Control work progress against agreed programmes
Overview
"This standard is about control of work progress against the agreed programme, and identifying, investigating and implementing corrective action for deviations from the agreed programme and informing people responsible about progress and recommending improvements in accordance with current organisational requirements which are equal to or exceed current statutory and legislative requirements
This standard is for people working in the occupational area of construction site supervision which is defined as the supervision of multiple construction trades and disciplines and can be used by operatives, supervisors and managers"
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
"P1 implement at least five of the following systems to monitor and
record the progress of the work against the agreed programme:
1.1 visual checks
1.2 resource records
1.3 site tests and inspections
1.4 third party endorsement
1.5 contractors' reports
1.6 written, graphical and electronic records of actual work
against the programmed work
1.7 site meetings
1.8 organisational procedures
1.9 management reports
1.10 benchmarks and milestones
1.11 measurements
P2 identify and record at least five of the following deviations from
planned progress which have occurred, or which may occur,
which could disrupt the programme and schedule:
2.1 resource shortages
2.2 design problems and constraints
2.3 industrial disputes
2.4 lack of essential construction information
2.5 construction errors and non-conformance
2.6 environmental conditions
2.7 site constraints
2.8 social disputes or issues
2.9 health, safety and environmental issues
2.10 discovery of archaeological and/or historical finds
2.11 regulatory enforcement
P3 review the circumstances of any deviations thoroughly, record
findings, agree and implement at least one of the following
corrective actions in order to restore progress in accordance
with agreed programme:
3.1 additional resources
3.2 alter planned work hours
3.3 resequencing of work activities
P4 identify and record measures which could reduce cost and time
to help the work progress and communicate with at least two of
the following:
4.1 the client, customer or their representative
4.2 contractors
4.3 consultants
4.4 sub-contractors
4.5 suppliers
4.6 workforce
4.7 own organisation
4.8 designers
P5 inform people responsible about the following:
5.1 progress
5.2 any changes to the operational programme
5.3 resource needs
P6 identify improvements from feedback received, record and
recommend them to the people responsible"
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
Performance Criteria 1 Implement systems K1 how to monitor and record progress against the agreed programme and implement the following systems: K1.1 visual checks K1.2 resource records K1.3 site test and inspections K1.4 third party endorsement K1.5 contractors' reports K1.6 written, graphical and electronic records of actual work against the programmed work K1.7 site meetings K1.8 organisational procedures K1.9 management reports K1.10 benchmarks and milestones K1.11 measurements K2 why you need to implement a system to monitor and record progress Performance Criteria 2 Identify deviations K3 how to identify and record when the following can cause deviations from planned progress: K3.1 resource shortages K3.2 design problems and constraints K3.3 industrial disputes K3.4 lack of essential construction information K3.5 construction errors and non-conformance K3.6 environmental conditions K3.7 site constraints K3.8 social disputes or issues K3.9 health, safety and environmental issues K3.10 discovery of archaeological and historical finds K3.11 regulatory enforcement K4 how to forecast deviations that may occur and could disrupt the programmes and schedules Performance Criteria 3 Review deviations K5 how to review deviations and record findings from planned progress K6 how to implement additional resources, alteration of work hours and resequencing of work activities as corrective actions in restoring progress in accordance with agreed programme Performance Criteria 4 Identify, communicate and record measures K7 how to identify measures which are most likely to reduce cost and time and help work to progress K8 how to communicate identified measures to the following; K8.1 client, customer or their representative K8.2 contractors K8.3 consultants K8.4 sub-contractors K8.5 suppliers K8.6 workforce K8.7 own organisation K8.8 designers Performance Criteria 5 Inform the people responsible K9 how to implement communication systems to keep the following informed about progress, changes to the operational programme and resource needs: K9.1 client, customer or their representative K9.2 contractors K9.3 consultants K9.4 sub-contractors K9.5 suppliers K9.6 workforce K9.7 own organisation K9.8 designers K10 how to communicate decisions and actions that need to be taken, to maintain planned progress, to the people responsible Performance Criteria 6 Identify improvements K11 how to collect, record and review feedback on work progress against the agreed programme K12 how to identify possible improvements from feedback received K13 how to recommend identified improvements to the people responsible"