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Planning & Programming

Planning & Programming

Diafora can provide, lead or contribute to planning & programming services at any point in the project lifecycle.

The difference……

NEC Programmes

Planning and programming in line with the requirements of the NEC form of contract to ensure all entitlement and any change is captured and properly impacted.

  • Clause 31, Clause 32 & Clause 62 programme production, updates and administration

Pre-Construction Planning

Ability to review documentation and information, produce programmes, planning outputs and logistics, as required for any aspect of preconstruction and construction.

Construction Planning

Contract programme and target programme management, progress reporting and independent progress reviews.

Design and procurement programme integration and subcontractor programme integration.

  • Monthly programme updates with progress and logic linked events in the period
  • Compensation events, variations, instructions and delays captured and impacted
  • Programme analysis for compensation events
  • Recovery planning
  • Resource planning & histograms
  • Critical path analysis
  • Subcontractor, partner programmes
  • As built programme monitoring and update
  • Completion Programmes
  • Lean Planning
  • Lean Construction / Collaboration / Last Planner / Pull Planning workshops
  • Site management & Supply chain look ahead programme workshops

Delay Analysis & Extension of Time Claims

In house expertise on hand to assist and simplify the extension of time and prolongation claim process.  Working closely with the surveying team to ensure that fully coordinated considered claims are produced.

Experienced in live site claims, post contract disputes, client and subcontractor claims.

Visualisations 3D/4D

Diafora has established relationships with industry leading partners in the 4D and visualisations industry.   Providing context, sequence and clear demonstration of the most complex issues. Having previously worked on tenders, live projects and claims, Diafora can act as the conduit to bring any needs to life as a 4D visualisation.

Site 360 Progress Capture

Diafora is partnered with Openspace AI and can offer managed data capture services for projects of any size and nature.  The 360 capture data can be utilised and merged with the BIM model to directly compare the current site progress with the finished BIM model.

Please contact us for a demonstration of this powerful tool that revolutionises the way data is captured on site.

Planning and Programming Services

NEC Programme Specialists

  • Works Information review
  • Clause 31 Programme development & production – NEC Contract compliance
  • Clause 32 Programme updates for acceptance
  • Clause 62 Compensation event procedure & incorporation into Programme
  • Protect your entitlement!

Pre-Construction Planning

  • Feasibility & PQQ Programmes
  • Fully Integrated Design, Procurement & Construction Single & Two Stage Tender Programmes
  • Peer Review & audit of tender programmes
  • Good planning behaviours training – upskilling and educating the team
  • Build in a day workshops
  • Client & design team workshops – Understanding & committing to the plan
  • Logistics Plannings 2D, 3D & 4D

Construction

  • Monthly programme updates with progress and logic linked events in the period
  • Compensation events, variations, instructions and delays captured and impacted
  • Programme analysis for compensation events
  • Recovery planning
  • Resource planning & histograms
  • Critical path analysis
  • Subcontractor, partner programmes
  • As built programme monitoring and update
  • Completion Programmes

Lean Planning

  • Lean Construction / Collaboration / Last Planner / Pull Planning workshops
  • Site management & Supply chain look ahead programme workshops

Post Construction

  • As Built Programmes / As Built vs As Planned
  • Dispute & Claims Support
  • Asset Management Programme Support

Delay Analysis & Extension of time claims

  • Strategic advice and options around delay analysis methodology
  • Comparison of planned programme with revised/updated/as-built programmes
  • Instructions, variations, compensation events, delay and other reasons for change
  • Forensic delay analysis with inspection of records and notices
  • Presentation of claims – Multiple resources

Visualisations 3D/4D

  • Partnering with Bionics/Majenta/ClearBox
  • Innovative communications tool to demonstrates key strengths of a claim or dispute
  • Clear, persuasive and dynamic presentation of complex issues
  • Non-confrontational negotiation aid
  • Use of project records and evidence

Site Progress Capture

  • Partnering with Openspace AI
  • 360 degree camera capture building up full Streetview of site on capture date
  • Ability to directly compare with previous captures and BIM model
  • Progress snapshot
  • Estimated programme to completion
  • Periodic progress comparison

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Trust Diafora with your project planning and we will make the difference.

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We engaged the professional services of Diafora Limited to provide Contracts Management, Quantity Surveying and Project Controls services to manage claims and disputes and commercial and planning affairs for JPower Systems since September 2016. The persons provided were professionally qualified members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and the Chartered Institution of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and have provided a diligent and professional service as expected. We would fully endorse Diafora Limited to undertake professional management services accordingly.

Teruaki Kawaguchi – Project Director