ABSTRACT
To achieve the above analysis, a network diagram provides the best method. Such a network needs to be hand drawn, as the information on what has to be built is extracted from available drawings, specifications and bills of quantities. In so doing, the construction planner develops a detailed appreciation of what is involved in considerable detail - and the extent to which information is going to be lacking at the tender stage. It is at this stage that the check lists given in Chapter 14 can be presented to the architect for him to complete as far as possible. Even so, information on specialist services, cladding and finishes is likely to be fairly sketchy. At the same time, rough ideas on contents provide programme items and sequence, even if time scale cannot be established other than an informed guess, based on experience.
