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Scheduling

Programme says week 14. Site is in week 19. Know which activity ate the five weeks.

Import your MS Project programme or build it in Lobocon. The critical path, float and slippage recalculate on every update, and every re-baseline carries a reason. When the extension of time claim comes, the record is already written.

Programme

Primark Apartments

Baseline v1 · Critical path shown

5 wks behind
W1W5W10W15W20Today, week 19
Excavation
Piling
+3 wks
Pile caps
+2 wks
Columns level 1
BaselineActualProgramme says week 14

The problem

The Gantt printed in March cannot defend a claim in September.

Before Lobocon
  • xA printout pinned to the site office wall.
  • xUpdated when someone remembers.
  • xNo float, and no reason recorded for any slip.
  • xThe extension of time claim is built from memory.
With Lobocon
  • vThe baseline is kept and actuals are recorded on site.
  • vThe critical path recalculates on every change.
  • vThe reason for a slip is logged the day it happens.
  • vEvery re-baseline carries a reason and an approval.

What it does

A programme that keeps up with the site.

Critical path

Critical path, recalculated on every entry

Forward and backward pass, float, and finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish and start-to-finish links with lag. Change one date and the path moves with it.

app.lobocon.co/projects/primark/schedule

Schedule

Critical path

Recalculated 14:22
ActivityStartFinishFloat
Pile caps FSW12W160 dCritical
Columns level 1 FS +2dW17W210 dCritical
Drainage runs SSW13W1512 d
Site hoarding FFW2W345 d
Baselines

Baselines that keep their history

Set a baseline, track slippage against it, and re-baseline when the programme genuinely changes. A reason is required and the old baseline is kept, so variance is always measured against something real.

app.lobocon.co/projects/primark/schedule/baselines

Baselines

Primark Apartments

Measuring against v2
Baseline v2Current

Set by

A. Kamau, PM

When

02 Jun 2026 10:14

Reason

Client instructed an additional basement level, VO-07.

Baseline v1Kept

Set by

A. Kamau, PM

When

14 Jan 2026 09:02

Reason

Contract programme at award.

MS Project import

MS Project in, no re-typing

Import tasks and dependencies from MS Project XML. Replace the schedule or merge into it; progress is preserved by MS Project UID.

Import from MS Project

×
XML

Primark_Programme_v4.xml

412 tasks · 388 dependencies · 1.2 MB

Parsed
Replace

Clears the current schedule and imports fresh.

Merge

Adds new tasks and updates matching ones. Progress kept by MS Project UID.

CancelImport
Variance

Planned against actual, on the programme

Baseline dates beside actual dates for every task, variance in days, and the tasks that moved the finish date. The same view your planned vs actual page reads from.

app.lobocon.co/projects/primark/schedule/variance

Variance

Baseline against forecast

TaskBaseline finishForecast finishVariance
Piling15 Aug5 Sep+21 days
Pile caps29 Aug19 Sep+21 days
Columns level 112 Sep3 Oct+21 days
Share

Shared without a login

A read-only link to the programme for the Engineer or the client. Revoke it when the project closes.

Share the programme

Read-only, no login required

lobocon.co/s/blk-a-programme-7f3k2
Copy
ShowsGantt, baseline, critical path
HidesRates, costs, resource plan
Expiresin 30 days
Opened4 times, last 23 Sep
Revoke link

Common questions

What site teams ask us first.

WhatsApp us on +254 746 884 254 or email ndungufrank01@gmail.com if your question is not here.

Can I import my MS Project programme?

Yes. Export it as XML and import it. Replace clears the current schedule and imports fresh; Merge adds new tasks and updates matching ones. Progress is preserved by MS Project UID.

Does Lobocon calculate float and the critical path?

Yes. Forward and backward pass, free and total float, and all four dependency types with lag. The path recalculates on every change.

What happens when we re-baseline?

You give a reason, the old baseline is kept, and variance is measured against the baseline you choose. Nothing is overwritten.

One live project.
Ninety days.

The pilot is KES 300,000, credited against your first year if you continue. Message us with how many projects you are running.