Tim Mather is COO of Strategic Business Solutions and former CTO and COO of , where he spent 23 years building construction scheduling software. He co-developed ±·±ð³Ù±Ê´Ç¾±²Ô³Ù® and ±·±ð³Ù¸é¾±²õ°ìâ„¢ and co-authored "Core Traits of a Reliable Schedule." He holds a PMP®, PMI-ACP®, and CCMPâ„¢.
At 91±¬ÁÏ, he writes on construction scheduling, project controls, and AI in capital project delivery. His content is grounded in direct experience building the scheduling tools and standards that project teams use to plan and control major programs.
"The ability to build a data lake off a whole project and then natural language query that project for answers is gonna level the playing field for all the professionals who have questions, whether it's the CFO or the project sponsor or the contractor."
- Tim Mather
Tim Mather is a former CTO and COO of PMA Technologies, where he spent 23 years developing construction scheduling and risk analysis software. He co-developed ±·±ð³Ù±Ê´Ç¾±²Ô³Ù® and ±·±ð³Ù¸é¾±²õ°ìâ„¢ and co-authored "Core Traits of a Reliable Schedule." At 91±¬ÁÏ, he writes on construction scheduling, project controls, and AI in construction.
â€Project Management Institute (PMI) - Credential ID 502110
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â€Project Management Institute (PMI) - Credential ID 2935475
Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP Global) - ID C002524
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Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and History
â€Michigan State Universityâ€
Graduate Certificate, Project Management Strategy
â€University of Chicago
â€Certificate, Negotiation and Teamwork
â€Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
‱·±ð³Ù±Ê´Ç¾±²Ô³Ù® & ±·±ð³Ù¸é¾±²õ°ìâ„¢: Construction Scheduling Software
â€Served as CTO at PMA Technologies for 18 years. Led product development and IP management for , PMA's Graphical Path Method planning software, and , a Monte Carlo schedule risk analysis tool. Both platforms were applied to major capital projects, including The Big Dig, Disney Shanghai, and Lower Manhattan reconstruction. Managed patent strategy, software development, and commercial implementation.â€
Core Traits of a Reliable Schedule: Industry Protocol
â€Co-authored "," an industry protocol that codifies the essential elements of a reliable construction schedule across CPM and GPM methodologies. Published by PMA Consultants in March 2014 with nine co-authors. Widely cited as a benchmark for schedule quality in capital delivery.â€
Jacobs Engineering & SKM: Global Integration Planning
â€Led a 5-day interactive planning session with 65 participants from Jacobs Engineering and SKM following their merger. Developed an integrated plan and budget covering 14 IT and operational disciplines across 67 offices in 21 countries. Used GPM-based facilitation to align stakeholders across both organizations and surface dependencies, conflicts, and risks.â€
The Big Dig: Project Controls Technology
â€Applied PMA Consultants' scheduling methodology on the in Boston. Widely recognized as the most complex highway project in US history, the project involved over $15 billion in reconstruction.
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