Forensic Planning & Delay Analysis

What Is Forensic Planning?

Forensic planning is the structured analysis of a construction programme to establish how, when and why delay occurred, and who is responsible. It underpins extension of time claims, prolongation cost claims and dispute resolution. Done properly it provides a clear, defensible demonstration of the causal link between delay events and their effect on the completion date. Done poorly, it collapses under challenge.

Delay Analysis Methodologies

Projjex selects the methodology appropriate to the available records, the contract and the nature of the dispute - consistent with recognised industry guidance:

• Baseline versus impacted (as-planned impacted) analysis
• Time impact analysis (prospective, event-by-event)
• As-built versus as-planned comparison
• Windows / time-slice analysis
• Critical path identification and movement over time
• Concurrent delay assessment and apportionment

Extension of Time & Prolongation

A robust delay analysis converts directly into entitlement. We substantiate extension of time claims with the planning evidence to support them, quantify prolongation periods and link them to the recoverable cost. Across our engagements this approach has delivered multi-million pound extension of time claims and 12+ months of recovered programme on distressed projects.

Concurrent Delay & Causation

Concurrency is one of the most contested areas in any time dispute. We assess concurrent causes rigorously, identify which events were genuinely critical, and present causation in a way that withstands challenge from the other side's experts. Whether you are advancing or defending a delay claim, the strength of the planning evidence determines the result.

Records & Defensibility

Forensic analysis is only as strong as the records behind it. We work with contemporaneous programmes, progress records, early warning registers and correspondence to build an evidence-based narrative - and where records are incomplete, we know how to reconstruct a defensible position, as we have on projects delivered without contractor submissions in place.