The ability to understand the impact that
changed or new schedule logic has on a project schedule is critical in
Project Management. AACE current Recommended Practice 53R06 “Schedule
Update Review – As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and
Construction” provides guidelines for project schedulers in creating a
schedule update and for project reviewers to assess the reasonableness
of changes in a schedule update. Since the latest version of this
Recommended Practice was issued, software is being used by project teams
to perform a more enhanced analysis of the reasonableness and accuracy
of a schedule update. This practical applications paper demonstrates how
to review schedule updates using these programs by reviewing the
capabilities of Deltek Acumen Fuse. Often, changes to a schedule are
described in a schedule narrative or buried in a ‘claim digger’ style
comparison report, so impact of these changes is not always clear or
understood. Modern analytical programs make it possible to see the
impacts and risk associated with changes made to schedules. This
enhanced evaluation of progress, changes, and revisions to schedule
logic will allow the Project team to understand the challenges a project
faces.