Schedule Health Assessment
Diagnostics against the DCMA 14-Point Assessment, GAO guidance and field experience that show how far your schedule can really be trusted.
Before you rely on a date, test the schedule that produced it.
A schedule can look complete and professional while being structurally unsound: missing logic, heavy use of constraints, unrealistic durations, negative float nobody has explained. Decisions made on that schedule are made without real visibility.
Our assessment applies the DCMA 14-Point metrics, the GAO Schedule Assessment Guide and our own field-tested realism checks to give you a clear, scored view of schedule quality. It ends with specific, prioritised corrections, not a list of generic complaints.
What we bring to Schedule Health Assessment
Senior practitioners, a proven method and the right technology. Every line below is part of the engagement, not an upsell.
DCMA 14-Point metrics
Logic, leads, lags, relationship types, constraints, float, durations and more, scored objectively.
INCLUDEDGAO best practice
Review against the GAO guide’s characteristics of a reliable schedule.
INCLUDEDLogic integrity
Open ends, dangling activities and redundant links found and located.
INCLUDEDRealism review
Durations, sequences and productivity tested against what crews actually achieve.
INCLUDEDHealth scoring
A clear overall score that lets you track improvement over time.
INCLUDEDCorrective roadmap
Prioritised fixes, from quick corrections to structural repair.
INCLUDEDA clear path, milestone by milestone.
A disciplined sequence, so you always know what happens next, who owns it and why it matters.
What you receive
- 01Scored schedule health report
- 02DCMA 14-Point results
- 03Activity-level issue register
- 04Prioritised corrective action plan
- 05Executive summary of reliability
- 06Re-assessment after corrections
Technology we work in
Platform-fluent and vendor-independent. We work inside your environment, or help you choose the one that fits. We take no reseller commissions.
What changes when we arrive.
Not more reports. Earlier warnings, firmer dates and decisions your board, lenders and teams can trust.
An objective view of how far each key date can be trusted.
Effort spent on the issues that genuinely matter.
Health scores that improve and stay improved.
What leaders ask us first.
Straight answers from the people who do the work. If your question is not here, ask us directly. A senior practitioner will reply.
What is the DCMA 14-Point Assessment?
A set of fourteen schedule quality metrics developed by the US Defense Contract Management Agency. It is widely used across industries as a baseline test of schedule structure.
Does a good DCMA score mean the schedule is realistic?
Not on its own. DCMA tests structure, not realism. A schedule can pass every metric and still assume productivity no crew will achieve, which is why we pair it with expert review of durations, sequence and constructability.
How long does an assessment take?
For a typical project schedule, three to seven working days from receipt of the native files.
Is this useful before we accept a contractor’s schedule?
It is one of the best times to do it. Finding structural problems before acceptance costs a review cycle; finding them after can cost a dispute.
Schedule Audits
Formal, independent audits of schedules and scheduling practice for owners, lenders, insurers and boards who need assurance they can rely on.
Schedule Optimization
Analysis of sequence, logic and resources that shortens programs without compromising safety or quality.
Recovery Scheduling
Credible recovery plans for late projects, built quickly, grounded in what the site can really do and accepted by every party.
See your finish from here.
Tell us where your project stands today. In one conversation with a senior practitioner you will know where it is really heading, what is driving it, and what it will take to land it.
- Senior practitioner on the first call
- Confidential by default
- A straight answer, not a sales pitch
