Tendering is an important part of the construction process but it can also be the first hurdle. A project has to be won before it can be delivered but do you tender a job to win it or to deliver it? Everyone will have their own take on this I’m sure and often during the…
Complex projects often need multiple programmes to break down the level of detail to the correct audience. This is a necessary part of the plan, you can have the best plan in the world but its worthless if it cant be read and understood. There’s a key definition that I need to make in order…
This might sound like a stupid question but oddly seems to be a contentious discussion point depending on who I’m talking to. I’ve heard: “We don’t even look at that mate” “We only do a programme because the contract says to” and “What’s the point, it’s all going to change tomorrow anyway”. These are the…
Collaboration is a word that is banded around widely in the construction industry. In principal it’s a great idea and some contracts such as the NEC suite encourage it. Collaboration does not mean that either party should dismiss their obligations under the contract, it should be done on top of the contract requirement. Something that…
As much as I’d like to be writing about classic time travel films such as Back to the Future or The Terminator I’m talking programmes, and programme reviews. The important part here is the Data Date. This is the point at which the programme is most relevant. Think of it as a snapshot at that…
Sometimes you can have the best plan in the world but it at the end of the day, if it can’t be read and understood by the delivery team then unfortunately its not worth the paper it’s written on. A planner does not deliver the project. The delivery team do and its the planners role…
Links drive the programme, collectively they are know as Logic. Without links, planning software would not know the relationships between activities and the scheduling calculations would be useless. Accurate and correct logic links within a programme are therefore paramount to its robustness. Links can be placed on activities for a number of reasons for example…
Information is powerful. Misinformation is Dangerous. If were talking about project controls then the metrics we use to measure the project need to be reliable and accurate. I’ve seen many large schemes have metrics which are easily manipulated to meet the targets which have been set. Which is more important, meeting the target or reporting…
Programmes are invaluable when fully functional but often they are made to look right but don’t function as they should. These flawed programmes could lead to some serious issues if not resolved. How does that work? Well a programme is much more than a few bars on a screen or sheet of paper. They are…
Information is big business. Information is responsible for driving key decisions. Good decisions start with data, well so do the bad ones. Rubbish in equals rubbish out. The hard part is ensuring you are getting good quality data. It needs to be transparent and on a lot of occasions it isn’t because poor metrics are…
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