Most project controls teams are excellent at measuring what has already happened. 

They track progress against the baseline. They report variances. They identify slippage. They explain delays. These are essential functions, but by the time many issues appear in traditional project controls reports, the damage has already started to impact productivity, workflow, cost, schedule, and project outcomes. 

The real opportunity is to move from simply measuring performance after the fact to actively managing production before problems escalate. 

In this Tech Talk, Samir Emdanat, Co-founder and President of vPlanner, will show how the Last Planner System®, when properly implemented and supported through vPlanner, gives project teams a practical and proactive way to manage workflow, commitments, constraints, and production readiness. 

Rather than relying only on baseline comparisons and lagging indicators, attendees will learn how production planning and production control metrics can help teams see what is coming, understand where work may break down, and take corrective action before missed commitments turn into schedule delays. 

Samir will demonstrate how vPlanner helps project teams connect planning conversations, commitments, constraints, make-ready planning, milestone alignment, and production performance into one structured system. He will also show how metrics such as Commitment Level, Percent Required Complete, and Milestone Variance can provide earlier visibility into workflow health and help bridge the gap between traditional project controls and field-level production management. 

Whether you are responsible for project controls, scheduling, construction management, field coordination, or lean implementation, this session will help you see how production data can become a powerful complement to your existing project controls process.