Project Planning + Schedule Management + VDC/BIM + Design + Construction Management + Claims & Litigation

 

Utilizing outside scheduling experts increases the credibility of the project schedule because third-party schedulers are independent of the prime contractor’s staff.  As independent professionals, third-party scheduling experts can be more objective compared to the prime contractor’s staff because there is less pressure and temptation to manipulate the schedule data.  Maintaining the integrity of the schedule is critical to lay the foundation for subsequent claims for time and time-related costs.  Similarly, third-party scheduling experts can provide the contractor’s staff with the understanding, focus, discipline and scheduling best practices necessary to ensure accurate schedule development and updating. The result will be reliable schedule projections, delay management and support for dispute resolution, if necessary. 

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Utilizing third party scheduling experts at the outset of a project helps to:
 

• Ensure the development of reliable and supportable schedules which then allows for enhanced and more effective project management;
   

• Provide a sound basis for any necessary schedule delay analysis which allows for responsible delay mitigation and/or dispute resolution, protecting contractor margins and viability;
   

• Mitigate costly post-project forensic analysis because the experts are involved from the outset;
   

• Maintain the integrity of the schedule.  Steps must be taken to ensure the schedule is updated accurately, properly and regularly.  Ignoring schedule maintenance will lead to costly forensic analysis with unpredictable outcomes.
   

In today’s fast-paced construction market with fierce competition and tight margins, contractors and owners alike must give schedules more emphasis to protect themselves against delays and the costs associated with them.

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