Thursday 18 February 2016

What is Planning & Scheduling?



A strong team of planners is backed up by contractual and legal experts familiar with preparing programmes at all stages of a project – from bid, to on-site progress to retrospective forensic for use in disputes.

Plan a project, bring new ideas, fresh thinking and solutions to problems whilst looking for opportunities to reduce time periods and de-risk through what-if scenarios. Mr. Stephen Rayment says- we will advise you on how to prepare NEC compliant programmes, the management and presentation of float, critical paths and the necessary records to keep in case a claim situation arises. Use of contemporary planning/scheduling software packages and, given its global acceptance, are particularly skilled in the use of Primavera applications such as P3, P3e and P6.
·         Tender, contract and/or baseline programme
·         Resource and cost loading of programmes
·         Construction solutions and phasing to reduce project duration
·         Programme risk identification and comparison of mitigation methods
·         Progress monitoring, reporting and audits
·         Interface co-ordination
·         Time impacts arising from change
·         Recovery and accelerated programmes
·         Earned value and other project benchmarking measures

Sunday 14 February 2016

What is the need of professional management?

Stephen Rayment said, " We understand the requirements and risks of projects".
So, early engagement on a project allows our proactive approach to maximise control and minimise risks and disputes. Rayment said that Stephen and Mark Woodward Smith have the team of expertise to manage and resolve claims or dispute. 

To embrace the use of new technology, adding value to core services through their in-house visualisation team, who prepare high impact graphics and presentations that communicate key bid, claim and dispute resolution messages, and mobile phone apps that support the project delivery process.

Stephen Rayment says that we provide teams to take full responsibility for an aspect of project, for example

  • ·          Managing the bid, preparing contract documentation and estimating
  • ·         Contract administration – strategies and systems for the control of project costs and programme, management through on-site team
  • ·         Planning – programmes for bids, project control and dispute resolution
  • ·         Subcontractor appointments and on-site administration
  • ·         Change control – identification, evaluation and negotiation of variations and additional entitlements
  • ·         Claims – strategy, quantum assessment, delay analysis, document preparation and resolution
  • ·         Dispute resolution – a complete international arbitration service combining our claims, forensic planning, expert, legal and visualisation consultants
  • ·         Training – company-wide training programmes and specialist topic seminars delivered by hands-on construction professionals
Alternatively, Mr.Stephen Rayment and Mark Woodward also provide a consultant to work as part of your team under your direction.