Meeting/Event Information

Virtual Educational Event: Baseline Scheduling & Beyond - Scheduling throughout the Project Lifecycle

Learning Objectives:

• Building a Baseline Schedule Following the Contract and Recommended Practices
• Updating the Schedule During Project Execution
• Understanding the Importance of the Schedule Record in a Dispute
• Common Schedule Pitfalls to Avoid During the Project Lifecycle

Presenters:

Michael Birmingham is a Senior Managing Director with FTI Consulting and has more than 20 years of experience consulting on complex construction projects. He has directed and conducted the analysis of schedule delay and disruption and termination claims on hundreds of projects spanning various industry sectors and countries. Mr. Birmingham is frequently engaged during the course of construction to help contractors and owners with the management of schedule and cost risk. He has testified in the U.S. and Canada to schedule delays, disruptions, and construction damages at trial and in various arbitration forums, including AAA and ICC Arbitrations.

Donald Kaplan is a Senior Director with FTI Consulting and has more than 17 years of experience providing construction claims consulting and critical path method (“CPM “)scheduling services. His expertise encompasses the development and substantiation of schedule delay claims, as well as the quantification of construction-related damages, including the analysis of loss of productivity. He is skilled in the development and maintenance of CPM schedules, and regularly consults on projects during the course of construction, assisting in the identification, assessment and management of schedule and cost risk.