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Capturing Productivity Data Contemporaneously is Essential to Quick, Efficient Settlement of Disputes

Posted by Patrick.Kelly@arcadis-us.com

Capturing historical data is an essential part of the project controls team’s responsibilities; however, there is often a tendency to ignore the tracking of information that is “to the left” of the data date while the team instead focuses only on what’s ahead. Given the high pressure environment of most construction projects, this is an [...]


Critical Path – It’s Not the Only Thing

Posted by Patrick.Kelly@arcadis-us.com

When a construction project finishes later than planned, there is commonly a great deal of discussion regarding what caused the delay, and who was responsible. As a result, when delays are present on a project, the parties (and their analysts) are often locked in long discussions regarding the project’s Critical Path – the logic chain [...]