People, craft, and contract
Count capability, not badges.
A histogram tells you how many people are on site. It does not tell you how many can do the work in front of them. Torvane measures that, records it, and makes it defensible.
Craft Competency Program
Design and stand-up of craft-fit assessment: hands-on performance verification by trade, knowledge and gate tests, staged evaluations, and onboarding gates, so the histogram counts proven capability and the record supports commercial decisions.
Design and stand-up on site · Hands-on verification, knowledge and gate testing, and assessor days scoped per trade and candidate volume
Craft Market and Labor Strategy Study
For a specific site and schedule: available craft by trade within commuting and per-diem radius, competing projects and their peaks, union and open-shop options, wage and per-diem pressure, travelers and camp implications, and the recruiting and retention plan the contractor's histogram silently assumes.
Desktop plus regional visits, eight days
Site Leadership Assessment
Structured assessment of the site leadership team against the demands of the next phase: span of control, decision rights, experience matched to scope, and the gaps to fill before ramp. Delivered with a hiring or coaching plan.
On site, four days
Contract-Awareness Workshop
One day on site for superintendents, general foremen, and field leads: what the contract actually requires of them, notice provisions, documentation habits, and how craft-shortage and change events must be recorded.
One workshop day on site · Materials tailored to the contract on first delivery
Craft-Shortage Evidence Package
When a project is failing for lack of qualified craft, the auditable record an owner or contractor needs to act commercially: histogram against actual, proven-capable counts, recruiting effort evidence, productivity impact, and notice compliance. Prepared for counsel.
Desktop plus site verification, six days
Expert Support and Testimony
Written opinions and testimony on construction readiness, craft capability, and site leadership in arbitration and litigation.
Hourly, against a retainer agreed in advance
Scope boundary
Torvane assesses and advises. We do not supply labor, employ craft, or provide legal opinions.
Get the readout before the next commitment.
Fixed scope. Defined timeline. Principal-led. A confidential 30-minute call is enough to tell you whether an assessment fits.