Analyzing only when worried
Waiting until problems appear to review updates, when earlier periods are harder to evaluate.
For Developers, Owners & Public Entities
Schedule Update Analysis
Update review compares reported progress and revisions with the project record, period by period, and explains any discrepancies found.
Update review may consider changes in progress, forecasts, logic and durations alongside other project evidence. Comparison periods, reporting frequency and the significance of revisions depend on the assignment and available information.
Possible assignment considerations
In practice
- 01
Compare against the previous period
Assess each update against the one before it rather than in isolation, the differences carry the information.
- 02
Test actual dates against the field
Check reported actual starts and finishes against daily reports and observed progress rather than accepting them as stated.
- 03
Query logic and duration changes
Identify revisions between periods and ask for the reason while the answer still exists.
- 04
Consider the reporting arrangement
What reporting format and frequency relate to the assignment, available information and relevant contract provisions?
Considerations and limitations
Questions and limitations to consider
Accepting reported actuals
Taking recorded dates at face value without checking them against the field record.
Silence read as agreement
Receiving updates period after period without comment, and finding that silence characterized as acceptance.
Schedule Update Analysis
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Also in this practice
Developers, Owners & Public Entities Construction Administration Services
- Baseline Construction Schedule AnalysisReviewing a submitted baseline, its assumptions and the scheduling requirements.
- Project Progress MonitoringTechnical verification of where a project actually is.
- Time Impact Analysis (TIA)Testing whether a submitted time impact analysis actually demonstrates what it claims.
- Request for Extension of Time AnalysisAssessing whether a time request is supported on the contract and the evidence.
- Change Order Requests AnalysisReviewing change documentation, pricing, schedule effects and contract administration.
- Requests for Equitable Adjustment AnalysisAuditing a request for equitable adjustment against the contract and the record.
- Assistance with Preparation for Schedule Requirement SpecificationsWriting the scheduling requirements so the project produces a record worth having.
- Estimating AssistanceTechnical cost checks on budgets, proposals and disputed valuations.