Construction schedule delay review

Build a clearer record of delay across Primavera P6 updates

Follow completion forecasts, milestone movement, missed planned dates, total float, activity performance, and longest-path changes across the project timeline. Schedule Tracker organizes the schedule evidence; experienced professionals determine causation and responsibility.

From isolated files to project history

Track movement across every schedule update

A two-file comparison explains one reporting period. A project record explains the trend. Schedule Tracker keeps successive XER updates together so changes in completion, float, milestones, and driving work remain visible over time.

Completion forecast history

Compare scheduled completion with the adjusted contract completion date and record approved days added or time extensions.

Milestone progression

See each milestone date across successive updates and measure improvement or slippage from one period to the next.

Longest-path shifts

Identify changes in the activities driving completion and review the associated dates and total float.

Should-have-started work

List activities that missed planned start dates, with focused views for activities carrying limited or negative total float.

Should-have-finished work

Surface incomplete activities that passed their planned finish dates and prioritize those with constrained float.

Duration performance

Compare original and actual durations for completed activities to identify recurring variance and improve similar remaining work.

Evidence, not automatic conclusions

Support schedule review and claims documentation

The reports help reviewers locate relevant changes and build a contemporaneous record. They do not automatically determine entitlement, causation, concurrency, or responsibility, and they do not replace the contract, supporting project documents, or professional judgment.

  • Document logic and duration changes between updates
  • Trace milestone and completion-date movement over time
  • Identify activities that became critical
  • Review actual progress against planned dates
  • Copy concise tables into review narratives
  • Preserve one organized project schedule history

Methodology matters

Use the right analysis for the facts and the contract

Schedule comparison, progress review, and time-impact analysis are not interchangeable. Schedule Tracker automates repeatable CPM data checks and comparisons so a scheduler or delay professional can spend more time evaluating the project record and selecting an appropriate methodology.

Frequently asked questions

Practical answers for P6 schedule reviewers

Does Schedule Tracker determine delay causation or entitlement?

No. It organizes schedule evidence such as logic changes, milestone movement, float changes, missed dates, and longest-path shifts. Causation, concurrency, entitlement, and responsibility require the contract, project records, and professional judgment.

What delay-related changes can be tracked across updates?

You can review completion forecasts, milestone slippage, activities that should have started or finished, original versus actual durations, activities becoming critical, and changes to the driving path.

Can the reports support a schedule narrative?

The focused tables and charts can support schedule-review notes and narratives by showing the underlying changes. Schedule Tracker does not automatically generate contractual conclusions.

Is schedule comparison the same as time-impact analysis?

No. Schedule comparison documents differences between schedule versions. A time-impact analysis is a specific prospective methodology that requires appropriate fragnet modeling, contract interpretation, and professional analysis.

Keep the history visible

Turn monthly XER files into a usable record