Getting it finished on time.
WHAT A PROGRAMME SHOWS
What happens when, and what depends on what.
WHY SEQUENCE MATTERS SO MUCH
Trades follow each other, and one delay moves everything after it.
WHAT TO IDENTIFY
The sequence that cannot be changed.
WHAT EXAMPLES LOOK LIKE
Foundations before structure Structure before roof Services before finishes
WHAT TO PLAN AROUND
Curing and drying times Material lead times Trade availability Weather Client decisions
WHY CLIENT DECISIONS
Selections not made on time stop the work.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Decision deadlines, stated in the contract.
WHAT TO ORDER EARLY
Anything with a long lead time.
WHY
Late materials stop trades who are already mobilised.
WHAT MOBILISATION COSTS
Paying people who cannot work.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT WEATHER
Plan external work around the season, where possible.
WHAT TO TRACK
Progress against the programme, weekly.
WHAT TO DO WHEN IT SLIPS
Establish why, and whether it can be recovered.
WHAT TO COMMUNICATE
Delay, to the client, as soon as it is known.
WHY
Warned delay is manageable; discovered delay is not.
WHAT TO RECORD
Every delay, its cause and who caused it.
WHY
Extensions of time and claims depend on it.
