Changes in the schedule

Hi Raul,
please specify your question.
Do you mean change authorization (approval) or something else?
Best Regards,
Vladimir

hi

Changes could be done in reference with correspondence letters were required changes has been mentioned

I like to treat the schedule as a controlled document -which means any changes are entered into a change log -usually an excel spreadsheet including date of change, nature of change, reason for change, implications of change, a filed for relevant doc references (e.g. correspondence) and name of approver

The change log covers all changes to the schedule, other than actuals applied as part of the normal update process

Thanks for the replies gentlemen. What about the following scenarios?

1. Addition of new work (new activities) to the original scope of work?

2. The opposite of No. 1 (you need to take out activities due to reduction of scope of work).

3. Updates to the schedule (changes in logic or actual dates) have impacted the mechanical completion date of the schedule (let’s say 1 month on a 2 year construction project).

There may be some specific clauses in your contract which cover this -be sure to read it carefully, but in general:

1&2: The cost & schedule implications of a change in scope need to be agreed between contractor & client. A new version of the programme reflecting these changes should be submitted to the client for approval. on approval, it is entered into the change log and the approved programme becomes the ’live’ version. a new baseline should also be taken at this point.

3. changes in logic should be entered onto the change log. actual dates do not need to be. if the completion date moves as a result, so be it -you have a variance which is explained either by the change log, or by better/worse performance than expected. if the forecast completion date is later than contractually required, the client may instruct the contractor to prepare a recovery programme to demonstrate how the project will be brought back on track.