As supply chain disruptions threaten to shelve some projects completely, more owners are using professional services firms to help reconfigure limited staff resources and keep schedules moving forward. In a construction market where materials shortages and cost volatility are quickly becoming the norm, firms find the most precious resource is time.

With speed to market a top priority for many project teams, professional services firms must be ready whenever owners say go, says Ron Stupi, senior vice president and COO of North American building and infrastructure for Bureau Veritas, the French power, utility and environmental services firm.