The document discusses how advanced data analytics will transform project controls. It hypothesizes that there are patterns in projects that could make some more prone to variance. With bias-free data pooling and analytics, projects could be delivered with more confidence, quicker and cheaper. An example is given of how analytics could have helped predict issues on the Crossrail project. The challenges of implementing advanced analytics are also discussed, such as how to manage bias in AI and whether project controllers should become data scientists. The document concludes that project controls is on the verge of significant disruption from emerging predictive and forensic analytics capabilities.