career
Aspiring Project Controls Professionals
Learn the skills required to pursue entry-level scheduling and cost-control roles.
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Working Schedulers and Cost Controllers
Improve your technical skills in scheduling, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
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Experienced Project Controls Professionals
Advance your expertise in integrated project controls and complex project delivery.
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Also for engineers and project managers who want to understand the numbers behind their projects.
Training
Two specialist tracks, plus Foundations and Advanced
Project Scheduling Specialist
Aspiring and working schedulers
Build, baseline, update, analyze and recover schedules, with CPM principles first and Primavera P6 second.
- • Planning and Scheduling Fundamentals
- • Work Breakdown Structures
- • Activity Sequencing and Dependencies
- • Critical Path Analysis
- • Baseline Schedule Development
- • Primavera P6 Fundamentals
- • Schedule Updating and Progress Measurement
- • Schedule Variance Analysis
Project Cost Control Specialist
Aspiring and working cost controllers
Estimate, budget, track, measure and forecast project costs, and report them so decisions get made.
- • Cost Control Fundamentals
- • Cost Breakdown Structures
- • Project Cost Estimating
- • Budget Development
- • Cost Coding and Cost Tracking
- • Commitments and Actual Costs
- • Earned Value Management
- • Cost Variance Analysis
New to controls? Start with Project Controls Foundations. Experienced? Go to Advanced Project Controls.
How you learn
AI-powered lessons, checked by people and by math
Short video lessons
5–10 minute lessons with animated diagrams, delivered by an AI presenter so new material arrives every week.
Numbers you can trust
Every critical path and earned value figure is computed by a deterministic calculation engine, not guessed by an AI.
Expert approval
Stephen Emenike reviews and approves every technical lesson before it's published.
Live every week
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, after work hours
Scheduling Lab, Cost Control Lab and the Project Controls Clinic. Recordings are posted within 24 hours.
Scheduling Lab
Every MondayMondays 8:00 PM ET · 60 min
Host: Stephen live one week, AI-hosted session the next
Critical Path Method · Baseline schedules · Schedule updates · Primavera P6 · Delay analysis · Schedule recovery
Cost Control Lab
Every WednesdayWednesdays 8:00 PM ET · 60 min
Host: Community co-host
Budget development · Cost tracking · Earned value management · Cost forecasting · Cost variance analysis · Cost reporting
Project Controls Clinic
Every SaturdaySaturdays 12:00 PM ET · 60 min
Host: Stephen
Your technical questions · Real-world scenarios · Simulator problems · Feedback · Networking
Integrated Controls / Scheduling Deep Dive
Every Saturday, alternating topicsSaturdays 1:15 PM ET · 60 min
Host: Stephen
Schedule and cost together on the simulator · Scheduling deep dives
Times in US Eastern Time. Every session is recorded and posted within 24 hours. Join links are shared in the community.
Signature feature
The Project Controls Simulator
Work a realistic $50M, 24-month power infrastructure project from baseline to forecast. New project data arrives as you progress.
- • Build the critical path and calculate float
- • Set the budget and cost breakdown
- • Measure progress and earned value
- • Forecast cost at completion and recommend action
- • Instant feedback on every calculation
Month 10 status: a taste of what you'll analyze
- Cost Performance Index
- 0.93
- Schedule Performance Index
- 0.92
- Forecast at completion (BAC ÷ CPI)
- $51.1M vs $50M approved
So what would you recommend?
Fictional training data. Not a real project, utility or company.
Membership
Simple monthly membership
Free
Free
Start here
- Introductory lessons
- Selected community activities
- Occasional free webinars
- Simulator preview exercise
Founding Member
$29 USD/month
First 100 paying members only
- All 4 training tracks
- Weekly live sessions (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday)
- Project Controls Simulator
- Downloadable Excel templates
- Monthly project challenges
- Session recordings
Standard
$49 USD/month
After the founding offer closes
- Everything in Founding Member
Billed monthly through Skool. Cancel anytime. Bootcamps and organized courses run periodically and are sold separately.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
›Do I need project controls experience?
No. The Foundations track starts from the basics. Working schedulers and cost controllers can start in the specialist tracks, and experienced professionals can go straight to Advanced.
›What's the difference between Founding and Standard?
Nothing in what you get. Founding Members pay $29/month instead of $49/month. The offer is limited to the first 100 paying members.
›What if I can't attend live sessions?
Every session is recorded and posted within 24 hours. Times are after work hours in US Eastern Time, and the calendar shows them in your own time zone.
›Are lessons made with AI?
Yes, and we say so. Lessons are produced with AI and presented by an AI presenter. Every calculation is checked by a deterministic engine rather than the AI, and Stephen reviews and approves every technical lesson before it's published.
›Do I need Primavera P6?
Not to start. Scheduling principles are taught in our own simulator. For the P6 modules you can install Oracle's own trial version to follow along.
›Is the simulator a real project?
No. The Power Infrastructure Upgrade is a fictional training project, designed to be realistic.
›Do you offer certificates or PDUs?
Not at this time. We don't offer PMI PDUs or certifications. Our focus is practical, job-ready skills.
›Can I cancel?
Yes. Membership is billed monthly through Skool and you can cancel anytime from your Skool account.
›Do you offer bootcamps?
Yes. We run bootcamps and organized courses periodically, sold separately. Register for the free webinar to hear when the next one opens.
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Start building real project controls skills this week
Founding membership is $29 USD/month for the first 100 members.
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