| Roundup Index | AJCBEC Vol 6, No 1 |
Delay and analysis, Isn't it simple?James G Zack Jr CCM FRICS PMP Presented at the 1st ICEC and IPMA Global Congress on Project Management, Ljubjana, SloveniaAbstractThe intended purpose of the schedule delay analysis is to determine what happened, what was the impact on schedule, and what was the cause? At the outset delay analysis should determine what events occurred and when. From this preliminary review, delay analysis shoudl then determine with some specificity, what was the outcome in terms of the schedule? That is, was the project delayed and, if so, by how much? Finally, delay analysis should be used to determine who ws responsible (the proximate cause) for the events which resulted in the project delay. From this analysis, legal and contractual conclusions can be reached as to what type(s) of delay occurred and what, if any, damages are owed as a result. Simple? No! Why not? Because there is no industry-wide ageement on what a delay analysis consists of nor on which schedule delay analysis tenchique should be employed. Doea it matter? After all, scheduling is "quasi-scientific" and "objective" (ie fact driven). All analytical techiques should render the same result, shouldn't they? This paper discusses the status of a Recommended Practice that AACEI has had underdevelopment for nearly two years now - the Recommended Practice on Ferensic Schedule Analysis. The Recomended Practice defines, describes and explins the various forensic schedule analysis techniques employed in the construction industry. The Recommended Practice neither excludes now endorses any the methods discussed. Rather, it classifies and discusses the known methods, offers caveats on the use of each method and discusses best practices and implementation of each technique. The paper summarizes portions of the Recommended Practice and provides a status update on the document. |