Project Management
Construction Claims and Delay Analysis
This practical course develops directly applicable capability in Construction Claims and Delay Analysis. Participants work in depth on Construction Claim Foundations, and Project Records and Evidence, and Delay Analysis Methods, then convert the methods into tools and actions suited to their workplace.
Objectives
- Apply the principles and methods of construction claim foundations in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of project records and evidence in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of delay analysis methods in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of concurrency and critical path in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of cost and disruption in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of claim preparation and review in a workplace context.
Target audience
- Professionals responsible for the subject area
- Managers and supervisors
- Analysts, coordinators, and specialists
- Project and improvement teams
- Employees preparing for broader responsibilities
Program outline
A clear structure for the learning journey.
Program outline
Outline points are grouped in one designed block instead of being treated as separate module cards.
Module 1: Construction Claim Foundations
Entitlement, cause, effect, and substantiation
Time, cost, disruption, and variation claims
Contract clauses and notice requirements
Module 2: Project Records and Evidence
Baseline and updated programmes
Daily reports, instructions, correspondence, and cost records
Evidence chronology and document gaps
Module 3: Delay Analysis Methods
As-planned versus as-built
Time impact and windows analysis
Method selection, assumptions, and limitations
Module 4: Concurrency and Critical Path
Critical and near-critical activities
Employer, contractor, and neutral delay
Concurrency approaches and mitigation evidence
Module 5: Cost and Disruption
Prolongation, idle resources, acceleration, and productivity loss
Cause-and-effect links to cost
Avoiding unsupported global claims
Module 6: Claim Preparation and Review
Narrative, chronology, entitlement, analysis, and quantum
Testing opposing assumptions
Producing a defensible claim assessment
Materials provided
- ○ Course-specific presentation slides
- ○ Practical exercises and facilitated activities
- ○ Course-specific worksheets, checklists, and templates
- ○ Applied workplace case studies
- ○ 4D Certificate of Completion issued by 4D Training & Consultancy
- ○ Post-course support for implementation questions
Training Options
Programs can be delivered in-house, online, or in a blended format depending on your team's schedule, location, and learning objectives. When an external certificate or exam is included, certification rules and fees remain under the relevant awarding body's policies, while 4D provides the training and preparation support.
Why choose 4D
4D adapts this program to the participant group and workplace context. Delivery combines structured explanation with course-specific exercises, realistic cases, working tools, and an action-planning component so participants can transfer the learning to their roles.
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