Case Studies

Frampton Construction Case Study | Scaling Project Controls with SmartPM

info@smartpmtech.com (SmartPM) — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:27:41 GMT

BACKGROUND

From Superintendent to COO: Scaling Scheduling Discipline at two ENR Contractors

For nearly 30 years, Josh Schlechty has built his career on one core belief:

“Everything ties to the schedule: financials, RFIs, manpower, all of it.”

Over the course of his career, Josh has successfully implemented SmartPM at two highly successful ENR-ranked construction firms, transforming how scheduling, accountability, and risk management are handled at scale.

When he first discovered SmartPM, he recognized it as the first platform capable of scaling his scheduling philosophy across entire organizations, not just individual projects.

Rowan Digital - SmartPM

info@smartpmtech.com (SmartPM) — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:47:02 GMT

ABOUT ROWAN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Rowan Digital Infrastructure develops and operates mission-critical data centers for large-scale cloud providers, often referred to in the industry as hyperscalers.
The company operates on the owner's side. They acquire land, manage permitting and preconstruction, hire general contractors, and oversee schedules throughout construction.

As Bryan Marston, Project Scheduler, explains:

“We’ll hire the GCs to build these and then we manage their schedules. We report to the hyperscalers.”

Today, Rowan is managing roughly 15 active data center projects. Each schedule contains between 5,000 and 15,000 activities.

At that scale, schedule oversight cannot rely on manual review. It has to be structured, consistent, and repeatable.

Columbia Ventures - SmartPM

info@smartpmtech.com (SmartPM) — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT

THE CHALLENGE

The sticky situation in which Columbia Ventures (CV) found itself is, unfortunately, a very common story – especially in an urban multifamily project.

DesCor Builders - SmartPM

info@smartpmtech.com (SmartPM) — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT

THE CHALLENGE

DesCor Builders, a reputable general contractor in Northern California, was witnessing exponential growth with an increased number and complexity of projects. The company was involved in 20 to 30 active projects at a time, many of which were complex multifamily projects with multi-phased deliveries. It was this development that drew attention to the opportunity for refining their scheduling processes.

Wood Partners - SmartPM

info@smartpmtech.com (SmartPM) — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

THE CHALLENGE

Organized chaos is still chaos. When Greg Cashen, VP of Wood Partners, was faced with managing the challenges of developing two extensive multi-family builds, this feeling drove home. Despite working with a consistent third-party general contractor for both projects, the need for more visibility for project oversight became pressing.

MCP Group - SmartPM

info@smartpmtech.com (SmartPM) — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

THE CHALLENGE

With MCP Group growing and getting increasingly more complex projects, it was becoming more and more difficult for Pat and his team to complete projects on time and schedule delays were common. MCP’s biggest schedule issues were occurring on its multi-family projects. According to Pat, there was simply “no way to get these schedules completed on time.” In fact, he says that these projects were so complicated that “it would take a full-time job just to analyze 15-20 schedules.”

Satterfield & Pontikes Construction - SmartPM

info@smartpmtech.com (SmartPM) — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT

THE CHALLENGE

Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (S&P) found themselves up against four main areas of concern in schedule management:

Flintco - SmartPM

info@smartpmtech.com (SmartPM) — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT

THE CHALLENGE

Some construction companies use dedicated schedulers to produce project schedules, a practice that can exclude the perspective of those in the field responsible for delivering the project. Flintco, a full-service construction company, does things a bit differently. Nearly all of Flintco’s project teams develop their project schedules with input from everyone involved on the job.

MNSU & SmartPM: Revolutionizing Construction Scheduling

info@smartpmtech.com (SmartPM) — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT

THE CHALLENGE

Dr. Mohamed Diab, MBA, PhD, PMP, a professor in the Construction Management Department at Minnesota State University (MNSU) – Mankato , is diligent about teaching his students that the schedule is the lifeblood of any major construction project. Consequently, he incorporates various technology platforms intended to help students grasp the scheduling process from the bottom up and learn how to get a wayward schedule back on track.

NGC Group - SmartPM

info@smartpmtech.com (SmartPM) — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT

THE CHALLENGE

Towards the end of 2022, NGC Group took a step back and realized there were some concerns regarding their scheduling practices. For one, there was a lot of inconsistency in how the company approached scheduling. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, there was inconsistency in schedule quality. So, for the following year, they made it a company goal and created the corresponding action items to improve scheduling—something falling under Taylor Shapland’s realm of responsibilities.