6 contract clauses every owner should have to greatly reduce costs and change order headaches

Constructability reviews – change orders need them as well.  5 items needed in every review

Claims administration procedures.

Computer tools for schedule analysis, graphics, presentations

Preparation efforts to help your attorney or consultant quickly understand your case and cut to the chase.

12 steps every claims analysis project must include, or else risk complete failure in trial

Expert reports – what they should have, and what they shouldn’t.

Management of computer files, work papers, work product, time sheets, emails and other assorted and sundry details to not jeopardize your analysis or your client’s position.

6 methods to produce and present an As-Built Schedule

4D scheduling – the future of multimedia delay analysis

Arbitration – the costly scourge.  Arbitration is not bad, but can we make better ADR (Alternate Disputes Resolution) clauses with better, quicker and more intelligent arbitration procedures.

AAA alternatives – there’s a wealth of good mediators and arbitrators out there that can provide quicker, less expensive and more equitable decisions.  How to find and qualify such gems.

Claims consultant and attorney interviews. – Learn what these ladies and gentlemen have to say about their observations and experiences in this field. 

Project websites – The pros and cons of sharing electronic project management documentation systems like Expedition, Prolog and Constructware between owners and contractors.

The how-tos and dos and don’ts of sharing data.  We poll the various vendors about  keeping the contractor’s proprietary data protected while still allowing the efficiencies of sharing of RFIs, submittals and logs.

AACE’s Scheduling Group and PMI’s College of Scheduling – news and commentary as these two bodies develop methodologies and standards to improve the construction scheduling process.

P3e/c – Ongoing tutorials about new features and functions that can be used for scheduling, claims and change order management, and delay analysis.

Dispute resolution cost studies – ongoing studies to help estimate the cost of various ADR methods, to help make those settle/no-settle decisions.  You’ll learn typical lead times, court costs, legal fee disposition situations

False claims – This is a hot one, and is become increasingly relevant, since schedulers can be criminally indicted for knowingly submitting misrepresented scheduler, just as claim cost estimators and accountants can be nailed for misrepresenting costs.  False claims is the big front now being used by federal, state and local governments to fight claims bloat.