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Rework the site schedule fast after bad weather
Get a revised work sequence after a delay, with what can move, what must wait, who to tell and the knock-on to the finish date.
When to use it
Whenever weather, deliveries or an emergency throws out the plan
Step by step
List the next few weeks
Copy the next 3 to 6 weeks of your programme into a simple list or table: task, trade, planned dates and what each task depends on.
Ask for a revised sequence
Paste it into your AI assistant with this prompt.
Prompt to copyWe've lost [number] days on [project] because of [reason, e.g. heavy rain stopping groundworks]. Here are the next [4] weeks of the programme with dependencies: [paste]. Constraints: [e.g. crane only booked until 20th, roofers can't move]. Please: 1) suggest a revised sequence that limits the overall delay, bringing forward indoor or unaffected work where the dependencies allow; 2) show a before-and-after table of dates; 3) list which trades and suppliers need to be told and what's changing for each; 4) give the likely effect on the completion date and what it would take to recover it. Flag any step that depends on assumptions.Check it with the people doing the work
Run the new sequence past your site supervisor and key subcontractors, since they'll know about crew and access limits the AI doesn't.
Tell everyone
Update your programme, then message the trade leads on WhatsApp or by email with their new dates.
What you get
Bring forward: first-fix plumbing in Block A (indoor, no dependency on drainage). Hold: external drainage until ground dries, now 12-16th. Tell: groundworker, plumber, skip supplier. Completion: likely +3 days; recover by adding a Saturday shift in week 5.
Tips
- Keep the AI's version as a draft; your main programme software or planner is still the master copy.