Excel is great for registers and dashboards, but risky as the master NEC programme. Here are 7 pitfalls that undermine cause and effect, plus fixes using a lean logic linked schedule.

Time Risk Allowances are not padding. Under NEC, they are part of realistic planning. Clause 31.2 requires the contractor’s programme to show float and time risk allowances, and the NEC guidance is clear that where reasonable TRA is missing, unclear or not shown properly, the Project Manager has grounds not to accept the programme because it does not represent the contractor’s plans realistically or does not show the information the contract requires. That sounds technical, b

A practical guide to NEC4 delivery for subcontractors: build accepted programmes, run early warnings properly, manage compensation events to timescales, and keep evidence audit-ready.