Delay analysis has always been data heavy. Tools that automate parts of the process, from linking progress records to testing programme logic, are now in wider use across the industry.

These tools speed up the mechanical work of building and comparing programmes. The choice of method, and the interpretation of the result, still rest with the analyst.

Faster, not automatic

The established delay methods have not changed. What has changed is the time it takes to run them and to test different assumptions against the record.

The software builds the programme faster. It does not decide what caused the delay.

Tribunals still expect a clear and transparent method supported by contemporaneous records. Output from a tool is only as reliable as the records behind it, and a well kept site record remains the strongest evidence in any delay dispute.