An independent look at the programme.

A programme can be internally consistent and still not survive contact with the site. Review looks at whether the logic holds, whether the durations are supportable, what actually drives the critical path, and where float has been placed. It also looks at what the programme assumes about design releases, procurement and logistics, because those assumptions are where most slippage begins.

The output is an assessment and a set of practical changes, not a rewritten programme presented as a fix. Where a change is worth making, it comes with the reasoning and the consequences, so the project team can decide whether to adopt it.

Stalled and stressed schemes.

Where a scheme has stalled, the review extends to the delivery assumptions affecting viability: the programme itself, phasing, sequencing, the construction methods proposed and the preliminaries implications that follow from them. Alternative approaches are compared so that the effect of each is visible rather than asserted.

Specialist cost input is brought in where the question needs it, with the team and scope agreed before appointment. The output is analysis, options and a prioritised action plan. It is not a guarantee of savings, and it does not promise that a scheme can be made viable.

What is produced.

  • Logic, durations & critical path review
  • Design, procurement & logistics constraints
  • Alternative construction methods & sequencing
  • Phasing, preliminaries implications & action plan

Common questions.

What does a programme review look at?

The logic linking the activities, the durations behind them, the critical path and where float sits, together with the design, procurement and logistics constraints the programme depends on. The aim is to establish whether the sequence is deliverable as drawn.

Is this forensic delay analysis?

No. This is a review of the programme as a delivery tool, looking forward at whether the remaining sequence works and what can practically be changed. Forensic delay analysis and claims work are not offered.

Can a review help a stalled scheme?

It can set out the options. The review examines the delivery assumptions affecting viability, compares alternative construction methods, sequencing and phasing, and sets out the preliminaries implications, with specialist cost input where needed. It produces analysis and a prioritised action plan rather than a guaranteed outcome.