Every construction litigator knows the moment. A project finished months late, the claim is worth millions, and the whole case turns on a deceptively simple question: which delays actually drove the late completion? Not which activities slipped. Not what changed between schedule updates. Which delays were…
Read the postIn 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…
Read the postIn 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…
Read the postAt 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…
Read the postSteelray 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…
Read the postThink 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…
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