Driving Success through Understanding: Safer, Smarter, Sustainable Projects
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Our Services
Team Dynamics and Communication:
Employee Well-Being:
GMC can implement strategies to promote mental health and well-being among workers, which can reduce burnout and increase job satisfaction.
Leadership Development:
Change Management:
In projects involving new technologies or processes, GMC can facilitate smoother transitions by addressing employee resistance and enhancing adaptability.
Performance Measurement:
By using psychological assessments, they can evaluate team performance and identify areas for improvement, aligning team goals with project objectives.
Training and Development:
By identifying skills gaps, GMC can design targeted training programs that enhance team capabilities, improving productivity and safety on site.
Safety Culture Enhancement:
GMC help cultivate a safety-oriented culture by promoting best practices, enhancing communication about safety protocols, and fostering accountability.
About Us
GMC have been supporting organisations for over ten years, playing a vital role in enhancing project delivery, sustainability and safety through efficiency. Our approach is to focus on the why. Why do people behave in the way they do, and how understanding human behaviour can improve safety, enhance schedule predictability and drive cost certainty all whilst continually improving sustainability. GMC use the collaborative planning process to promote sustainability, enhance safety and reduce risks through efficiency. This in turn contributes to the overall success of projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the desired quality.

Why Choose GMC?
With offices across EMEA and the USA, GMC has been a pivotal force in the datacentre, construction, telecoms and utilities industry for over a decade, driving project success through a deep understanding of human behavior. By focusing on why people act the way they do, we enhance safety, improve schedule predictability, and ensure cost certainty, all while promoting sustainability. Our collaborative planning process reduces risks and boosts efficiency, guaranteeing projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. We customize our consultancy to ensure every client is unique, and gets the best possible service, bespoke to their requirements.
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GMC Collaborative Planning
Collaborative planning is a structured process where GMC bring multiple stakeholders together to share ideas, set objectives, align goals, and develop action plans to achieve them collectively. The GMC approach is based on years of experience and psychological research that emphasizes transparency, teamwork, and consensus, leading to more innovative and sustainable outcomes, especially in complex settings involving diverse perspectives and resources.
GMC led Collaborative Planning has delivered improved solutions by incorporating diverse perspectives, the group can often arrive at more creative, effective solutions. It leads to increased buy-in and engagement, leading people to increase their support to a plan that they helped create, leading to stronger commitment to achieving goals. The GMC Collaborative Planning approach leads to efficient use of resources, with stakeholders working together, combining resources, reducing duplication, and making more strategic use of their collective assets. The GMC process allows for the identification of potential risks early in the process, enabling proactive risk management. GMC have adapted their Collaborative Planning process to various settings, from local community projects to global initiatives, making it a powerful tool for achieving shared success.


Our Approach
- Clear Objectives: Establishing specific goals helps ensure that everyone involved understands the project’s scope, timeline, and desired outcomes.
- Resource Management: Effective planning allows for better allocation and management of resources, including labor, materials, and equipment, minimizing waste and ensuring that everything is available when needed.
- Risk Management: Identifying potential risks early enables teams to develop mitigation strategies, reducing the likelihood of delays and cost overruns.
- Budget Control: A well-structured plan helps in estimating costs accurately, allowing for better budget management and reducing the chances of financial shortfalls.
- Timeline Optimization: By creating a detailed schedule, teams can set realistic timelines, coordinate tasks efficiently, and avoid bottlenecks, leading to timely project completion.
- Improved Communication: A good plan promotes clear communication among stakeholders, ensuring that everyone is aligned and informed about progress and changes.
- Quality Assurance: Planning includes setting quality standards and benchmarks, ensuring that work meets required specifications and reducing the likelihood of rework.
- Regulatory Compliance: Proper planning helps ensure that all necessary permits and inspections are obtained on time, avoiding legal issues and project delays.
- Flexibility and Adaptability: A solid plan includes contingencies for unexpected changes, allowing teams to adapt without significant disruptions.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Good planning fosters engagement with all stakeholders, including clients, contractors, and the community, which can lead to smoother project execution and support.

Testimonials
“I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Mark in action with my team across a large geographical footprint solving a variety of technical and managerial challenges. He’s a skilled professional with a strong reputation for competence and integrity. I highly recommend Mark!”
“Mark an asset to any team, applying skills in a collaborative fashion to ensure long term strategic goals and objectives are attained.”
“Mark’s knowledge relating to the collaborative planning process is best in class, his people first approach assures collaboration, accountability and early identification, and mitigation of costly risk impacts. I would encourage anyone looking to improve project safety performance and schedule predictability to connect with Mark for a consultation”.
“You have been instrumental in supporting and delivering a massive cultural change on projects in Qatar and Dubai” .
With your guidance, we have made many improvements, and our subcontractors have all bought in”
“Extremely impressed with the advanced planning techniques utilised on projects in Ireland”
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