I am reading the latest issue of Construction Manager and have spotted an article that reveals the radical new approach to project programming (Title: Calling time on delays to complex projects). Perhaps I am missing something but I don't think that effective time management strategy at the design stage is anything new, nor is the idea that contractor's planner should do work alone. There is nothing new in all this! I have been shouting for the past 10 years or so that construction planning is not merely forecasting but deliberate process of continuously improving already pre-planned activities involving ALL who participate in the execution of these activities.
They then go on and talk about different 'densities' in a time model that will depend on how close one is to the work to be carried out. Again, part of my contribution from PhD research is a proof using Chaos theory revealing that detailed planning beyond two working weeks is not feasible and as such planning requires different 'densities' where immediate work to be carried out has to be planned in a far greater detail against work that is further down the line.
Admittedly the article is somehow hurting my ego but then again I feel happy because they are finally realizing how important different 'densities' in planning are, and not just for large complex projects as they suggest. On the other note the article also proves how much the sector is losing out because practitioners are not reading academic papers.
