Patent ID: 8531459

Claim:
A method of forensic schedule analysis comprising: detecting, by a processor, a data date positioned on a time-scaled display as a function of time; calculating at least one of a forensic float and a forensic drift for at least one completed activity as a function of at least one forensic gap related to a linked activity, the at least one completed activity having an actual date prior to the data date, wherein the forensic float is an attribute of the completed activity that defines a number of days that the completed activity could have floated beyond its actual date without delaying a project or an interim completion date, the forensic drift is an attribute of the completed activity that defines a number of days that the completed activity could have drifted to an earlier actual date without forcing an earlier project start or earlier interim release date, and the at least one forensic gap is an attribute that defines a number of days that the completed activity could have slipped or extended or started earlier without impacting the linked activity; and graphically representing on the time-scaled display the at least one of the forensic float and the forensic drift in association with the at least one completed activity.