Chapter 11: Implications of Losing the Accepted Programme

The loss of the Accepted Programme means that the parties are no longer in agreement about some important aspect of the project. It could be that the critical path is not agreed or that the dates by which certain activities were completed are not agreed or the disagreement could be about the future progress of work. The extent to which the parties have divergent views of the programme will vary. From both party's perspective getting to an agreed position so there is an Accepted Programme in place should be a priority. Failure to agree a programme will hamper the ability to agree how risk will impact progress and deprive the parties of a valuable tool for planning the response to risks. In this chapter we look at the implications for the Parties of losing the Accepted Programme.