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Schedule Validator 2024 Schedule Scoring Summit

Schedule Quality and Scoring

Schedule Quality and Scoring The linchpin of project success in the construction project management landscape is the precision and robustness of its scheduling, predominantly driven by Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling techniques. At the heart of effective scheduling lies the principle of schedule quality. As one of four key components of a scheduling program, quality […]

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Windows Analysis Part-1

Preparing a Windows Analysis โ€“ (Part 1) How Many Windows Should be Analyzed in Each Window of a Windows Analysis? Preparing a Windows Analysis Part 1 – How Many Windows Should be Analyzed in Each Window of a Windows Analysis? That question is a mouthful, but very significant. Schedule analysts have several methodology options to

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Reactive vs. Proactive Scheduling

Does your organization measure Schedule Execution Scores?

Does your organization measure Schedule Execution Scores? The Defense Contract Management Administration (DCMA) recommends it, and this article explains why you should. Execution scores are simple to identify, and the system is easy to implement. ย  What is the Schedule Execution Score? First, it helps to understand what an Execution Index score is. The DCMA

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Is Delay Analysis Science or Art?

Is Delay Analysis Science or Art (pt-2)

The science of delay analysis is something you can learn in a book; the \”art\” comes from what is learned through practice. That\’s why it is important for delay experts to stay active in projects. Although I spend most of my time on the dispute resolution side of our business, my team is active on hundreds of projects at any given time and I try to keep one or two ongoing projects on my plate.

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Is Delay Analysis Science or Art?

Is Delay Analysis Science or Art?

After scheduling for over 30 years and preparing expert reports for many of those, I find myself still learning on every project. I remember in one of my first dispute resolution cases, almost 25 years ago, a construction attorney I was working with told me, \”You guys are half science and half voodoo.\” The term โ€œvoodooโ€, he explained, was a reference to the expertise of pulling something out of nothing, which I think he considered somewhat valuable.

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