Manage delay and disruption on construction projects

Avoid and manage delay and disruption on construction projects

Delays happen on construction projects.  But are you confident you could show who is responsible for which delays and the impact they’ve had on your programme?

Learn about the best practice planning techniques you can take to proactively avoid costly delays and disruption on construction projects and, when they do occur, how to manage them in order to minimise their impact on the project, the client and your business.

The articles below, written by UK industry experts, provide a rich source of information about:

• The three main types of construction delays
• The main delay analysis techniques and their relative strengths
• Critical path analysis in delay analysis: when it can be problematic

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Delay and Disruption, Construction Manager magazine
An introduction to the issues relating to delay and disruption on construction projects.   This article first appeared in the June 2007 issue of Construction Manager and was compiled by David Bordoli and Lee Cookson of Driver Consult.

A discussion of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the main delay analysis techniques by Stephen Lowsley, Director of Project Planning and Chris Linnett, Adjudicator and Arbitrator.

Analysis Paralysis: Research Summary
A summary of a survey carried out in 2006 into the usage and popularity of the different delay analysis techniques in the UK construction industry by David Bordoli, Driver Consult.