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Seeking assistance re: Project Recovery

Sanjay Suchit
Hello all,



I've been assigned to a job already started that has spiralled out of control (schedule-wise) and I am attempting to bring things back on track.



I have the last schedule submitted to the client (that was on-track), but now have numerous instances of project delays due to materials, rain, permits, client instructions, etc.



Any suggestions as to how to include these items into MS Projects so that I can get an idea of where we are actually supposed to be.....?




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    Sanjay, as I said previously, this is a friendly environment, and you are right about getting some thoughts. But similarly, these are shallow thoughts compared to the seriousness of the task that you have commercially. The difficulty contributors have is the volumn of information needed to determine the substantiation of your claim. We can all talk about it generically only.

    If project controls is your role, and tracking variations and claims management go hand in hand, you need to go on one of the Claims courses run by Knowles or Franklin Andrews etc. It is a deep subject that can often make or break the profit on a project. Your comments have made me reflect a bit. I just discovered that the contracts that have gone sweetly are the ones with minimal variations. Having a client put together a solid contract document, not being dependant on others, being claims aware,  means variations are avoided in the first place. 

    And there are plenty of stories from contractor winning the main job, as they will make up for it on the VOs.

    If you search the Internet, you'll come across a humerous  photo of a yacht   , called "Claim 1".

    Any other thoughts bounce them off here.
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    Sanjay, as I said previously, this is a friendly environment, and you are right about getting some thoughts. But similarly, these are shallow thoughts compared to the seriousness of the task that you have commercially. The difficulty contributors have is the volumn of information needed to determine the substantiation of your claim. We can all talk about it generically only.

    If project controls is your role, and tracking variations and claims management go hand in hand, you need to go on one of the Claims courses run by Knowles or Franklin Andrews etc. It is a deep subject that can often make or break the profit on a project. Your comments have made me reflect a bit. I just discovered that the contracts that have gone sweetly are the ones with minimal variations. Having a client put together a solid contract document, not being dependant on others, being claims aware,  means variations are avoided in the first place. 

    And there are plenty of stories from contractor winning the main job, as they will make up for it on the VOs.

    If you search the Internet, you'll come across a humerous  photo of a yacht   , called "Claim 1".

    Any other thoughts bounce them off here.
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