Schedule Quality Profile Templates by Project Type

Schedule Quality Templates give you a head start on building consistent, high-quality schedule assessments. Each template is crafted for a specific project type and comes preloaded with recommended checks, thresholds, and focus areas drawn from industry best practices and real-world SmartPM usage. You can use them as-is, tailor them to your workflow, or simply borrow ideas to shape your own rubric. Below you’ll find the available templates and what each one emphasizes.

Schedule Quality Templates:

Pre-configured rubrics tailored to different project types
Include recommended logic checks, threshold settings, and focus areas
Designed based on best practices and real-world use by SmartPM customers
Fully customizable. Use as is, adapt, or draw inspiration for your own rubrics

Available Templates and Descriptions:

Project Type	Key Characteristics	Focus Areas in Template
Multifamily & Highrise Construction	Repetitive units/floors Overlapping trades	More tolerance for SS/FF ties + lags Duplicate activity name checks Integrity checks suited to Microsoft Project updates
Mission Critical Facilities	Low tolerance for slippage Tight scheduling	High penalties in update integrity metrics Strong enforcement of critical path continuity Metrics like Activities Riding the Data Date and Out-of-Sequence work
Department of Transportation Projects	Linear scope External coordination Seasonal constraints	Moderate penalties on update integrity Information only checks on High Duration, High Float, Critical Path %, Activities Riding the Date More tolerance for SS/FF logic ties + positive lag
Federal Government/USACE Projects	Strict government contract & scheduling rules	Network logic rules & update requirements compliance Monitoring of invalid logic, missing links, excessive lags or constraints Emphasis on update integrity reflecting real progress
Industrial/Manufacturing Facilities	Complex Sequencing Vendor/OEM Dependencies	Closely aligned with SmartPM Default and DCMA- 14 point methodology Moderate penalties on update integrity Strong focus on sequencing, handoffs, and logic soundness