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Forensic Planning Information.

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Tue, 2008-04-15 07:59
stephen milburn
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Hi everyone,
Has anyone out there ever done any forensic plannig in relation to why a project has badly failed. I have a friend who has been asked to put a programme together but is a little bit stuck with where to start.Has anyone got a PDF or a base template that we could have a look at, as it would be greatly appreciated.
Regards Steve
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Fri, 2008-04-18 09:24
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Gary France
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Stephen,

You could try a book just recently published on this subject. This is “Construction Delays; Extensions of Time and Prolongation Claims” by Roger Gibson. You can find details here…..

Planning Engineers Organisation - Books It is at the top of the list.

Gary France
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Planning Engineers Organisation
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Wed, 2008-04-16 09:08
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Ronald Winter
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The AACEi is an organization that specializes in project controls and forensic analysis. They publish (free) Recommended Practices on various subjects at http://www.aacei.org/technical/rp.shtml . Look for the ones titled, “Forensic Schedule Analysis” and “Time Impact Analysis – as Applied to Construction.” Both are highly recommended.

By the way, I DO NOT perform professional forensic analysis anymore, so you can take my advise without fear of bias. It is a very little investment to call in a local Forensic Analyst to review your situation and make a recommendation as to your best course of action. Local is better than remote as it is important to look at your existing documentation.

You might not have a good cause for claim. You might have cause but lack the proper supporting documents or failed to perform the necessary procedures during the project. Only a quick review can tell you your chances.

You do not need to hire a firm to support you right off. You do need to have a professional evaluate your situation and advise you of your chances of supporting or defending a claim situation. Consider this as a small risk-reduction investment. Good luck!
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Wed, 2008-04-16 07:22
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Mike Testro
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Good Afternoon

You need professional help to do a proper and meaningful delay analysis fit for adjudication.

An amateur attempt will do more harm than good.

I am currently available so please get in touch.

Best regards

Mike Testro
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Wed, 2008-04-16 05:55
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Oliver Melling
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If your looking at doing forensic analysis for a project that badly went wrong, then you need to look at your current, interim and baseline programmes.
Try looking up delay analysis techniques such As-Built Critical Paths, entitlement programme etc. so that you can do a retrospevtive analysis of the impact that certain events had upon your delivery.
You will also need to review as much data a possible to build up a true picture of what happended and when.
Things such as meeting minutes, emails, sub-programmes etc. will all be useful.
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