Review programme delay indicators
Use the Delay Indicator widget to understand programme health, identify delays and at-risk activities, and review critical path status.
This guide is designed for project manager.
Steps
Step 1: Open the programme dashboard
Navigate to the programme section of the PlanOps dashboard and locate the Delay Indicator widget card alongside other programme widgets.
Step 2: Check overall critical path health
At the top of the widget, review the critical path health status badge (for example on track, at risk, or delayed) and the displayed float in days to understand current schedule resilience.
Step 3: Review delay risk metrics
Look at the summary metrics area in the card content where key figures such as the number of risk items and overall delay indicators are shown to gauge the scale of potential impact.
Step 4: Inspect delayed and at-risk tasks
Scroll through the listed tasks to identify those flagged with warning or error icons, focusing on tasks that are critical, milestones, or have low remaining float.
Step 5: Check task dates and progress
For each highlighted task, compare its planned start and end dates, duration in days, and percentage complete to see where work is behind plan or approaching a critical threshold.
Step 6: Review milestone status
Locate milestones in the widget, noting which are pending or completed and whether any critical milestone dates have slipped beyond the current programme view range.
Step 7: Use badges and icons to prioritise actions
Use status badges, critical path flags, and warning icons to prioritise which activities to follow up on with your delivery team to protect key dates.
Step 8: Refresh the indicator data
When needed, use the refresh control on or near the widget card to reload the latest programme data and ensure the delay indicators reflect the most recent updates.
Last updated: 2026-07-16