Steps to Conduct a Construction Readiness Assessment

To begin the Construction Readiness Assessment (CRA), click the Prepare link beside the CRA from the Carve Project Dashboard. This will open the CRA.

Prepare Assessment Link

Assessment View

Within the CRA, select the Assessment tab. The Assessment summary view includes:

1. The ability to filter to show:
   
1. All factors
2. Unanswered factors
3. No or unanswered factors
   
2. A gauge that tracks the overall score as the team progresses through the assessment
3. A summary of the categories in a grid view outlining
   
1. The category
2. Factors answered within the category
3. Target score for the category
4. Previous score (if there is more than one assessment for this project)
5. Current score
6. Status (colour representation of the score based on target score settings)
   

CRA Assessment Dashboard

Category View

From here, select one of the categories. It is recommended to start with Category 1. Project Team. Clicking on the name of the Category will open the Category dashboard. The Category dashboard view includes:

1. The ability to filter the factors based on 
   
1. All factors
2. Unanswered
3. No or Unanswered
4. Not applicable
   
2. Category score with corresponding colour indicator
3. Ability to create an action item
4. A grid view of
   
1. The factor
2. The factor score (Yes, No, N/A)
3. Comments
4. Action items – a clickable link to view corresponding action items
   

CRA Category View

Facilitation View

Select a factor from the factor list on the Category dashboard. It is recommended to start with the first listed factor. This will open the CRA facilitation view which will kick-start your discussion with the project team to assess the readiness of each factor. For factors that require more details or clarifications for consistent assessment, company-specific factor descriptions may be added.

CRA Facilitation View

For each CRA factor, the facilitator/co-facilitator will use Carve to:

1. Capture comments during each factor discussion.
   
2. Record action items. These can be associated with an individual factor, or to the project as a whole.
   
3. Score each factor as Yes, No, or Not Applicable.
   

After each factor has been discussed and scored within a CRA category, move on to the next category until all categories have been completed. Once all categories have been completed, the facilitator can review the following sections with the project team:

1. Construction Readiness Score. This can be reviewed from the Assessments tab or the Summary tab.
   
2. Readiness Chart
   
3. Action Items. As needed, you can add, edit, delete, reorder, and export Action Items.
   
4. Missing Factors
   
5. CII Best Practices. CII Best Practices related to the missing factors can guide the project team towards construction readiness.

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