Project Schedule Specifications: The Core Path

This advanced course is an integrated engineering and contractual reference for developing, reviewing, and managing project schedule specifications, consolidating the requirements of more than 70 international codes and standards, including PMI, DCMA, NASA, GAO, APM, BSI, ISO, and CIOB. It covers the full planning and monitoring lifecycle, from building accurate and executable schedules, reviewing them, and verifying actual progress data, to updating, analytical reporting, progress meetings, and assessing delay claims and contractual disputes per international best practices. What sets it apart is that every technical requirement is tied to its source standard and issuing organization, replacing vague statements like “the specifications stipulate that…” with precise, evidence-based references. It also presents multiple stakeholder perspectives, helping owners and authorities write robust specifications and keep effective control over the schedules submitted for their review. Participants will learn to build realistic schedules that reflect true project logic, calendars, and resources, and to evaluate submissions against objective quality criteria. The course also shows how to collect and validate progress data, prepare professional monitoring reports, and lead productive progress meetings. Finally, it equips specialists to analyze delays and present defensible claims, making it valuable for planners, project managers, contractors, consultants, and owners alike, across projects of any size and complexity.