Proving the Delay, Winning the Claim: A Project Delay Analysis and Claims Management Training Course
1Summary
A three-week delay on a construction project rarely stays a scheduling footnote — left unaddressed, it turns into a contractual dispute that costs far more than the time itself, in legal fees, damaged relationships, and stalled payments. Project Delay Management is what keeps that from happening: proving what caused the delay, who is responsible, and what entitlement follows, before positions harden.
The Project Delay Analysis and Claims Management training course, delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy as part of its Project Management Training Courses, builds that capability through delay analysis, extension of time claims, forensic scheduling, and structured dispute resolution.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Project Managers, Project Directors, and Construction Managers
- Planning and Scheduling Engineers, Project Controls Professionals
- Contracts Managers, Administrators, and Legal/Contract Professionals
- Quantity Surveyors, Commercial Managers, and Cost Engineers
- Claims Consultants and Engineers
- Civil and Construction Engineers responsible for schedules and contract administration
What You'll Gain
- Identify the causes and types of project delays, and who carries the risk for each
- Apply recognised delay analysis techniques against baseline, updated, and as-built schedules
- Build a defensible extension of time claim, including entitlement and notification requirements
- Prepare and evaluate professional construction claims backed by solid documentation
- Use forensic scheduling to investigate delay events and establish causation
- Assess concurrent and critical-path delays, and prepare compelling evidence
- Negotiate and resolve delay disputes before they escalate into costly conflict
3Course Content
Module 1: The Dispute That Didn't Have to Happen
- Why unresolved delays turn into costly contractual disputes
- Common causes and classifications of project delays
- Excusable, non-excusable, compensable, and non-compensable delays
- Delay responsibility and contractual risk allocation
Module 2: Schedules as Evidence: CPM and the Baseline You'll Need Later
- Fundamentals of project scheduling and the Critical Path Method
- Baseline and updated schedules
- Float, critical activities, and progress measurement
- Identifying schedule changes and delay events
Module 3: Proving When and Why a Project Slipped
- Time impact analysis and windows analysis
- As-planned versus as-built comparison
- Impacted as-planned and collapsed as-built analysis
- Selecting the appropriate delay analysis methodology
Module 4: Building the Case for More Time
- Principles of extension of time and establishing entitlement
- Delay notification requirements and contractual time bars
- Demonstrating cause and effect
- Preparing extension of time submissions
Module 5: From Delay to Claim: Preparing a Claim That Holds Up
- Types of contractual claims and claim identification
- Quantifying delay impacts and preparing claim narratives
- Contemporary records: site diaries, correspondence, and progress data
- Organising documentation and evidence for claims and disputes
Module 6: Digging Into the Record: Forensic Scheduling and Investigation
- Introduction to forensic scheduling and investigating historical records
- Schedule integrity and data quality
- Critical path investigation and concurrent delay assessment
- Establishing causation, responsibility, and preparing forensic reports
Module 7: Resolving It Without a Courtroom
- Principles of dispute resolution and negotiation strategies
- Mediation, adjudication, arbitration, and litigation considerations
- Presenting technical delay evidence persuasively
- Managing disagreements and developing dispute-avoidance strategies
Module 8: Practical Workshop: From Delay Event to Resolved Claim
- Analysing a realistic project delay scenario
- Applying delay analysis techniques and preparing an extension of time claim
- Reviewing supporting evidence and running a claims-negotiation exercise
- Presenting findings and recommendations