Delay Recovery · Schedule Acceleration
Recovering delayed industrial projects without wishful schedules
A structured recovery intervention for projects where contractor commitments, actual productivity and the approved completion target no longer agree.
Mandate outcomes
- A fact-based completion forecast using current production rates and remaining quantities
- A target-versus-capability gap quantified by structure, system, contractor and month
- Minimum manpower, equipment, supervision and workfront requirements for recovery
- A 13-week control plan supported by rolling three-week look-aheads
- Escalation triggers for non-mobilisation, missed productivity and delayed decisions
- An executive recovery dashboard with milestones, constraints and accountable owners
Establish the honest finish date
Recovery begins by separating contractual dates, management aspirations and the date supported by current performance. Remaining quantities are tested against demonstrated productivity, usable work fronts, resource availability and calendar conditions.
The forecast is then reconciled with Primavera logic and commissioning priorities. This creates an evidence base for decisions on augmentation, resequencing, scope splitting or commercial intervention.
Convert acceleration into a resource equation
An instruction to increase manpower is not a recovery plan. Required output is translated into trade-wise crew demand, equipment demand, supervision ratios, shift patterns, material releases and access requirements.
The contractor is asked to commit to measurable inputs and weekly outputs. Variance is visible early enough for the owner to intervene before another reporting cycle is lost.
Protect mechanical completion and handover
Recovery priorities are aligned to commissioning systems and access dependencies rather than isolated tonnage. Structural release, equipment erection, electrical readiness and testing are connected in one completion sequence.
This prevents impressive local progress from masking a delayed plant start-up.
Frequently asked questions
How quickly can a recovery diagnostic be completed?
A focused review can usually establish the principal critical-path, productivity and resource gaps within two to three weeks, subject to data availability and site access.
What information is required?
The core inputs are the current P6 schedule, approved baseline, quantity and productivity records, manpower and equipment deployment, drawing and material status, key contracts and commissioning priorities.
Does recovery always require more manpower?
No. The constraint may be engineering release, materials, access, supervision, cranes, sequencing or decision latency. Augmentation should follow diagnosis.