Reduce the negative total float

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Jenny Ingco 👤 Member for 14 years 4 months

Dear Scheduler...

I have project 4000 activities and with TF = -117 in the current schedule NOT baseline, because we already late and behaind the schedule. My PM he want me to reduce the -ve TF before we submit it to the owner. So, any suggestions?

Thank you,

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Jenny Ingco 👤 Member for 14 years 4 months

Thanks guys ... yes you right it's cheatting we all know that but just at the current time to keep our contract and project ongoing and the owner happy without threating to close the project. the best thing to do is by working double shifts so we can reduce the -ve TF and back to the track. Thanks again guys...

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Mike Testro 👤 Member for 20 years 5 months

Hi Hanson

Take off all the constraints and see what your true delay position is.

Then follow Daniels advice.

Best regards

Mike Testro

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Daniel Limson 👤 Member for 24 years 7 months

Hanson,

That is what I call cheating! If you are culpable for the delay then the best way to do it is to study the programme's critical path where you have negative float and plan a real delay recovery measure(s) (DRM) by increasing resources, or by working double shifts and study where you can pull back some time, once a project is delayed, it is very diffcult to recover.

If the other party is culpable for the delay, then it is in your advantage to show the real delay and ask for extension of time.

Best regards,

Daniel

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