Vanguard Footbridge lift weekend · AI illustration
Free live masterclass · The Defensible Programme
Build a P6 programme that stands up to scrutiny.
A free five-hour live Primavera P6 masterclass. Build the Vanguard Footbridge programme with us, watch it go up in 3D and keep the files.
- Sat 7 Nov
- 9:00am GMT
- Live on Zoom
- Free · 100 live seats
Saturday 7 November · Live on Zoom
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- Project
- TT-P6-FREE
- Data date
- 07-Nov-26 09:00
- Calendar
- GMT · Live online
A free, five-hour live masterclass for planners, schedulers and project controls professionals. Build a complete Primavera P6 programme for the Vanguard Footbridge from a one-page brief, watch it go up in a 3D model, then find out why six days late on the steel costs four weeks.
- When
- Saturday 7 November 20269:00am – 2:00pm GMT (UK time)
- Where
- Live on ZoomJoining link sent by email
- Cost
- FreeLive seats capped at 100
- Level
- Beginner to intermediateExperienced planners welcome
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Why it matters
A programme is a contract document. Reviewers read it like one.
¼
of the Price for Work Done to Date is retained until a first programme showing the required information is submitted, where none is identified in the Contract Data.
NEC4 ECC · clause 50.52weeks
for the Project Manager to accept a submitted programme or give reasons for not accepting it.
NEC4 ECC · clause 31.314
checks in the DCMA 14-Point Assessment, the schedule health test many reviewers run first.
DCMA 14-Point AssessmentThe build
Five steps from brief to a programme that holds up
Every step happens live in Primavera P6, in this order, on Saturday. Times are UK time (GMT).
Programme built
Build time5h 00m
- 1Brief and work breakdown structure09:35
- 2Calendars and the 35 activities10:05
- 3Logic and the road-closure constraint10:45
- 4Float and the critical path12:00
- 5What-if and the DCMA 14-point check12:40
Meet the project
The Vanguard Footbridge: you'll build it, schedule it and watch it go up
A 38 m steel footbridge lifted over a busy dual carriageway in a single weekend road closure. It's small enough to build live in five hours and real enough to teach calendars, logic, constraints, float and delay.
- Activities
- 35
- Relationships
- 49
- Calendars
- 2
- Road closures you can miss
- 0
Everyone who registers gets the practice pack: the finished P6 file (XER), a workbook with exercises and answers, and the interactive 3D model.
Who it's for
For anyone who builds, reviews or relies on a programme
Starting outAspiring planners
Engineers, quantity surveyors and site staff moving into planning who want the P6 skills employers test at interview.
BuildingPlanners and schedulers
You build programmes every week and want them accepted first time, with fewer comments and resubmissions.
ReviewingProject controls teams
You review contractor programmes and need to spot weak logic, hidden float and unrealistic dates quickly.
OwningProject managers
You own the programme and want to read float and the critical path with confidence, without waiting for a planner to translate.
What you'll learn
By the end of the session you'll be able to
Practical habits you can use on Monday morning, on whatever programme you're working on.
- Turn a one-page project brief into a WBS, two calendars and 35 activities in P6.
- Write logic that holds, including a justified lag, resource logic and a date constraint.
- Read total float and the critical path, and explain how a constraint can hide float.
- Test a delay and show why six days late on the steel costs four weeks.
- Run a DCMA 14-point check and explain the exceptions instead of hiding them.
- Know what an NEC4 Project Manager checks under clause 31 before accepting a programme.
The programme
Five hours, scheduled the way you'll learn to schedule
Here's the session laid out in P6: 9:00am to 2:00pm GMT, with a half-hour break. Select an activity to read its notebook.
09:00 – 14:00 GMT · total float 0 on every activity
General
A1080What-if: the steel arrives late
- Original duration
- 20 min
- Start – finish
- 15:50 – 16:10
- Total float
- 0 min · critical
Relationships
- Predecessor
- A1070 · FS
- Successor
- A1090 · FS
Notebook
Delay the steel by four days, then six, and watch the lift miss its road closure and opening slip by four weeks.
Total float is zero on every activity. Please don't be late.
Your host
Dr. Adesegun Francis Osadare
Dr. Osadare is the founder of The True Troop Consulting Ltd, a project management consultancy specialising in construction scheduling and delay analysis. Alongside consultancy work, Dr. Osadare teaches the Primavera P6 Masterclass, publishes P6 and earned value tutorials on the TrueTroop PM Consulting YouTube channel, and wrote The A to Z of Project Scheduling.
Training in construction law and adjudication shapes the teaching. Every technique in this session is taught with one test in mind: will this programme hold up when someone challenges it?
- PMP
- Project Management Professional, PMI
- PMI-RMP
- Risk Management Professional, PMI
- LLM
- Construction Law and Adjudication
- MSc
- Project Management
- Author
- The A to Z of Project Scheduling
- Founder
- The True Troop Consulting Ltd
Grounded in recognised practice
Real contracts. Real scrutiny.
The techniques in this session line up with the guidance that clients, reviewers and adjudicators rely on.
- 14-Point Schedule AssessmentDefense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
- NEC4 ECC clauses 31, 32 and 50.5NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract
- Guide to Good Practice in the Management of Time in Major ProjectsChartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Delay and Disruption Protocol, 2nd editionSociety of Construction Law (SCL)
- RP 29R-03 Forensic Schedule AnalysisAACE International
- Practice Standard for SchedulingProject Management Institute (PMI)
Once you've registered
What happens next
- Straight away
Confirmation email
Your Zoom joining link arrives within a few minutes. Check spam if you can't see it.
- Thursday, Saturday morning and 15 minutes before
Three reminders
Short reminders so the session doesn't slip off your radar in a busy week.
- Sat 7 Nov · 9:00am GMT
Join live
Open the link on a laptop, tablet or phone. You don't need P6 installed to take part.
- After the session
Practice pack
The Vanguard Footbridge P6 file, the workbook with exercises, the 3D model and a replay link for 48 hours.
Planner job intelligence for P6 Masterclass students. Roles are refreshed daily and scored for relevance to planning work.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can't see your question? Email support@thetruetroop.com and we'll get back to you.
Is it really free?
Yes. There's no charge and no card details. In the final part of the session Dr. Osadare explains how the Vanguard cohort of the Primavera P6 Masterclass works, for anyone who wants to go further. There's no obligation.
Do I need Primavera P6 installed?
No. You can watch, take notes and still get full value. If you have P6 Professional or P6 EPPM, you can build along with us, and everyone gets the finished project file (XER) afterwards. There's a Microsoft Project version too.
What is the Vanguard Footbridge?
A fictional but realistic sample project: a 38 m steel footbridge lifted over a dual carriageway in one weekend road closure. We use it to build, schedule and stress-test a programme live, and you keep the files.
I'm new to planning. Will I keep up?
Yes. The session starts from first principles and builds up. Experienced planners tend to get the most from the float, baseline and DCMA segments.
What time is it where I am?
The masterclass is on Saturday 7 November, 9:00am – 2:00pm GMT (UK time). UK clocks go back on Sunday 25 October, so the UK will be on GMT, not BST.
| City | Start time | Day |
|---|---|---|
| London | 09:00 | Sat 7 Nov |
| Lagos | 10:00 | Sat 7 Nov |
| Accra | 09:00 | Sat 7 Nov |
| Johannesburg | 11:00 | Sat 7 Nov |
| Riyadh | 12:00 | Sat 7 Nov |
| Dubai | 13:00 | Sat 7 Nov |
| Mumbai | 14:30 | Sat 7 Nov |
| New York | 04:00 | Sat 7 Nov |
Will there be a replay?
Yes. Everyone who registers gets a replay link by email, available for 48 hours, along with the practice pack. The live Q&A only happens live, so join in person if you can.
How do I join on the day?
Use the Zoom link in your confirmation email. You can join from the Zoom app or a web browser on a laptop, tablet or phone. If the email hasn't arrived, contact support@thetruetroop.com.
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Saturday 7 November. Five hours. Free.
Build the Vanguard Footbridge with us, keep the files, and leave with habits that make your programmes easier to build, review and defend.
Vanguard Footbridge · AI illustration