Delays in overseas construction projects rarely stem from one cause; they accumulate from design development, late approvals, change orders, logistics bottlenecks, and interface risks. This 1-hour session equips participants with a practical toolkit to recognise early warning signs and respond in a contractually robust manner. We clarify baseline vs. updated programmes, float ownership, the critical path, and a concise workflow for contemporaneous records. Learn how to issue timely notices, structure a simple time-impact analysis, and compare common clauses under FIDIC with collaborative mechanisms such as NEC early warnings. Mini-cases show pitfalls and targeted mitigation (resequencing, acceleration, partial handovers) to reduce cumulative delay. Leave with a compact checklist for delay event capture and cause–effect–impact storytelling.