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Method-based analysis of what delayed the project, when it happened, what caused it and whether it affected completion. The programme history is reconstructed from the available programmes and project records, material findings are connected to the relevant source information, and assumptions, reconstructed information and areas of uncertainty are identified expressly.
When this service is required
The parties disagree on what drove the delay to completion; a structured analysis is needed to establish the position from the records.
RetrospectiveCommercial or legal teams need the underlying delay analysis before a claim, rebuttal or settlement position is developed.
Claim supportMany updates, revisions and events need to be reconciled into a coherent account of what actually happened.
Complex recordsAnswering: what happened, what caused it, did it affect completion
The programme history is reconstructed from the available information: baseline and progress programmes, site records, correspondence, photographs and logic files. A recognised method suited to the records and the question is applied, and material findings are connected to the relevant source information. Where information is reconstructed or incomplete, the assumptions, limitations and areas of uncertainty are stated expressly.
What you receiveApproach & controls
The method depends on the records, the contract and the question. It is selected for suitability, explained clearly and justified by reference to the available information.
Technology-assisted workflows accelerate programme comparison and change detection across large record sets; automated findings are verified against the source records, and professional judgement determines causation and conclusions. See our approach.
Related casework
An independent retrospective delay analysis reconstructing actual progress and identifying the material causes of delay.
The adjudicator preferred the analysis and awarded the assessed Extension of Time in full.
A retrospective analysis on a long-distance linear project, drawing on time-distance techniques suited to moving work fronts.
Significant Extension of Time relief secured, with a favourable settlement.
The appropriate method depends on the question being answered, the contractual context, the timing of the assessment and the quality of the available records. We set out the options and the reasons for the selection before the analysis begins. See TIA vs Windows Analysis.
Usually, yes. A structured review often identifies more support than teams expect, and shows where the gaps are. Where records are missing, an as-built can be reconstructed from what exists, with the reconstruction, assumptions and evidential limitations stated expressly.
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