Construction Delay Analysis: 10-Day Training Course

Name: 10-Day Construction Delay Analysis for Project Success
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Master forensic schedule methodologies, critical path assessment, concurrency evaluation, and extension of time claim substantiation.

Construction Delay Analysis: 10-Day Training Course

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Duration: 12 days
Format: Classroom
Cities: Dubai, Madrid, Abu Dhabi, Paris, Amsterdam, London and more
Next session: 12 – 23 October 2026, Dubai
Average fee: 9,900 €

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Overview

Major infrastructure and building initiatives routinely encounter programmatic deviations that jeopardize milestone completion dates and generate substantial financial exposure. This course equips commercial and technical practitioners with the quantitative techniques and contractual foundations required for rigorous construction delay analysis across complex works. Participants examine schedule network logic, evaluate critical path movement, establish liability, and substantiate defensible extension of time submissions. The curriculum addresses prospective and retrospective forensic methods, productivity disruption, float ownership, and delay concurrency. This course is delivered by Agile Leaders Training Center.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for project professionals who evaluate schedule variance, draft commercial claims, or oversee contractor obligations.

Project managers and construction superintendents overseeing critical schedule delivery
Planning and scheduling engineers responsible for Critical Path Method baseline integrity
Delay analysts, claims consultants, and forensic scheduling specialists
Contract administrators, commercial managers, and quantity surveyors
In-house legal counsel, dispute specialists, and employer project representatives

Targeted Organizational Departments

The methodologies taught during this program support organizational divisions tasked with project governance, commercial protection, and schedule control.

Project Controls and Planning
Contracts and Procurement
Commercial Management and Claims
Engineering and Construction Delivery
Legal and Dispute Resolution
Program Management and PMO

Learning Objectives

By the conclusion of this ten-day program, participants will be able to:

Classify project schedule deviations by criticality, excusability, and compensability.
Establish contractual entitlement for extension of time claims and prolongation costs.
Audit project baseline schedules for network integrity, constraints, and logic validity.
Apply the Critical Path Method to determine float consumption and critical path shifts.
Assemble contemporaneous project records into verified delay event chronologies.
Perform comparative As-Planned vs As-Built and Impacted As-Planned methodologies.
Execute contemporaneous Time Impact Analysis and retrospective Windows Analysis.
Implement Collapsed As-Built subtractive modeling on complex schedule networks.
Assess concurrent delay disputes and determine primary causative drivers.
Quantify disruption and labor productivity loss using the Measured Mile approach.
Select the appropriate forensic methodology in alignment with the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol.

Course Agenda

Day 1: Delay Classification and Contractual Entitlement

Schedule delay fundamentals, project failure mechanisms, and baseline risk
Categorizing delay events into critical versus non-critical classifications
Contractual definitions of excusable, non-excusable, and compensable impacts
Allocating delay responsibility among employer, contractor, and neutral third parties
Establishing core principles governing extension of time entitlement
The end-to-end delay claim lifecycle from initial notice to dispute resolution
Practical review of delay classification frameworks and entitlement tests

Day 2: Construction Programming and Baseline Validation

Work breakdown structures and schedule development standards
Activity duration modeling, dependencies, and network sequencing logic
Critical Path Method mathematics and network scheduling calculations
Executing forward pass, backward pass, and float calculations
Analyzing total float, free float, contractual constraints, and milestone dates
Auditing baseline schedules for structural logic and forensic suitability
Practical evaluation of baseline integrity for forensic schedule analysis

Day 3: Contemporaneous Records and Schedule Evidence

Establishing protocols for timely delay event identification
Progress monitoring mechanisms and schedule update verification
Contemporaneous record-keeping standards and evidentiary weight
Managing notices, site instructions, RFIs, change logs, and daily journals
Correlating delay causes directly to measurable schedule consequences
Constructing an auditable, evidence-backed delay event chronology
Practical review of documentation compilation for forensic claims

Day 4: As-Planned vs As-Built and Impacted As-Planned Analysis

Core concepts of As-Planned vs As-Built schedule comparisons
Validating actual start, finish, and sequence data to build As-Built networks
Comparing planned execution against real project performance variance
Isolating critical path deviations and discrete delay windows
Impacted As-Planned analysis structure and fragnet modeling techniques
Inserting delay fragnets into un-updated baseline schedules
Practical review of strengths and limitations in comparative models

Day 5: Time Impact Analysis and Windows Analysis

Procedural rules and operational steps of Time Impact Analysis
Selecting representative schedule updates and establishing valid data dates
Developing, validating, and inserting delay fragnets into contemporaneous schedules
Windows Analysis principles and chronological time-slice segmentations
Monitoring critical path migration across successive project windows
Applying prospective and contemporaneous forensic analysis models
Practical comparison of Time Impact Analysis and Windows techniques

Day 6: Collapsed As-Built and Retrospective Forensic Methods

Principles governing retrospective forensic schedule reconstruction
Collapsed As-Built methodology and delay subtraction techniques
Distinguishing between additive and subtractive schedule modeling
Extracting specific employer-caused delay events from As-Built data
Analytical limitations, subjective risks, and procedural objections to delay extraction
Method selection criteria based on records, budget, and contractual stipulations
Practical methodology selection mapping exercises

Day 7: Critical Path Movement, Float, and Concurrency

Dynamic critical path tracking throughout delayed project lifecycles
Managing critical path shifts caused by contractor performance and employer delays
Total float ownership theories and contractual implications of float consumption
Formulating delay claims rooted in improper float appropriation
Concurrent delay legal principles, causative tests, and pacing concepts
Analyzing concurrent impacts on divergent or parallel schedule paths
Practical allocation of responsibility in concurrent delay scenarios

Day 8: Disruption Quantification and Prolongation Cost Claims

Differentiating critical delay impact from operational disruption and inefficiency
Proving cause-and-effect links in loss-of-productivity claims
Quantifying productivity loss through the Measured Mile methodology
Alternative disruption calculations including baseline productivity comparisons
Calculating time-related site overheads and head office prolongation costs
Evaluating global claims, modified total cost approaches, and associated risks
Practical integration of schedule delay metrics with commercial cost calculations

Day 9: The SCL Protocol, Mitigation, and Acceleration

Core tenets and guidance of the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol
Distinguishing prospective assessment from retrospective factual analysis
Protocol guidance on record governance, float allocation, and concurrency
Contractor duty to mitigate delay impacts and recovery schedule requirements
Constructive and directed acceleration mechanisms and cost recovery rules
Commercial solutions for resolving schedule disputes during ongoing works
Practical alignment of project controls with recognized industry protocol guidance

Day 10: Delay Reporting, Claims Defense, and Capstone Case Study

Structuring clear, defensible forensic delay analysis expert reports
Graphical presentation standards for schedule logic, events, and critical paths
Synthesizing causation narratives, timeline evidence, and financial claims
Preparing defensible delay claim submissions for commercial negotiations
Presenting technical delay findings during adjudication and formal dispute hearings
Integrated capstone project: Forensic analysis, method selection, and presentation
Final evaluation and professional delay analysis debrief

Practical Toolsets and Analytical Approaches

Throughout the training, participants explore analytical models and execution frameworks applied by forensic schedulers.

Baseline schedule audit checklists and logic validation matrices
Delay event registers linking notices, correspondence, and technical records
Method selection flowcharts aligned with evidentiary availability and contract terms
Fragnet modeling procedures for Time Impact Analysis calculations
Disruption quantification workbooks applying Measured Mile comparisons
Forensic reporting templates organizing cause, effect, and contractual liability

Frequently Asked Questions

What specific qualifications are needed before enrolling?

A background in project management, construction, or contracts is preferred. Scheduling or claims experience will enhance understanding.

How long is each day’s session and total duration?

Each session lasts 4–5 hours, including interactive workshops and exercises. The total course spans 10 days (40–50 hours).

Does the course include practical software demonstrations?

Yes, participants will use MS Project and similar tools to perform delay analysis methods in construction and project scheduling and delay management exercises.

How This Course is Different from Other Delay Analysis Programs

This ten-day program integrates forensic schedule analysis, construction programming, claims management, disruption assessment, and contractual entitlement into a cohesive professional curriculum. It examines core forensic techniques, including As-Planned vs As-Built, Time Impact Analysis, Windows Analysis, Collapsed As-Built, float ownership, and Measured Mile productivity calculations.

Rather than focusing exclusively on basic scheduling mechanics, the course links critical path modeling directly with extension of time claims, prolongation cost evaluation, acceleration impacts, SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol standards, and structured forensic reporting through schedule-based exercises.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Dubai	Week 42, 2026 12 – 23 October 2026	12 Days	Onsite	€8,500
Madrid	Week 47, 2026 16 – 27 November 2026	12 Days	Onsite	€10,000
Dubai	Week 48, 2026 23 November – 4 December 2026	12 Days	Onsite	€8,500
Abu Dhabi	Week 50, 2026 7 – 18 December 2026	12 Days	Onsite	€8,000
Paris	Week 51, 2026 14 – 25 December 2026	12 Days	Onsite	€10,000
Amsterdam	Week 52, 2026 21 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€10,000
London	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 8 January 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€10,000
Accra	Week 01, 2027 10 – 21 January 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€5,800
London	Week 02, 2027 11 – 22 January 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€10,000
Barcelona	Week 03, 2027 18 – 29 January 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€10,000
Rome	Week 04, 2027 25 January – 5 February 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€10,000
Nice	Week 04, 2027 25 January – 5 February 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€10,000
Vienna	Week 05, 2027 1 – 12 February 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€10,000
Porto	Week 05, 2027 1 – 12 February 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€10,000
Nairobi	Week 05, 2027 7 – 18 February 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€6,400
Riyadh	Week 06, 2027 14 – 25 February 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€11,400
Kuala Lumpur	Week 07, 2027 15 – 26 February 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€9,000
San Diego	Week 07, 2027 15 – 26 February 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€28,000
Geneva	Week 08, 2027 28 February – 11 March 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€11,000
Zanzibar	Week 09, 2027 7 – 18 March 2027	12 Days	Onsite	€9,000

Frequently asked questions

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OverviewMajor infrastructure and building initiatives routinely encounter programmatic deviations that jeopardize milestone completion dates and generate substantial financial exposure. This course equips commercial and technical practitioners with the quantitative techniques and contractual foundations required for rigorous construction delay analysis ac…

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Construction Delay Analysis: 10-Day Training Course