Project Delay Analysis and Claims Management Training Course

Module 1: Fundamentals of Project Delay Management

• Concepts and principles of project delay
• Common causes of project delays
• Types and classifications of delays
• Excusable, non-excusable, compensable, and non-compensable delays
• Delay responsibility and contractual risk allocation

Module 2: Project Scheduling and Critical Path Analysis

• Fundamentals of project scheduling
• Baseline and updated schedules
• Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Float and critical activities
• Schedule updates and progress measurement
• Identifying schedule changes and delay events

Module 3: Delay Analysis Techniques

• Principles of delay analysis
• Time impact analysis
• As-planned versus as-built analysis
• Windows analysis
• Impacted as-planned analysis
• Collapsed as-built analysis
• Selecting an appropriate delay analysis methodology

Module 4: Extension of Time Claims

• Principles of extension of time
• Establishing entitlement
• Delay notification requirements
• Contractual time bars
• Demonstrating cause and effect
• Assessing time-related project impacts
• Preparing extension of time submissions

Module 5: Construction Claims Management

• Fundamentals of construction claims
• Types of contractual claims
• Claim identification and notification
• Claims documentation and supporting evidence
• Quantification of delay impacts
• Preparing claim narratives
• Evaluating entitlement, causation, and damages

Module 6: Forensic Scheduling and Delay Investigation

• Introduction to forensic scheduling
• Investigating historical project records
• Schedule integrity and data quality
• Critical path investigation
• Delay event identification
• Concurrent delay assessment
• Establishing causation and responsibility
• Preparing forensic delay reports

Module 7: Documentation and Evidence Management

• Importance of contemporary records
• Site diaries and progress reports
• Correspondence and contractual notices
• Programme updates and progress data
• Change orders and variation records
• Organising evidence for claims and disputes

Module 8: Dispute Resolution and Claims Negotiation

• Principles of dispute resolution
• Negotiation strategies
• Mediation and adjudication
• Arbitration and litigation considerations
• Presenting technical delay evidence
• Managing disagreements between project parties
• Developing effective dispute avoidance strategies

Module 9: Practical Project Delay and Claims Workshop

• Analysis of a realistic project delay scenario
• Identification of critical delay events
• Application of delay analysis techniques
• Preparation of an extension of time claim
• Review of supporting evidence
• Claims evaluation and negotiation exercise
• Presentation of findings and recommendations