Schedule Cracker

Schedule Cracker is a software solution designed to automate project schedule analysis and review. According to the vendor, it aims to help users identify schedule issues, mitigate delays, and reduce the risk of cost overruns. The product is suitable for companies of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises, and is used by various professionals and industries including project managers, construction managers, scheduling consultants, owners' representatives, and contractors.

Key Features

Delay Claim mining: Schedule Cracker is said to determine delay events as they arise, track them, perform comprehensive analysis, and guide users through the Time Impact Analysis process.

Automated Delay Claim preparation: According to the vendor, Schedule Cracker advises on the merits of delay claims, reduces the time and effort required to compile claim submissions, and helps in the preparation of well-organized claim documents.

Automated Delay Claim Response: The vendor states that Schedule Cracker provides clear indications of the culpability of delays, automates the transfer of actual dates between programs, generates delay claim reports, and determines entitlement for time extensions and compensable claims.

Automated Schedule Review Report: Schedule Cracker offers an automated response to schedule submittals, quickly identifies schedule issues, analyzes and updates schedules based on best practices, and tracks schedule quality over time.

Powerful Dashboard: According to the vendor, Schedule Cracker provides a graphical at-a-glance dashboard with metrics, indicators for management by exception, health and schedule integrity scores, and trend analysis for value metrics.

Earned Value Management & S-Curve: Schedule Cracker is said to assess project progress using S-Curve, produce Earned Value Analysis and S-Curve for Master Schedules, enable easy creation and exploration of S-Curves, and generate comprehensive reports.

Milestone Trend Analysis (MTA): According to the vendor, Schedule Cracker measures project performance by tracking proposed and actual completion dates of key milestones, showing trends over time, and providing insights into milestone performance.

Resources Deficit and Overage: Schedule Cracker is said to analyze resources and associated activities, help uncover and address resource problems, and prevent project delays.