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When Start-To-Finish is Okay
In project scheduling, the phrase “start-to-finish” should be avoided. Many of you who schedule know what I mean, but for the rest, all you need to know is that you should avoid it. Last Sunday, I found myself repeating the phrase “start-to-finish” as a mantra, although with a very different meaning. Along with three other couples,…
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Changing the Economics of Schedule Delay Analysis
In 2018, we began working on technology to automate a methodology for calculating the impact of schedule delays. We based it on MIP 3.4 from the AACEI Recommended Practice 29R-03, Forensic Schedule Analysis. Its official name is Observational / Dynamic / Contemporaneous Split, known more commonly as a half-step analysis. Half-step delay analysis answers the…
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Happy Quadruple Day
At the beginning of each workday, I take about five minutes and consider what I want to accomplish that day. Each Monday, I take extra time to consider the week ahead and what I intend to get done by Friday. And, of course, the first workday of the month finds me planning for the month.…
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Cheat Sheet for Delay Analyzer
Steelray Delay Analyzer has a number of mouse and keyboard shortcuts that can save you quite a bit of time. Even if you only use Delay Analyzer infrequently, it’s well worth the time it takes to learn these shortcuts. To make the process easier, we’ve developed a cheat sheet which you can download here.
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Give Up the Hierarchy
Think back to the days before software . . . We stored paper documents in folders and organized the folders in drawers and the drawers in filing cabinets. We kept our contacts information in a Rolodex or an address book, organized alphabetically. When we needed some information from a book, we’d go to the library…