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RELIABLESCHEDULES
I N T R O D U C T I O N TO :

CoreTraitsofaReliableSchedule
&NetPointAnalytics

BostonChapterofAACEi
February,11,2016

WhatFactorsContributetotheStateofSchedulingToday?
1

Everpresenttension
ofcurrentTotalFloat
ownershipprinciples,
which:

Complexprojects
&sophisticated
schedulingtools:

Inciteadversarial
relationships

Incentivize
withholdingof
information

Commandeera
collaborativetoolfor
lessvalueadding
purposes

3
Presuppositionthatgreater
activitydetailleadstomore
accurateschedules

Inthehandsof
inexperiencedand/or
poorlytrained
schedulers

Insufficientemphasison
orunderstandingofbest
practices

StakeholdersandSMEs
aredisenfranchisedfrom
theplanningprocess

HowWillWeImprovetheStateofScheduling?
PMAsCoreTraitsofaReliableSchedule andNetPointScheduleAnalytics
representourcontributionstodate,aimedatimprovingschedulequality
intheAECindustry.

PM&
PLANNER
TRAINING

CONTRACTS

PLANNING
TOOLS

CPM Scheduling SMEs

GPM Planning/Scheduling SMEs

Core Traits
of a Reliable Schedule
Gui Ponce de Leon, PhD, PE, PMP, LEED AP
Contributing Authors
Darrel Field, PE, LEED AP

Philip J. Spittler, PMP

Eric D. Lowther, PMP, LEED AP

Gary H. Jentzen, PE, JD, LEED AP
Don J. Fredlund, PMP
John D. Sheridan, LEED AP
Gerald P. Klanac
Bruce Stephan, PE, JD, PMP
Rich P. Martone
Herschel Baxi, PMP, LEED AP
Timothy D. Mather, PMP
Dax Ponce de Leon, LEED AP BD+C, PMP
Dennis Lucey

John Zann, PE, PSP, LEED AP

Noel Alvarez, PMP, LEED AP

Ken A. VanderJagt, PE, PMP
Wayne E. Beauregard, PSP
Eduardo A. Nazario
Scott E. Worth, PMP, LEED AP
David J. Weber
Angel F. Arvelo, LEED AP
Angel R. Ripepi
Kaveh Dabiran, LEED AP
Purvasha V. Patel, PE
Vivek Puri, PhD
February 2014

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SCOPECAVEATS&
OVERARCHINGPREDICATES

ScopeCaveats
MustBeAlignedWithContract:UseofCoreTraitsofaReliableSchedule
mustbecoordinatedwithprovisionsofthecontract,andrequiresthe
applicationofprofessionaljudgmentbasedonadequateexperienceand
knowledgeofconstructionschedules,includingthereviewofschedules.
Aswritten,the20TraitProtocolisgearedtodesignbidbuildcontracts
formajorprojects andfocusesontheperiodfromcontractnoticeto
proceedthroughcloseout
AmajorprojectisUS$250M$1B
construction(throughcloseout)spanning2740months

The20TraitProtocolisscalabletobothsmallerprojectsandtomega
projects(constructionvalueexceedingUS$1B)3andprojectdelivery
method

NovelApproachtoScheduling
1. 20TraitsadvocatesforLevel2schedulesastheContract
SchedulesupportedbyLevel3Schedules
2. Thelevel2scheduleistraceableto,thelevel3schedule
3. Thescheduleexpresslyaccountsfornormalweatherand,
whenupdated,incorporatestheimpactofactualweather.
4. Becausethescheduleincludesanddisclosescontingency,
realisticearlycompletionschedulesareanewnormal.

NovelApproachtoScheduling
5. Contingencyorschedulemarginsupportingthetargeted
probabilityofcompletionisdevelopedthroughrisk
assessment.
6. Criticalpathfloatownershiptheorythatreservesa
reasonablelevelofschedulemarginsolelyforthecontractors
useisendorsedovertheruletheprojectownsthefloat.
7. Relativetoariskassessed,revisedbaseline,thelikelyimpact
ontherequiredcompletiondatefromadelayonoroffthe
criticalpathcanbedeterminedthroughanapproachthat
comparestheprobabilityofcompletingontimeforthe
impacted,revisedbaselineschedulewiththeprobabilityof
completingontimeforabutfor schedulescenariothat
collapsesthedelay.
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INTRODUCTION
10

Whatarethecharacteristicsofareliableschedule?
1.

Itisauthored,understoodandfollowedbykeystakeholders
Notjustonesavvyscheduler?

2.

Isfreefromtechnicaldeficiencies?

3.

Itisacrediblepredictorofscheduleperformance?

Comprehensive

Credible

TheFourCornersof
ReliableSchedules
WellConstructed

Controlled
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20CoreTraitsofaReliableSchedule
TheScheduleIs
Comprehensive

TheScheduleIs
Credible

TheScheduleIsWell
Constructed

TheScheduleIs
Controlled

A1

Aligned

B1

Predictive

C1

Hierarchical

D1

Statused

A2

Complete

B2

Risked

C2

Phased

D2

Weathered

A3

Conforming

B3

WeatherFit

C3

Logical

D3

Rebaselined

A4

Formulaic

B4

ResourceFlowing

C4

Connected

D4

Forensic

A5

Resourced

B5

Flexible

C5

CalendarFit

D5

Trended

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BestPracticesre:ComprehensiveSchedules

A.COMPREHENSIVE

Schedule
DeliverableCore
Traits

20TraitProtocol
EssentialStatement

SelectedSupportingBestPractices&Indicators
ofScheduleReliability

A1

Aligned

Thescheduleportraysaviableplanthatalignswiththe
contractorplanningbasisandtheprocurementapproach
andthattakesintoaccountsubcontractorsschedules;the
scheduleissupportedbyanarrative

Thecontractscheduleissignedoff Thenarrativedocuments
involvementinthedevelopment oftheschedulebycontractor
managementandsupervisionpersonnelandbysubcontractorswith
2%ormoreofthecontractand/orworkonthecriticalpath

A2

Complete

Theentirework,includingspecifiedresponsibilitiesofthe
owner,ownersconsultantsandthirdparties,iscaptured
byanddiscerniblefromtheactivities,logicties,milestones,
andbenchmarks

ActivitiesaredevelopedusingtheWBScontextinherentinthedrawings
andspecificationsand/orBIMdatabaseEveryWBSelementhasat
leastoneassociatedactivity Usefulcodesareprovidedtoorganize,
filter,androlluplevel3scheduleactivities

A3

Conforming

Theschedulesubstantiatescompliancewithcontract
dates,specifiedsequencesandothercontractconditions
governingscheduleperformance;theinitialscheduledata
dateisthecontractstartdate

NOprogress,delay,orcontractchangeswhatsoeverarereflectedor
incorporatedinaninitialscheduleEverycontractualfinishmilestonefalls
onorbeforethespecifieddateThescheduleincorporatescontractual
constraintsandactivity/logicsequences

A4

Formulaic

Physicalworkactivitydurationsarelargelyformulaic and
alignwiththeschedulelevel;durationformulaefeature
productionrates,approachtonormaladverseweather,
workingconditions,andworkingschedules

Ataminimum,critical/nearcriticalphysicalworkactivitieshave
formulaicdurations DeliveryactivitydurationsarebasedonPOs,to
theextentexisting Over80%oflevel3scheduleactivitiesgenerally
last26weeks(6 weeks6monthsforlevel2)

A5

Resourced

Theschedulereflectstheresourcesneeded,their
availabilitytosupporttherateofprogress,andknown
limits;availability ofresourcestosupporttherateof
progressisconfirmedinitiallyandperiodically

Crewloadingisconsistentwiththeformulaeusedtodetermine
durations Resourcelevelingtrialsareundertakentoconfirmthat
resourcehistogramscanbeleveledwithinheadcountlimits Physical
workactivitiesareloadedwithresources

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BestPracticesre:CredibleSchedules

B.CREDIBLE

Schedule
DeliverableCore
Traits

20TraitProtocol
EssentialStatement

SelectedSupportingBestPractices&Indicators
ofScheduleReliability

B1

Predictive

Thescheduleestablishesvalidcritical/nearcriticalpaths;in
theinitialschedule,thecriticalpathhastotalfloat0;the
baseline,ifnotriskassessed,reserves4%8%ofthelengthof
thecriticalpathascontingency

Thecriticalpathcompriseshigheffortphysicalwork,deliveriesthatdrive
thephysicalwork,andcommissioningOwneractivitiesarejustifiedand
reasonablytied;durationsareasspecifiedorotherwisereasonableSoft
logicties&resourceflowlogictiesarejustified

B2

Risked

Usingriskassessment,thescheduleisestablishedwith
schedulemarginsufficienttosupportthetargeted
probabilitythreshold;schedulemarginthatsupportsa
reasonableprobabilitythresholdiscontractorfloat

Riskanalysismodelsdurationvariabilityandothercontractorrisks
Contingenciesforrisksthatmayoccurandthatareaddedtodurations
areremovedinriskanalysisMitigationisinvestigatediftheanalysisdoes
notsupportthetargetedprobabilitythreshold

B3

WeatherFit

Theschedulecorrectlyintegratesnormaladverseweather
accordingtothespecifications/bestpractices;weather
planningisbasedonthemostrepresentativeprecontract
recordofweatherconditionsforthesite

ThenarrativedescribestheapproachtonormalweatherNormal
weatherreflectsthereasonablyexpectedmeanfrequencyforeachmonth
Durationimpactsfromproductionlossduetoweatherarebasedonan
analysisoftheeffectoftemperatureonproductivity

B4

Resource
Flowing

Resourceflowlogictiesportraycrewmovements,
equipmentlogistics/reuseworkflow,andmaterialreuse
workflow;resourceflowlogictiesaredevisedbythe
plannervs.generatedbythesoftware

Plannerdevisedresourceflowlogictiesareusedjudiciously and
explained Crewfloworsimilarchartsareprovidedforrepeating
activities Resourceflow logictiesoncritical/nearcriticalpathsare
itemizedandsupported,includingcontingentmeasures

B5

Flexible

Level3scheduleflexibilityrightofthedatadateisadequate
formitigating delay/floating andforresourceleveling;total
float(CPMschedules)orgapindexandfloatperformance
index(GPM)aretrended

CPMschedules:meantotalfloatistrended;FloatTrendChartsplotthe
changesforthe0,5th,10th,&50thtotalfloatpercentilesGPM
schedules:basecaseschedulesforcalculatinggapindexincludetheRev.
0,apriorupdate,andarevisedschedule

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BestPracticesre:WellConstructedSchedules

C.WELL CONSTRUCTED

Schedule
DeliverableCore
Traits

20TraitProtocol
EssentialStatement

SelectedSupportingBestPractices&Indicators
ofScheduleReliability

C1

Hierarchical

Thebaseline isdevelopedasa level2schedulethatserves

asthebasisfor,andremains traceableto,thelevel3
schedule;milestoneswithcredibletimeframes areusedto
enhanceverticaltraceability

Contractdatesandoverarchingcontrolpointsaremodeledthrough
benchmarksorconstrainedmilestones Milestone+benchmarkcount
equals1%2%oftotalactivitiesforthelevel3scheduleHierarchical
activityIDcodes,ifused,enhanceverticaltraceability

C2

Phased

Constructionphasesfromsitework throughcloseoutalign
withtheplanningbasis;phasedurations(e.g.,earthwork,
substructure,shell,interiors,roughin,finishes,and
commissioning)arebenchmarked

Constructionphasehammocksareestablished;theirdurationsrelativeto
thelengthofthecriticalpatharemonitoredCriticalpathtotalfloatis
allocatedtophasesthroughbenchmarksCommoditycurves,ifprovided,
arereasonablyphasedrelativetoeachother

C3

Logical

FSlogicisfavored;constraints,FSlags/leads,&nolagSS&FF
logicareusedjudiciouslyandarejustifiedwhenused;
constraints,FSlags&leads&nolagSS&FFlogicare
documentedinthescheduleornarrative

FSlogic80%Constraints2%oftotalactivitiesRedundantlinksare
identifiedWhereconstraintscausecriticalpathbreaks,thetruecritical
pathisrevealedthroughthelongestpathalgorithmThesoftwareis
usedtoidentifyredundantlinks

C4

Connected

EveryactivityhasatleastoneFSorSSpredecessorandone
FSorFFsuccessor;pairedSS/FFlogicisusedjudiciously;
GPMplanneddatesorSNEdatesareusedtomodellogic
tiesexternaltotheschedule

CPMschedules:openends+danglingends1%oftheactivitycount
(%inGPM) Laddersareusedjudiciouslyorbrokenintotheir
constituentFSlinkedactivities Level3schedulelogicindexis1.52.5
Level2schedulelogicindexis1.251.75

C5

CalendarFit

Calendarsreflecttheplanningbasis,theworkingschedule,
andotherlimitingfactors;where multiplecalendarscause
criticalpathbreaks,thetruecriticalpathisidentified
throughthelongestpathalgorithm

Multiplecalendarsareusedjudiciouslyandminimizedforcrewloaded
activities Overtimeandshiftcalendarsarecompatiblewiththe
planningbasisandschedulerecovery Deliveryactivitydurationsare
basedonthedefaultcalendar

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BestPracticesre:ControlledSchedules

D. CONTROLLED

Schedule
DeliverableCore
Traits

20TraitProtocol
EssentialStatement

SelectedSupportingBestPractices&Indicators
ofScheduleReliability

D1

Statused

Thescheduleisaccuratelystatused usingreliable,
documentedprotocols;imminentlevel3schedule
activities(e.g.,scheduled12monthsafterthedatadate)
areresourceleveled

Inprogressactivitiesarestatusedbasedonremainingdurationvs.percent
completeAtaminimum,outofsequenceprogressforcritical/near
criticalactivitiesisrepairedtoreflectlogicalflowActualdatesfor
critical/nearcriticalactivitiesareaccuratetotheday+/1

D2

Weathered

Thescheduleisusedtoevaluateweatherdelay/gain
originatingfromactualweatherconditionsintheprior
month;consistentmethodologiesareappliedto
determineactualandnormaladverseweather

Adverseweatherscheduleanalysisconsidersworkstoppagesand
productionloss(inthelattercase,whencrewscontinueworking)
Productionlosswhencrewsworkthroughadverseweatherisbasedonan
analysisoftheeffectoftemperatureonproductivity

D3

Rebaselined

Thescheduleisrebaselinedtoreflectreplanning,time
impacts,andschedulerecovery;arevisedscheduleisrisk
assessedtodeterminewhethertheriskanalysissupports
theinitiallytargetedprobabilityofcompletion

Arevisedbaselineattachesanarrativeandisdulysignedoff Variances
forcritical/nearcriticalactivitiesandmilestonesareevaluated Every
nonprogressrevisionisdocumented Theimpactofschedule
recoveryondurationsisproperlyrecognized

D4

Forensic

Inastatused orrevisedGPMschedule, theasbuiltcritical

pathisalgorithmicallyidentifiedleftofthedatadate(from
theprojectstarteventtothedatadate)

Thecurrentasbuiltcriticalpathiscalculatedbythesoftwareand
connectstothecriticalpathrightofthedatadate Everyactivityonthe
asbuiltcriticalpathhasforensicdrift=0andforensicfloat=critical
pathfloatrightofthedatadate

D5

Trended

Activityrateofcompletionissufficientsothatthescopeof
remainingactivitiesiscongruentwithanachievable rateof
progress;scheduleindicesaretrendedandevaluatedfor
theLevel3schedule

Schedulemarginistrendedas%oftheremaininglengthofthecritical
path Execution,resource,& durationindicesaretrendedforthelevel
3Rev.0early&lateschedulesandthecurrentearlyschedule Actual
andformulaicproductionratesarecompared

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INPURSUITOF

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PresentationOutline
Schedulesencompassingthousandsofactivitiescontain
overwhelmingamountsofdata.Eveninthecaseoflevel
2schedules,thevolumeofinformationincreasesgreatly
asupdatesandrevisedbaselinesaregenerated.
NewscheduleanalyticsfunctionalityinNetPointcanmodeland
recastattributesanddatawithinascheduleorwithintwo
comparedschedules.NetPointscheduleanalyticsprovides
meaningfulschedulemetricsandscoresschedulereliability
throughanovelScheduleIQalgorithmicapplicationofCore
TraitsofaReliableSchedule.
18

TopicsSelectedforDiscussion

ReliableScheduleStandards

MetricsAnalysisSupportsStandards

NetPointv5.2ScheduleAnalytics

ScheduleIQ

19

RELIABLE
SCHEDULESTANDARDS

ReliableScheduleStandards
2011&2012

NationalDefenseIndustrialAssociation(NDIA)
Planning&SchedulingExcellenceGuide (PASEG)
Introducesgenerallyacceptedschedulingprinciples
2012

2015

GAO ScheduleAssessmentGuide
DiscussesTenBestPracticesassociatedwith
highqualityandreliableprojectschedules
2014

CoreTraitsofaReliableScheduleaka
The20TraitProtocol
Codifiestheessentialelementsof
reliableschedulesinto20coretraits
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ReliableConstructionSchedulesperthe20TraitProtocol
TheScheduleIs
Comprehensive

TheScheduleIs
Credible

A1

Aligned

B1

Predictive

A2

Complete

B2

Risked

A3

Conforming

A4

Formulaic

A5

Resourced

TheScheduleIs
WellConstructed

TheScheduleIs
Controlled

C1 Hierarchical D1

Statused

C2

Phased

D2

Weathered

B3 Weather Fit C3

Logical

D3

Re
baselined

B4

Resource
Flowing

C4

Connected

D4

Forensic

B5

Flexible

C5 CalendarFit D5

Trended

Traits in green have elements in common with

a GAO best practice for project schedules

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METRICSANALYSIS
SUPPORTSSTANDARDS

MetricsAnalysisSupportsStandards

WhatAreScheduleMetrics?
Metricsaremeasurementsofinformationabouta
schedulewithrespecttoimportantfeatures
Examples:

Numberofstakeholdersnamedasschedulesignators
Percentofactivitieswithoutapredecessor
Percentofactivitiesonthecriticalpath
Criticalpathtotalfloatasaratiotoprojectlength
Meanandmediantotalfloat
#ofmilestones+#ofbenchmarksasaratioto#ofactivities
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ScheduleMetricsCanBeCategorizedIntoThreeSets
1
Data
Metrics

2
Reliability
Metrics

3
Comparative
Metrics

Relevantschedule
Quantifyandhelp
Keyschedule
countsand
identifyvariancesfor
parametersrelativeto
scheduleattributes
selectedfilters
anormativerangeand
thatcharacterize
betweentwoschedule
scheduleperformance
theschedule:
issuesforaproject
(execution)metrics
#ofnegativetotal
floatactivities
#ofmilestones
#ofcalendars
#ofresources
#ofredundantlinks

Criticalpathindex
Milestonedensity
Completionindex
Floatperformanceindex
Scheduleindex
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ObservationsontheStateofScheduleMetrics
1

Noattemptto
measureoverall
schedule
reliability

Metricsproposed
overlookschedule
level

Weatheristhe
elephantinthe
room

Overlookplanning
basismetrics
altogether

Overlook
conformanceto
contractually
imposeddates

Absenceofmetrics
leftofthedata
date(CPM
syndrome)
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NETPOINTV5.2
SCHEDULEANALYTICS

NetPointv5.2ScheduleAnalytics
Measure,score,validate,andenable schedulereliabilitythroughan
interactive,flexibleapplicationofthe20TraitProtocolusingthe
comprehensive,credible,wellconstructed,andcontrolledframework
Datametrics,i.e.,varyingactivitycounts,logiccounts,and
otherrelevantschedulecounts
Upto45metricsareanalyzedandcombinedintoScheduleIQ,
areliabilityscoreforbaselinesandupdates
Weatherenablingprotocolthatusesweathercalendarsto
calculateweatheredstartdatesandweatheredfinishdates
Comparativeanalysispinpointschangesbetweenacurrent
baselineoranupdateagainstapriorbaseline,update,ortarget
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NetPointv5.2 ScheduleAnalyticsFramework
A30PointAssessment

TheScheduleIs:

Captures
NetPoint NetPoint
14Point
Schedule Reliability
Assessment
Metrics Indicators
MetricNumber

Comprehensive

10

8&10

Credible

6,7&13

Well Constructed

10

1,2,3,4&5

Controlled

9,11,12&14

Over200

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ExampleReliableScheduleGaugeIndicators
5 examplemetricsmeasuringtheextentthatalevel3
scheduleisComprehensive(10gaugeindicatorsintotal)
ComprehensiveIndicatorDescription&Tripwire
Atleast3stakeholdersaresignators totheschedule
Atleast95%ofactivitiesareassignedtoaWBSelement
Atleast95%ofactivitiesareassignedacode
Atleast80%ofphysicalworkactivitydurationsareatthe
rightgranularity
Atleast95%ofactivitiesareresourceloaded
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ExamplePhysicalWorkActivityDurationGranularity
Normativeactivitydurationranges(majorprojects,perthe20
TraitProtocolandPMIsCPMSchedulingforConstruction)
20-Trait Protocol

DCMA

Deltek
Fuse

PMI CPM
Scheduling

Level1

2 12months

312months

Level2

5% 15%ofproject
duration,generally6
weeks 6months

26months

Level3

1% 3%ofproject
duration,
generally2 6weeks

Level4

1%ofproject
duration,
generally2 weeks

44days

10%of
project
duration

26weeks

24weeks
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ExampleReliableScheduleGaugeIndicators
5examplemetricsmeasuringtheextentthatalevel3
scheduleiscredible(5gaugeindicatorsintotal)
CredibleIndicatorDescription&Tripwire
Criticalpathindex(CPI)=(criticalpathtotalfloat(adjustedfor
weather)/remainingprojectlength)isbetween5%and10%*
15%to30%ofactivitiesareonthecriticalpath
Likelihoodofcompletingbytherequiredfinishdate70%
Weatherindex=(weatherdatesperyear/#ofreasonable
weatherdaysperyear)95%
Floatperformanceindex80%
*CPIcanbecalculatedforeverycontractualmilestoneandcontractualbenchmark

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45MetricsforMeasuringFloatAsaResource
Meantotalfloat,totalfloatpercentiles,andmeanfreefloat
Asgapsdonotrepeattotalfloats,gapindex=sumgaps/sum
durations(noncriticalactivities)isausefuloffcriticalpathmetric

33

FloatPerformanceIndex(FPI)
FPImeasurestherateoffloatdepletionoffthecriticalpath
FPIreliesongapindicesvs.ontotalfloatsorfreefloats

34

ExampleReliableScheduleGaugeIndicators(contd)
5examplemetricsmeasuringtheextentthatalevel3
scheduleiswellconstructed(10gaugeindicatorsintotal)
WellConstructedIndicatorDescription&Tripwire
Milestone/benchmark(toactivity)densityis2%to5%
Atmost,2%ofactivitiesareassignedaconstraintdate
Atleast80%oflogictiesareFSlogic
Atmost,5%oflinksareredundant
Activitytoactivitylogicindexis1.5to2.5(excludes
redundantlinks)
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SCHEDULEIQ

ScheduleIQ
Algorithmthatprovidesanoverallreliability
scoreforprojectschedulesbasedon:
1

Planningbasis(e.g.,contractdates
conformance,extentthatactivities
areWBScoded,weatherbasis,etc.)

Networkcharacteristics
(openends,logicindex,%
oflinksthatareFS,etc.)

Algorithmicapplicationofthe20TraitProtocolaspostulatedinAutomate
This:HowAlgorithmsCametoRuleOurWorldbyChristopherSteiner

37

ScheduleIQInnerWorkingsUnprogressed Baselines
ScheduleIQoperatesasaseriesof39independent
reliabilityindicatortests,eachtestyieldingascore
thatcontributestothetotalscore(100)
Unprogressed
Baseline

#of
Contribution
Independent
toIQScore
Tests

Comprehensive

12

34%

Credible

11

25%

Well Constructed

15

38%

Controlled

3%
38

ScheduleIQInnerWorkingsProgressed Baselines
Thenumberofindependentreliabilityindicator
testsincreasesto45forprogressedbaselines;the
contributiontoIQscorechangesaccordingly
Progressed
Baseline

#of
Contribution
Independent
toIQScore
Tests

Comprehensive

12

31%

Credible

11

23%

Well Constructed

15

34%

Controlled

12%
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InterpretationofScheduleIQScores

IQRange
91
8190
6180
5160
50

HighlyReliableSchedule
ReliableSchedule
SomewhatReliableSchedule
MarginallyReliableSchedule
UnreliableSchedule

40

Conditional20TraitProtocolTraits
TheNetPointMetricsManagerinterface
allows3coretraitstobeturnedoff
1

Weatherrelatedcoretraits,B3The
Riskassessmentrelated
ScheduleisWeatherFitandD2The coretrait,B2TheSchedule
ScheduleisWeathered
isRisked

3
CoreTraitB4TheScheduleis
ResourceFlowing
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SUMMARY

TakeAways
1

Metricsanalysisis
crucialforthetypical
level3master schedule

NetPointmetrics
functionalityadvances
scheduleanalyticsfromthe
wellconstructedand
credibletothereliablerealm

Thereismuchtobelearned
aboutthebehaviorofcritical
path,totalfloat,&gapmetrics
relativetopercentcomplete

Nojudgmentismadein
ScheduleIQastomeans
&methodsportrayedin
theschedule
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TakeAways (contd)
5
TheIQscoreofa
contractuallyrequired
schedulesubmittalmay
beusefulasaprotocolto
determinewhetherthe
submittalisreviewable
or,saywhereIQisbelow
60,shouldbereturned
forrevisionand
resubmittal

6
ScheduleanalyticsandSchedule
IQcanbeappliedtoanygroup
ofactivitiesbyafilterortime
windowtoascertainwhetherthe
scoreis/isnothomogeneous

7
Scheduleanalyticsneedsto
evolvetomeasureperiod
density,activitycount,
activitycountgrowth,
earnedschedule,and
otheryetuntestedmetrics
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APPENDIXBNetPoint v5.2FloatRelatedMetrics
Activities

TotalFloat

LinkGapMetrics

OtherFloatRelated
Metrics

With negative total float

Criticalpathindex

Withzerogap

Floatperformanceindex

Critical

Critical pathtotalfloat

Withpositive gap

Gapindex

Nearcritical

Mean

Withnegativegap

Activitieswithtotalfloat
5thpercentile

Withpositivedrift

Meannoncritical

With gap20periods

Activitieswithtotalfloat
10thpercentile

Withtotalfloat =drift

Median

Withextreme gap

Activitieswithtotalfloat
50thpercentile

Withextreme totalfloat

5thpercentile

With actualizedgap

Meanfreefloat

Withpositivefreefloat

10thpercentile

Withactualized
negativegap

Meannoncriticalfree
float

Forensiccritical

80thpercentile
(Extremetotalfloat)

FFlinkswithgap=0

Gapsumembeddedinthe
criticalpath

Forensicnearcritical

Totalfloatindex

SSlinkswithgap=0

Gapsumembeddedinthe
asbuiltcriticalpath

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