Guide
The DCMA 14-point assessment, in plain words.
Task owners use these 14 checks to judge whether a schedule is built well enough to manage a project. Here is what each one measures, the usual threshold, and how PlanGent meets it.
- 01
Logic
Activities without a predecessor or successor (open ends).
Threshold5 % or less
How PlanGent meets itEvery activity is tied into the network; only the project start and finish milestones are open.
- 02
Leads
Relationships with a negative lag.
Threshold0
How PlanGent meets itNo negative lags are used.
- 03
Lags
Relationships with a positive lag.
Threshold5 % or less
How PlanGent meets itWaiting time is modelled as activities or calendars, not lags.
- 04
Relationship types
Share of finish-to-start links.
Threshold90 % or more
How PlanGent meets itThe network is finish-to-start.
- 05
Hard constraints
Constraints that stop the schedule moving with logic (must start / finish on).
Threshold5 % or less
How PlanGent meets itOnly soft “start no earlier than” dates where the contract or a work front needs them.
- 06
High float
Activities with total float above 44 working days.
Threshold5 % or less
How PlanGent meets itBlock alignment, just-in-time document triggers and work-front release keep float in range without moving the finish. The float limit you accept can be set per project.
- 07
Negative float
Activities with total float below zero.
Threshold0
How PlanGent meets itThe program meets its dates; if the contract dates cannot be met, PlanGent tells you instead of hiding it.
- 08
High duration
Activities longer than 44 working days.
Threshold5 % or less
How PlanGent meets itLong works are split by area, floor or zone.
- 09
Invalid dates
Forecasts in the past or actuals in the future against the data date.
Threshold0
How PlanGent meets itA new baseline has no actuals and no dates before the data date.
- 10
Resources
Activities with duration but no resources or cost.
ThresholdAll loaded
How PlanGent meets itEvery task carries the BOQ value mapped to it.
- 11
Missed tasks
Activities that finished later than baselined.
Threshold5 % or less
How PlanGent meets itApplies to updates; a new baseline starts at zero.
- 12
Critical path test
A delay on the critical path delays the finish by the same amount.
ThresholdPass
How PlanGent meets itThe critical path runs continuously from start to finish.
- 13
Critical path length index (CPLI)
How realistic the remaining critical path is against the float to the finish.
Threshold0.95 or more
How PlanGent meets it1.00 on a new baseline that meets its finish date.
- 14
Baseline execution index (BEI)
Tasks finished against tasks planned to finish.
Threshold0.95 or more
How PlanGent meets itApplies to updates; measured once progress starts.
Thresholds are the commonly used values; your contract or task owner may set different ones, and PlanGent asks for them. A passing result shows the schedule is well built. It does not prove that durations and logic suit your site, so a planner still reviews it. Back to the help center