Schedule Health Assessment
Independent diagnostics against DCMA 14-Point, GAO and AACE practice that tell you, in days, how far a schedule can be relied upon and what it will take to fix it.
Before you stake capital on a date, test the schedule that produced it.
A schedule can look complete and professional while being structurally unsound: missing logic, excessive constraints, implausible durations, negative float smoothed away. Funding, contracting and announcement decisions made on such a schedule are made blind.
Our assessment applies DCMA 14-Point metrics, GAO Schedule Assessment Guide criteria and our own field-tested realism checks to produce a clear, scored view of reliability. It ends with prioritized corrections rather than generic criticism, and we can carry out the repairs with your team if you prefer. Where independence matters, we do not assess schedules we have prepared.
What we bring to Schedule Health Assessment
Senior practitioners, proven method and the right technology, specified line by line.
DCMA 14-Point analysis
Logic, leads, lags, relationship types, constraints, float and durations scored objectively.
INCLUDEDGAO best-practice review
Assessment against the GAO guide's characteristics of a reliable schedule.
INCLUDEDLogic integrity tests
Open ends, dangling activities and redundant ties located to the activity.
INCLUDEDRealism checks
Durations, sequences and productivity tested against field experience, where metrics alone fall short.
INCLUDEDHealth scoring
A composite score that makes improvement measurable period over period.
INCLUDEDCorrective roadmap
Prioritized fixes, from quick wins to structural repair.
INCLUDEDA clear path, milestone by milestone.
Every engagement follows a disciplined sequence, so you always know what happens next and why.
What you receive
- RB-20108-D01Scored schedule health report
- RB-20108-D02DCMA 14-Point metric results
- RB-20108-D03Activity-level issue register
- RB-20108-D04Prioritized corrective roadmap
- RB-20108-D05Executive health summary
- RB-20108-D06Re-assessment after corrections
Technology we work in
Platform-fluent and vendor-independent. We work inside your environment, or recommend the one that fits.
What changes when we arrive.
Not activity. Results your board, your lenders and your teams can feel.
An objective view of how far each key date can be trusted.
Repairs focused on the issues that actually move confidence.
Health scores that rise and stay risen across updates.
What leaders ask us first.
Straight answers. If yours isn't logged here, raise it with us directly. A principal will respond.
What is the DCMA 14-Point Assessment?
Fourteen schedule quality metrics developed by the US Defense Contract Management Agency, now widely used across sectors as a baseline test of schedule integrity.
Does a good DCMA score mean the dates are realistic?
No. DCMA tests structure, not realism. That is why we pair it with expert review of durations, sequence and constructability.
How long does an assessment take?
Typically three to seven working days from receipt of native files, with a verbal read-out before the written report.
Schedule Optimization
Analytical optimization of sequence, logic and resources that shortens programs without trading away safety, quality or confidence.
Resource Loading
Labor, equipment and cost loading that turns a schedule into a feasible plan for people, plant and cash, and the foundation for earned value.
Milestone Planning
Milestone frameworks that align contracts, payments, regulators and teams around the few dates that truly count, with early warning when any of them is at risk.
Command the date you announced.
Book a 45-minute program review with a senior principal. You will leave with an independent read of where your schedule and cost really stand, and the three moves that matter most.