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M2.4 Progress Updating & Schedule Control

By the end of this section, the learner should be able to take an approved schedule and turn it into a trustworthy current control model at each reporting cycle. They should be able to establish a clear data date, collect and validate actual progress, record actual starts and finishes, assess physical accomplishment, estimate realistic remaining durations, deal transparently with out-of-sequence work, recalculate the network, explain movement from both the baseline and the previous forecast, identify changes in the critical and near-critical paths, and convert the updated schedule into actions and management decisions.
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Articles and chapters

  • M3.3 — Commitments, Actuals & Accruals

    1. Practical outcomeBy the end of this section, the learner should be able to establish and explain a reliable period-end cost position by reconciling recognised actual cost, open commitments and costs incurred but not yet recorded. They should be able to define an appropriate financial cut-off,…

    17 Oct 2026
  • M2.4 — Progress Updating & Schedule Control

    1. Practical outcomeBy the end of this section, the learner should be able to take an approved schedule and turn it into a trustworthy current control model at each reporting cycle. They should be able to establish a clear data date, collect and validate actual progress, record actual starts and…

    17 Oct 2026
  • M2.2 — Logic, Critical Path & Float

    1. Practical outcomeThe learner should be able to construct and analyse a logically linked schedule, choose relationships, recognise missing or inappropriate logic, distinguish logic from constraints, identify critical and near-critical paths, understand total and free float, recognise negative or…

    17 Oct 2026
  • M1.4 — Progress Measurement

    1. Practical outcomeBy the end of this section, the learner should be able to design, apply and challenge progress-measurement rules that convert evidence of completed work into a credible statement of physical accomplishment. They should be able to choose an appropriate measurement method for…

    17 Oct 2026
  • 19 May 2012
  • Progress Recording

    Progress Recording... There are various ways to record progress on schedules or for schedules but the most efficient way would be using pdf print outs & saving electronic versions of the pdf copies for back up in a separate folder. You must be disciplined & consistently efficient in recording the da

    20 Apr 2009
  • Progress Update

    Schedules are only useful if they are updated in a timely manner. Most project schedules must be statused and updated monthly. Some complex construction projects or jobs that have a very dynamic schedule should be statused more frequently. The [[earned value]] management plan must establish clear an

    8 Mar 2009
  • Schedule Maintenance

    Schedule Maintenance related issues:

    7 Mar 2009

Discussions

24 discussions

  1. 11replies
    Calculated time vs duration
    Shutdowns / Turnarounds / Outages (STOs)by Floris Gering· 1 year ago
  2. 1reply
    How many shutdown planners should I have?
    Shutdowns / Turnarounds / Outages (STOs)by Aaron Morris· 7 years ago
  3. 0replies
    Using ScheduleReader in STOs?
    Shutdowns / Turnarounds / Outages (STOs)by Joel Roberts· 7 years ago
  4. 15replies
    Turnaround schedule levels
    Shutdowns / Turnarounds / Outages (STOs)by Floris Gering· 7 years ago
  5. 17replies
    Resource Linking - good/bad?
    Shutdowns / Turnarounds / Outages (STOs)by Mark Chapman· 8 years ago
  6. 4replies
    Controlling discovery & extra work
    Shutdowns / Turnarounds / Outages (STOs)by Floris Gering· 10 years ago
  7. 0replies
    Regular Maintenance vs. Turnaround Maintenance Cost
    Shutdowns / Turnarounds / Outages (STOs)by Kosmo Lisowski· 10 years ago
  8. 0replies
    Resource dependent activities
    TURNAROUND & SHUTDOWN (T/A & S/D)by Frank A· 10 years ago
  9. 2replies
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    Shutdowns / Turnarounds / Outages (STOs)by Onur Dag· 10 years ago
  10. 0replies
    Long lead items & Short lead items- Material for shutdown
    Shutdowns / Turnarounds / Outages (STOs)by Thomas philipose· 10 years ago

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