Who Is IMS + CBA? Understanding Our 6 Core Service Pillars

IMS + CBA delivers Oracle Primavera consulting, staffing, training, and project controls services that help owners, contractors, and project controls professionals reduce time, cost, and project failure risk. 

Organizations today face increasing pressure to deliver projects faster, more efficiently, and with greater visibility.

Owners, contractors, and project controls professionals face relentless pressure to deliver construction, CapEx, and maintenance projects on time, within budget, and with fewer costly failures.
 
That’s where the acquisition of Critical Business Analysis (CBA) by Innovative Management Solutions (IMS) comes in.
 

IMS, established in 1993 and CBA in 1984, now operate as a unified company. Together, we provide a complete project delivery ecosystem built around six core service pillars, each designed to reduce time, cost, and project failure risk across construction, CapEx, and outage and maintenance projects:

Professional Services

Project controls, project management, owner’s representation, software implementation, and business process improvement consulting.
 
For owners managing complex capital programs and contractors navigating tight schedules and budgets, IMS + CBA’s Professional Services team brings hands-on expertise that goes far beyond generic consulting. Besides the depth of the combined 75 years of project management and project controls consultancy, our staff and team of consultants have been carefully curated to include the best in the industry. We have vetted and implemented proven project controls methodologies — forecasting, portfolio management, contract and change management, scheduling, earned value management (EVM), schedule analysis, and risk management — directly into your project workflows.  
 

The result: fewer surprises, tighter cost control, and project delivery that stays on track from initiation through closeout.

Project Staffing

Between the two companies vetting processes and long running track record staffing qualified professionals, along with our combined network we can outpace any general staffing agency when if comes to finding qualified experienced project management and project controls professionals.  We hold the field expertise necessary to find qualified, vetted, and tested project managers, project engineers, superintendents, schedulers, project controls specialists, estimators, and preconstruction leaders ready to support your team.
 

Whether you need a single scheduler for a critical project or a full project controls team for a multi-year Capex program, we provide the right specialists at the right time. Every placement is backed by our combined methodology, so your staff augmentation delivers consistent, measurable outcomes, not just headcount.

Project Management Software → Oracle Primavera & Construction Project Management Software

 
Implementation, support, and consulting for solutions including Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC), PMWeb, Powerproject, Unifier, Aconex, Oracle one construction platform and many more. Looking for scheduling tools to support projects
 
As a recognized Oracle Primavera consulting partner, IMS+CBA helps owners and contractors select, implement, and optimize the right software for their project environment. From Oracle Primavera P6 on-premises deployments to Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) and Unifier or Aconex for document management and collaboration, our team has delivered hundreds of implementations across construction, Capex, and outage or maintenance projects. We don’t just install software… We configure it with your workflows, train your team, and provide ongoing support so your technology investment reduces project risk.
 

IMS’s Project Info Center is the most robust reporting and dashboarding tool allowing project stakeholders and executives key insight into project schedules as it happens.  No more waiting on updates or a paper printout to know what the current status of projects.  

Training → Oracle Primavera P6, OPC, Microsoft Project

Hands-on instructor-led training for Primavera, Microsoft Project, project controls, scheduling, and organizational best practices.
 

IMS+CBA’s training programs are delivered by active consultants — not generic instructors — who bring real project experience into every classroom. Courses are available at our training centers in Perrysburg, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia, as well as on-site at your location. From Oracle Primavera P6 Fundamentals to Advanced Scheduling and project controls certification prep, our curriculum is built to close the skills gap that puts projects at risk. For project controls professionals and construction teams, this is training that translates directly to better project outcomes.

Hosting & Managed Services

Secure, reliable environments that help organizations maintain performance, reduce risk, and simplify system management.
 

For owners and contractors who need Oracle Primavera P6, Acumen fuse, or software like HCSS Heavy Bid environments to alleviate the internal IT burden of managing infrastructure, IMS+CBA’s Hosting & Managed Services provide a secure, high-performance solution. We handle system administration, upgrades, backups, and performance monitoring, so your project controls team can focus on delivering projects, not managing servers. Reduced IT overhead, predictable costs, and enterprise-grade reliability.

Data & Performance Intelligence

Through solutions like Project Information Center (PIC), we help organizations connect project data, eliminate reporting silos, improve forecasting, and gain real-time visibility into project performance.
 

For project controls professionals managing multiple projects or portfolios, disconnected data is one of the biggest drivers of cost overruns and schedule failures. IMS+CBA’s proprietary Project Information Center (PIC) platform integrates data across Oracle Primavera P6, OPC, and other project systems into a single source of truth — giving owners and contractors the real-time performance intelligence they need to make faster, better decisions. From earned value dashboards to predictive forecasting, PIC turns raw project data into actionable insight. We also partner with other industry leaders like LoadSpring Insights with Elsie and AI consultants that can deliver tailored, customized AI tools for your company and business growth.  

By combining expertise, technology, partnerships, and proven methodologies, IMS/CBA helps organizations improve project delivery from planning through execution.

By combining Oracle Primavera expertise, proprietary technology, proven methodologies, and skilled specialists, strategic partnerships IMS+CBA helps owners, contractors, and project controls professionals reduce time, cost, and project failure risk — from project planning through final execution. Whether you need software, staffing, training, or end-to-end project controls support, IMS+CBA delivers the depth to get it done right.

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Frequently Asked Questions 

What is Oracle Primavera P6 or OPC used for in construction projects? 

Oracle Primavera P6 is the industry-leading project scheduling and project controls software used by owners, contractors, and project controls professionals to plan, manage, and control construction, CapEx, and maintenance projects. It enables schedule development, resource management, cost tracking, and earned value management (EVM) across projects of any size and complexity. 

How does IMS+CBA differ from other Oracle Primavera consultants? 

IMS+CBA combines 30+ years of Oracle Primavera consulting experience with a proprietary staffing and training capability through CBA. Unlike generalist software vendors, IMS+CBA consultants are active project controls practitioners — meaning the guidance we provide is grounded in real construction and CapEx project experience, not just software configuration. 

What industries does IMS+CBA serve? 

IMS+CBA serves owners, contractors, and project controls professionals across construction, capital expenditure (CapEx), and maintenance industries — including energy, infrastructure, industrial, and commercial sectors. 

Where are IMS+CBA’s training centers located? 

IMS+CBA delivers Oracle Primavera and project controls training from facilities in Perrysburg, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Texas as well as providing on-site training at client locations nationwide. 

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