Regional Checks
Category weight: 1.5% of overall score
Checks in this category: 2
Regional checks validate compliance with region-specific scheduling requirements. These checks are particularly relevant for projects in the Middle East and other regions with unique calendar or regulatory considerations.
Ramadan Calendar Planning
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Check ID | ramadan-planning |
| DCMA Reference | — |
| Default Threshold | Calendar should include Ramadan productivity adjustments |
| Severity | Info |
Validates that the schedule's calendar accounts for Ramadan. During Ramadan, reduced working hours are common in many Middle Eastern countries, which directly impacts productivity and can delay activities if not planned for.
What triggers a finding: The schedule calendar does not include Ramadan-period adjustments (shortened work days or non-work days) for the project's duration.
Why it matters: A schedule that does not account for Ramadan may forecast optimistic completion dates for activities spanning the Ramadan period. This is a common source of schedule slippage on Middle Eastern projects.
Best practice: Add reduced-hour work weeks or non-work periods to the project calendar for Ramadan dates that fall within the project timeline.
Authority Approval Milestones
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Check ID | authority-approval |
| DCMA Reference | — |
| Default Threshold | Schedule should include authority approval milestones |
| Severity | Info |
Verifies that the schedule includes milestones for regulatory or authority approvals that are required in certain regions. In the Middle East, municipal approvals, civil defence approvals, and other regulatory sign-offs are mandatory gates that must appear in the schedule.
What triggers a finding: The schedule does not contain milestones matching authority approval keywords (configurable in Quality Settings).
Default approval duration: Activities identified as authority approvals should have a minimum duration of 21 calendar days to account for typical government processing times.
Why it matters: Missing authority approval milestones means the schedule does not account for mandatory regulatory gates, creating hidden schedule risk.
Next Steps
- Logic Checks — Core schedule logic validations
- Quality Overview — Return to the quality overview
- Quality Settings — Configure regional check thresholds and keywords