The importance of planning and scheduling processes tends to be underestimated in the construction industry. However, an organization’s emphasis on planning and scheduling almost always positively relate to the project success. As famously put by Benjamin Franklin: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”.

Moreover, the construction schedule becomes a very important tool in the dispute resolution phase when any dispute arises. Construction schedules and analysis of delays were at the heart of the disputes above all other matters in almost all of the disputes PMCG’s experts have been involved.

Therefore, PMCG provides planning and scheduling services with a special focus on analysis of delays throughout the project duration. Planning and Delay Analysis service, in this context, includes the following tasks:

* Preparation of Baseline Schedule in Primavera or MS Project and resource and          cost loading,

* Updating the Baseline Schedule periodically,

* Preparation of Look-ahead Schedules and progress reports,

* Measurement of physical progress and preparation of S-Curves, and

* Contemporaneous analysis of delays by employing Prospective and/or          Retrospective Delay Analysis Methods.

PMCG’s Planning and Delay Analysis service is specifically tailored for the needs of our clients and contractual requirements. Therefore, a unique Planning and Delay Analysis Procedure is prepared for each and every project. This service is offered by PMCG in two alternatives:

* Secondment of a Planning Engineer by PMCG to our clients team and provision of supervision services by a senior team member, or

* Supervision of planning and delay analysis processes of our client’s team and provision of continuous support on any issue throughout the project lifecycle.

PMCG’s experts are highly skilled in planning and delay analysis and provided this services successfully to many clients all over the world.