Modified But-For Method for Delay Analysis |
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Authors: | Anania Mbabazi Tarek Hegazy Frank Saccomanno |
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Affiliation: | 1Managing Director, AIM Engineering Ltd., P.O. Box 21291, Kampala, Uganda. E-mail: mbabazi?anania@yahoo.com 2Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 (corresponding author). E-mail: tarek@uwaterloo.ca 3Professor, Civil Engineering, Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1. E-mail: saccoman@uwaterloo.ca
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Abstract: | “But-for” is a widely used method for analyzing and apportioning project delays among the responsible parties. Despite its acceptability, the traditional but-for method suffers from serious drawbacks; namely its narrow focus on the point of view of a single party and its inability to accurately consider concurrent delays. In this technical note, several improvements have been made to the but-for method to produce repeatable results and to account for concurrent delays. Details of the modified but-for (MBF) method are provided along with an example to demonstrate its advantages. To automate the MBF method, it has been coded in a macro program on commercial project management software. The method is simple and can help practitioners in apportioning project delays in an accurate and equitable manner. |
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Keywords: | Delay time Claims Computer applications Construction management |
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