Doran Consulting

What Doran Consulting does

Doran Consulting, LLC is a Virginia Beach-based professional services firm founded in 1988 by John Doran, PMP, providing project management and scheduling consulting to the design and construction industry. The firm advises owners, designers, contractors, and subcontractors on the most efficient methods of executing a project, offering comprehensive project scheduling services including planning, RFP and baseline schedule development, timeline analysis, cost and resource loading, schedule monitoring, updates, report generation, and cash flow management. It also conducts delay analysis (time impact analysis, recovery scheduling, what-if scenario planning) and provides personalized MS Project training delivered by practitioners who use the software daily, on-site or in small class settings.

The firm's core technology competency centers on the Critical Path Method (CPM) applied through industry-standard scheduling platforms — Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Phoenix Project Manager — combined with schedule conversion services between platforms. Doran Consulting is a service-based consultancy rather than a software product company; it does not offer proprietary platforms, APIs, or downloadable products. Its technical differentiation is practitioner expertise: instructors teach the same tools they use on live client engagements, and the firm leverages 38 years of continuous operation across healthcare, education, infrastructure, corporate, specialty, and programs work.

Doran Consulting operates a sales-led, direct-engagement model with quote-based pricing on a per-project basis. Revenue is generated through professional services fees for consulting engagements and training, with no disclosed subscription, product, or licensing revenue streams. The firm has a single headquarters in Virginia Beach with 1-10 employees, no disclosed funding, no partnerships, and no parent company. Marketing is concentrated on the company's website (doranconsulting.com), with no disclosed social media, partnership channels, or alliances.

Name

Doran Consulting

Legal name

Doran Consulting, LLC

Website

https://doranconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Doran Consulting, LLC is a Virginia Beach-based professional services firm founded in 1988 that provides CPM scheduling, project management consulting, delay analysis, and Microsoft Project training to owners, designers, contractors, and subcontractors in the construction industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Project Management Consulting

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction & Engineering ERP (Job Costing, Project Controls) (HDAEAEAE)

Keywords

• Construction project management
• CPM scheduling services
• Project schedule consulting
• Delay analysis consulting
• Microsoft Project training

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Project Management & Scheduling Consulting: Professional consulting services for project schedule development, delay analysis, and CPM scheduling software implementation. Services include advising owners, designers, contractors, and subcontractors on efficient project execution methods, schedule review, constructability analysis, and technical specification compliance.
2. Training Services: MS Project training services delivered by instructors who use these technologies daily. Offers hands-on courses with real-world examples and situations, small class sizes, and on-site training options.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Doran Consulting provides project management and scheduling consulting services to the construction industry. Core work includes project schedule development, CPM scheduling using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Phoenix Project Manager, construction delay analysis, and Microsoft Project training delivered by practitioners.

Product overview

Doran Consulting is a professional services firm providing project management and scheduling solutions, primarily serving the construction and design industry since 1988. The company's core offerings center around CPM (Critical Path Method) scheduling using industry-standard software platforms including Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Phoenix Project Manager. Services include Project Schedule Development (planning, monitoring, cost/resource loading, report generation), Delay Analysis (time impact analysis, recovery scheduling, what-if scenarios), and MS Project Training. The firm operates as a service-based consultancy rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Schedule Development Development of construction project schedules using CPM scheduling methodology and tools such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Phoenix Project Manager, delivered to construction owners, designers, contractors, and subcontractors.
• Construction Delay Analysis Forensic schedule and delay analysis services for construction projects, supporting clients in understanding schedule impacts, disruptions, and time-related claims.
• CPM Scheduling Consulting Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling consulting leveraging Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Phoenix Project Manager to plan, monitor, and control construction project schedules for owners, designers, contractors, and subcontractors.
• Microsoft Project Training Training services for Microsoft Project delivered to construction industry practitioners by instructors who actively use the software on live projects.

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• HKA: HKA is a global consultancy specializing in construction claims, delay analysis, and project advisory — directly comparable to Doran's CPM scheduling and delay analysis services for construction disputes and execution.
• Long International: Long International provides construction claims consulting, CPM schedule analysis, and expert witness services, closely mirroring Doran's delay analysis and CPM scheduling expertise for the construction industry.
• Trauner Consulting Services: Trauner specializes in construction schedule analysis, time impact analysis, and CPM scheduling services for owners, contractors, and attorneys — a near-identical service mix to Doran's schedule development and delay analysis offerings.
• Pinnacle Consulting Group: Pinnacle Consulting Group is a boutique construction management and scheduling consultancy serving federal and private-sector clients — a comparable small-firm competitor in Doran's CPM scheduling and project controls niche.
• Hill International: Hill International is a global construction claims and scheduling consultancy providing delay analysis, CPM scheduling, and project management advisory — directly overlapping Doran's core service offering to construction owners and contractors.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Primavera: Oracle Primavera is the leading CPM scheduling software platform — a tool Doran actively supports and offers conversion services for. Represents the broader ecosystem Doran operates within and a potential long-term competitive force if Primavera expands into advisory services.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global engineering and construction services firm with a program management practice that includes CPM scheduling and project controls — operating at vastly larger scale than Doran but serving overlapping construction client needs.
• WSP USA: WSP provides engineering, construction management, and project controls advisory across infrastructure, healthcare, and education — adjacent to Doran's federal healthcare and education project portfolio.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a large engineering, program management, and construction services firm offering project controls and scheduling across infrastructure, federal, and corporate verticals — overlapping Doran's customer base at much broader scale.

Emerging players

• Procore Technologies: Procore is a leading construction project management platform increasingly embedding scheduling, analytics, and project controls — a forward-looking competitive force to Doran's boutique CPM scheduling advisory as more functionality shifts into platform-native tools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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