EPC & industrial projects
Engineering, procurement and construction sequencing, with attention to the dependencies between disciplines and work packages.
Project planning & project controls
Madan Maharana
Project Leadership Coach, Primavera P6 Expert & Consultant
Project management thinking. Practical project controls.
GM, Project Planning, Contracts & Project Procurement Head
Balasore Alloys Limited
Founder COO, Wiznic World · Project Planning & Controls Mentor
Site experience.
Planning judgement.
27+
Years of industry experienceAcross industrial and infrastructure work
2007
Primavera training sinceTeaching grounded in project practice
LBMF
Creator of the frameworkLogic-Based Management Framework
240+
Google 5-star reviewsFor Wiznic World
Madan’s introduction to the experience and thinking behind his teaching.
Meet the professional behind the trainingLearn to plan, control
Learn to plan, control
and manage project delivery.
My work brings together field execution, corporate planning and project controls. Across EPC, steel, mining and infrastructure environments, I have learned to connect the schedule with the conditions that make execution possible.
Through Wiznic World, I teach project planning, project controls and practical project management. Engineers work through scope, execution methods, quantities, resource needs, costs and progress information, then use Primavera P6 to build and maintain the schedule. The purpose is to explain project status, assess the options and support management decisions.
View my professional background on LinkedIn ↗Madan Maharana
Industry perspectiveExperience across the
Experience across the
interfaces that shape a project.
A schedule connects technical work with procurement, site readiness and delivery commitments. My professional background spans the environments where those interfaces matter.
Steel & mining
Industrial project planning, monitoring and operational interfaces, including commissioning and shutdown coordination experience.
Highways & infrastructure
Construction sequencing, resource needs and progress information that help teams connect the planning office with site execution.
Oil & gas
Scheduling and project controls perspectives for package delivery, procurement interfaces and construction readiness.
Primavera P6Baselines & updatesResource & cost loadingContracts & procurement interfacesProgress reportingSchedule review
Experience with purposeIndustry practice.
Industry practice.
A commitment to teaching.
Academic foundation
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute
1994–1998
27+ years of project experience
My professional experience spans field execution, corporate planning and consulting assignments across EPC, steel, mining, infrastructure, power, and oil and gas. That breadth shapes how I approach schedules: as a practical connection between scope, resources, procurement and execution.
Scheduling consultancy experience
I have been engaged as a scheduling consultant on assignments involving EIL, L&T, NCC, B&R, Zeeco India, Paramount Limited and OBCC. These assignments have informed my practical approach to project schedules, progress reporting and the planning decisions I discuss in training.
Creating space for Wiznic World
Alongside industry roles and work with consulting firms, I have made deliberate career choices to devote time to building Wiznic World’s training business. Primavera teaching has been part of my work since 2007. My focus is helping engineers understand project planning, develop sound judgement and apply Primavera P6 to real project situations.
Current professional responsibilities
I currently serve as GM, Project Planning, Contracts & Project Procurement Head at Balasore Alloys Limited. My training and consulting work through Wiznic World is presented separately from this employment role.
The employer reference describes my professional background. Training and consulting enquiries on this page are for Wiznic World.
View my professional background on LinkedIn ↗The Logic-Based Management FrameworkThe reasoning
The reasoning
behind the schedule.
I developed LBMF to connect project management thinking with the decisions engineers face during planning and execution. Primavera P6 provides the scheduling environment; the learning focus is how to plan the work, measure performance and decide what action is needed.
The learning focus is the work, the assumptions behind the plan, and the consequences of a decision.
Understand
the work
Read the scope, quantities and execution method. Identify interfaces and the conditions required before work can begin.
Build
the logic
Connect activities, calendars, durations and resource assumptions to a delivery method the team can explain.
Measure
what matters
Use clear progress criteria and consistent inputs to connect the baseline with remaining work and forecast movement.
Explain
the decision
Use the schedule and reports to discuss priorities, constraints and the actions required from the project team.
What the training connectsFrom project scope
01 · Management context 02 · Planning & controls 03 · Primavera P6 application
From project scope
to informed decisions.
Training brings together project management context, project controls and Primavera P6 application. Practical exercises use project data, BOQs, estimation cases and reporting requirements to connect the three.
Understand how the project will be delivered
- Scope, stakeholders, execution methods and work sequencing
- Quantity estimation, BOQ interpretation and progress weightages
- Tendering, RFP/RFQ documentation, contracts and billing interfaces
- Risk, quality and SHE considerations in planning
Measure performance and explain the next action
- Resource productivity, manpower and equipment requirements
- Baselines, progress measurement and look-ahead planning
- Cost forecasting, earned value and cash-flow interpretation
- Delay analysis, recovery options, MIS, S-curves and dashboards
Apply the logic in a working schedule
- Project setup, WBS, calendars, activities and relationships
- Resource and cost loading linked to planning assumptions
- Schedule updates, comparisons and forecast analysis
- Reports that help communicate priorities and constraints
A connected practical exercise
Interpret a work package and its BOQ → define the execution sequence → estimate resources and costs → build the schedule in P6 → update progress → explain forecast movement and propose corrective action.
Guidance is tailored to engineers, planners and cost controllers. Discuss the depth of each topic and the project exercises suited to your responsibilities.
Why I teach
Founder COO, Wiznic World
“My mission is to make every engineer capable of converting project logic into reality — not just managing software.”Madan Maharana
Founder COO, Wiznic World
Selected Wiznic World assignmentsDefined scope.
Defined scope.
Practical deliverables.
Recent scheduling assignments illustrate the kind of project support delivered through Wiznic World.
Zeeco India
Flare-system package · Bina, Madhya PradeshBaseline schedule, schedule updates, resource and cost loading, and progress reports.
Scheduling scope deliveredParamount Limited
ETP package · Bina, Madhya PradeshBaseline schedule, schedule updates, resource and cost loading, and reporting.
Scheduling scope deliveredAnaya Infracon
Puri–PipiliThe project at Puri–Pipili is completed.
Project completedEach engagement has an agreed scope, required inputs and review process. Discuss the deliverables appropriate to your own project.
View scheduling services ↗In their own wordsHear the experience
Hear the experience
directly from learners.
Four recordings shared by Madan, offering individual perspectives on learning with Wiznic World.
Individual experiences offer context; discuss the current course scope and expectations before enrolling.More learner feedback ↗
About Madan
A few useful answers.
Who is Madan Maharana?
Madan Maharana is a project planning and project controls professional with 27+ years of industry experience, Founder COO of Wiznic World, and creator of the Logic-Based Management Framework (LBMF). He has taught Primavera since 2007.
What is his current role?
He is GM, Project Planning, Contracts & Project Procurement Head at Balasore Alloys Limited. His Wiznic World training and consulting work is separate from his employment role.
Which industries does he work across?
His experience covers EPC, steel, mining, infrastructure, power, and oil and gas, connecting project schedules with execution, resource planning, contracts and procurement.
What are his qualifications and teaching focus?
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute. His training focuses on practical project management, project planning and project controls through LBMF, with Primavera P6 used to apply scheduling and control concepts.
Profile updated: 23 October 2026
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