The Project Delay Analysis and Claims Management Training Course by The British Academy For Training and Development is designed to develop practical expertise in identifying, analysing, documenting, and managing project delays and claims. As part of the Project Management Training Courses specialisation within the Management category, the course provides participants with structured knowledge of delay analysis, scheduling techniques, contractual requirements, and effective claims preparation.

This training course explores Project Delay Management through practical approaches to delay analysis, extension of time, construction claims, forensic scheduling, and dispute resolution. Participants will learn how to assess delay events, establish causation and entitlement, evaluate project schedules, prepare supporting documentation, and manage claims professionally while reducing the risk of costly project disputes.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles and processes of Project Delay Management.
• Identify common causes and types of project delays.
• Apply recognised techniques for effective delay analysis.
• Analyse baseline, updated, and as-built project schedules.
• Understand the principles of extension of time claims.
• Identify contractual entitlement and delay responsibilities.
• Prepare and evaluate professional construction claims.
• Apply forensic scheduling techniques to investigate project delays.
• Establish relationships between delay events, impacts, and project completion dates.
• Assess concurrent and critical path delays.
• Improve the preparation and presentation of delay-related evidence.
• Apply effective negotiation and dispute resolution techniques.
• Develop strategies for preventing and managing project delay disputes.

Target Audience

• Project Managers and Project Directors
• Construction Managers
• Planning and Scheduling Engineers
• Project Controls Professionals
• Contracts Managers and Administrators
• Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Managers
• Claims Consultants and Engineers
• Civil and Construction Engineers
• Project Coordinators
• Cost Engineers
• Legal and Contract Professionals involved in construction projects
• Professionals responsible for project schedules, claims, and contract administration

Module 1: Fundamentals of Project Delay Management

• Concepts and principles of project delay
• Common causes of project delays
• Types and classifications of delays
• Excusable, non-excusable, compensable, and non-compensable delays
• Delay responsibility and contractual risk allocation

Module 2: Project Scheduling and Critical Path Analysis

• Fundamentals of project scheduling
• Baseline and updated schedules
• Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Float and critical activities
• Schedule updates and progress measurement
• Identifying schedule changes and delay events

Module 3: Delay Analysis Techniques

• Principles of delay analysis
• Time impact analysis
• As-planned versus as-built analysis
• Windows analysis
• Impacted as-planned analysis
• Collapsed as-built analysis
• Selecting an appropriate delay analysis methodology

Module 4: Extension of Time Claims

• Principles of extension of time
• Establishing entitlement
• Delay notification requirements
• Contractual time bars
• Demonstrating cause and effect
• Assessing time-related project impacts
• Preparing extension of time submissions

Module 5: Construction Claims Management

• Fundamentals of construction claims
• Types of contractual claims
• Claim identification and notification
• Claims documentation and supporting evidence
• Quantification of delay impacts
• Preparing claim narratives
• Evaluating entitlement, causation, and damages

Module 6: Forensic Scheduling and Delay Investigation

• Introduction to forensic scheduling
• Investigating historical project records
• Schedule integrity and data quality
• Critical path investigation
• Delay event identification
• Concurrent delay assessment
• Establishing causation and responsibility
• Preparing forensic delay reports

Module 7: Documentation and Evidence Management

• Importance of contemporary records
• Site diaries and progress reports
• Correspondence and contractual notices
• Programme updates and progress data
• Change orders and variation records
• Organising evidence for claims and disputes

Module 8: Dispute Resolution and Claims Negotiation

• Principles of dispute resolution
• Negotiation strategies
• Mediation and adjudication
• Arbitration and litigation considerations
• Presenting technical delay evidence
• Managing disagreements between project parties
• Developing effective dispute avoidance strategies

Module 9: Practical Project Delay and Claims Workshop

• Analysis of a realistic project delay scenario
• Identification of critical delay events
• Application of delay analysis techniques
• Preparation of an extension of time claim
• Review of supporting evidence
• Claims evaluation and negotiation exercise
• Presentation of findings and recommendations