Checklist
Baseline Review Checklist
Purpose
Verify a contractor's baseline programme is technically sound before you accept it — because the baseline you accept is the one you'll be measured against.
Who it’s for
Employer / PMC project controls, planners and PMs reviewing a submitted baseline.
When to use it
On first baseline submission, and on any re-baseline or major revision.
Key areas covered
- Submission & WBS
- Contractual compliance
- Logic, constraints & float
- Critical path
- Resource & cost loading
- P6 hygiene
Related framework Baseline Integrity →
Download the full PDF checklist ↓
100 checks across 12 areas · print-ready · free to use with attribution
What to verify before you accept a contractor’s baseline programme — because the baseline you accept is the one you will be measured against. The summary below is the shape of it; the downloadable PDF is the full working checklist with Yes / No / N/A columns.
- Scope & structure — complete against contract; logical WBS and coding.
- Logic — no open ends; predominantly finish-to-start; the network responds when a key activity moves.
- Critical path — runs through genuinely constraining work; reconciled against the longest path.
- Constraints & calendars — every hard constraint justified; no unexplained negative float.
- Durations & resources — realistic, with a resourcing basis.
- Acceptance — recorded as a sound measure of record, not agreement on dates.