Novice planners often are led to believing that because they can add a negative lag in a relationship it is a satisfactory linking method. The reality is it is not and the use of negative lag can result in delays.

Lost opportunity represents a small problem within a project schedule where, for some reason, excessive float exists. This article demonstrates and explains the term.

Factoring risk into project schedules has never been easier or more methodical than using Primavera Risk Analysis. Providing a better method of analysing the risk to your programme, you can quickly provide a more realistic picture of the risks to your project.

Ten simple steps to help alleviate the stress of tender planning. On large scale tender bids, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by the amount of work to achieve in such a short space of time.

Using Primavera Risk Analysis to account for inclement weather in your programmes is a breeze. What’s more is that the process leads to a more reflective and realistic result because we utilise an approach to risk management and analysis that in itself, is a reflection on real world events.

Quick methods to assess design progress

If you are like us, and both enjoy but dread the process of obtaining site progress information then this article may be of some relief to you.
Site progress information gathering is all about taking a copy of the plan, putting on a hard hat and boots and walking around the site to assess Physical Percent [...]

What are the various levels of planning & scheduling and where do I fit in?

Well the new year has arrived, and with the majority of your project team returning from leave there can often be a slump before work really starts to take off again. It is important to ensure that you take every precaution to prevent the holiday period from causing stress to your project

Why do we resource schedules? What other purpose does resourcing serve other than to derive a cashflow over time? We answer these questions from a high level perspective, inspecting the impact of this simple but often time consuming process.