PlannerBuildBegin with the major stages
Identify the stages that matter for the actual project: pre-construction, procurement, site setup, structural work, the building envelope, first fix, finishes, testing and handover may be appropriate. Add or simplify activities according to the job rather than treating a generic sequence as mandatory.
Then identify milestones that represent meaningful readiness or completion. A client approval, inspection or area handover can deserve its own entry when later work relies on it. Make the milestone’s meaning clear in notes so that a date does not stand in for an undefined event.
Explain the logic
Review what must precede each stage. Some dependencies relate to physical work, others to information or procurement. Record these relationships and check them with the relevant people. Do not assume that every activity must follow the previous one in a simple chain.
For an extension, the point at which work connects to the existing building may affect access and occupation. The programme should make that interface visible. This is an illustrative planning consideration, not a safe method or technical design recommendation.
Distinguish baseline records and updates
Keep a dated editable backup at an agreed review point so you retain the programme assumptions discussed at that time. Update progress, actual dates and changed commitments in the current project. Explain changes through your normal project records.
A local backup routine is not the same as formal programme version control, contract acceptance or delay analysis. Where a contract requires a baseline, notices or specialist programme reporting, use the required processes and obtain appropriate advice.
Review the programme at different scales
Use the whole-job view to understand the major sequence, then a shorter look-ahead to test readiness. A programme can be logically tidy while the next work package lacks materials, access or current information. Review both levels before confirming upcoming commitments.
PlannerBuild records dates and dependencies; it is not presented as an automatic critical-path engine. Check the effect of every significant change yourself. Explore the demo to see the Gantt and overview structure, and review the application’s account plans for full access.
Questions about construction programme planning
Is a construction programme the same as a task list?
A task list identifies work. A programme also explains sequence, timing, dependencies and milestones. The two should support one another.
Can I use it as a contractual programme?
Check the contract’s required format, analysis and approval process. The workspace does not by itself satisfy every contractual programme requirement.
Continue planning
Use the construction project planning checklist to prepare your first review.
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