Pre-submission review gate Before issuing the update, compare the schedule output with the review record rather than relying on a visual scan. Confirm the data date, the activities changed, the evidence for actual dates and remaining duration, the current and baseline dates, and the explanation for any movement in the critical path or total float.

Construction progress is useful only when a reported percentage can be traced to a measurement basis, a defined data date, and a programme activity that represents the same work. A progress figure copied from a meeting slide may look precise while still mixing installed quantities, procurement status, weighted milestones, and planner judgment. This control-sheet workflow