Real data
Real project data
We are currently working hard on collecting real data and classifying it into a new commercial project database. The database will contain baseline scheduling data (network, resources, ...), risk analysis data (for Monte-Carlo simulations) and project control data (using EVM and ES metrics). This website is continuously under construction (see history at the bottom of this page) and new data will be added upon availability.
Empirical project data
The collection of empirical project data started in 2008 (with the first projects finished in 2011) and the data and interesting references are as follows:
Classification: The original database, consisting of 52 empirical projects, has been proposed in the study of Batselier and Vanhoucke (2015). The data is classified using two criteria (completeness and authenticity) using a colour code (green, yellow, red). This classification model is presented in this paper.
Batselier, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Construction and evaluation framework for a real-life project database", International Journal of Project Management, 33(3), 697–710 (doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.09.004).
More data: In 2016, we started to provide the literature with an overview of both artificial and empirical project databases, as summarised in Vanhoucke et al. (2016). Things changed to quickly that the paper was out of date after one year. A recent update, with more references, is available at our project data website.
Vanhoucke, M., Coelho, J. and Batselier, J., 2016, "An overview of project data for integrated project management and control", Journal of Modern Project Management, 3(2), 6–21 (download).
Full summary: In 2023, the database has been updated and consists now of 203 empirical projects. The project data updates are described in the books "The Illusion of Control" and "A Quest for Project Data":
Vanhoucke, M., 2023, "The illusion of control: Project data, computer algorithms and human intuition for project management and control", Springer (look at it).
Vanhoucke, M., 2024, "Vanhoucke, M., 2024, "A quest for projects with scarce resources: Seeking schedule intelligence through project data discovery", Springer (look at it).
The data: The projects are available as the DSLIB dataset and accompanied by an MS Excel file providing a summary. Visit our project data website for more information.
Download the dynamic scheduling library (DSLIB) from the OR&S project data webpage
Download our data
ID | Code | Project name | Sector |
1 | C2011-01 | Nursing Home Noordhinder | Construction (commercial building) |
2 | C2011-02 | Social Housing Kortrijk | Construction (residential building) |
3 | C2011-03 | Family Day | Event Management |
4 | C2011-04 | Railway Station Sint-Joost | Construction (civil) |
5 | C2011-05 | Telecom System Agnes | IT |
6 | C2011-06 | Veterinary Exposition | Event Management |
7 | C2011-07 | Patient Transport System | IT |
8 | C2011-08 | Sports Center Tielt | Construction (civil) |
9 | C2011-09 | Commercial IT Project | IT |
10 | C2011-10 | Building a House | Construction (residential building) |
11 | C2011-11 | Eating Belgium | Event Management |
12 | C2011-12 | Claeys-Verhelst Premises | Construction (commercial building) |
13 | C2011-13 | Wind Farm | Construction (industrial) |
14 | C2011-14 | Hotel Reylof | Construction (commercial building) |
15 | C2012-01 | Manufacturing Tool Cost Module | IT |
16 | C2012-02 | Nut Mixing Station | Construction (industrial) |
17 | C2012-03 | Day Care | Construction (institutional building) |
18 | C2012-04 | Asti-Cuneo Highway | Construction (civil) |
19 | C2012-05 | Tappan Zee Bridge | Construction (civil) |
20 | C2012-06 | Youth Hostel Merkenveld | Construction (commercial building) |
21 | C2012-07 | Solar Park | Construction (industrial) |
22 | C2012-08 | Sea Electricity | Construction (industrial) |
23 | C2012-09 | Digipolis Talent Management Suite | IT |
24 | C2012-10 | Gabala Resort Outdoor Pool | Construction (commercial building) |
25 | C2012-11 | MIVB SeSaMe | Construction (civil) |
26 | C2012-12 | Railway Station Ghent | Construction (civil) |
27 | C2012-13 | Pumping Station Jabbeke | Construction (civil) |
28 | C2012-14 | Sluiskil Tunnel | Construction (civil) |
29 | C2012-15 | The Master Project | Education |
30 | C2012-16 | Metal Extraction | Construction (industrial) |
31 | C2012-17 | Building a Dream | Construction (residential building) |
32 | C2013-01 | Wiedauwkaai Fenders | Construction (civil) |
33 | C2013-02 | Sewage Plant Hove | Construction (civil) |
34 | C2013-03 | Brussels Finance Tower | Construction (institutional building) |
35 | C2013-04 | Kitchen Tower Anderlecht | Construction (institutional building) |
36 | C2013-05 | PET Packaging | Engineering |
37 | C2013-06 | Government Office Building | Construction (institutional building) |
38 | C2013-07 | Family Residence | Construction (residential building) |
39 | C2013-08 | Timber House | Construction (residential building) |
40 | C2013-09 | Urban Development Project | Construction (commercial building) |
41 | C2013-10 | Town Square | Construction (civil) |
42 | C2013-11 | Recreation Complex | Construction (civil) |
43 | C2013-12 | Young Cattle Barn | Construction (institutional building) |
44 | C2013-13 | Office Finishing Works (1) | Construction (commercial building) |
45 | C2013-14 | Office Finishing Works (2) | Construction (commercial building) |
46 | C2013-15 | Office Finishing Works (3) | Construction (commercial building) |
47 | C2013-16 | Office Finishing Works (4) | Construction (commercial building) |
48 | C2013-17 | Office Finishing Works (5) | Construction (commercial building) |
49 | C2014-01 | Mixed-use Building | Construction (residential building) |
50 | C2014-02 | Playing Cards | Engineering |
51 | C2014-03 | Organizational Development | Education |
52 | C2014-04 | Compressor Station Zelzate | Construction (industrial) |
53 | C2014-05 | Apartment Building (1) | Construction (residential building) |
54 | C2014-06 | Apartment Building (2) | Construction (residential building) |
55 | C2014-07 | Apartment Building (3) | Construction (residential building) |
56 | C2014-08 | Apartment Building (4) | Construction (residential building) |
57 | C2015-01 | Young Cattle Barn (2) | Construction (institutional building) |
58 | C2015-02 | Railway Station (1) | Construction (civil) |
59 | C2015-03 | Industrial Complex (1) | Construction (industrial) |
60 | C2015-04 | Apartment Building (5) | Construction (residential building) |
61 | C2015-05 | Apartment Building (6) | Construction (residential building) |
62 | C2015-06 | Family Residence (2) | Construction (residential building) |
63 | C2015-07 | Industrial Complex (2) | Construction (industrial) |
64 | C2015-08 | Garden Center | Construction (commercial building) |
65 | C2015-09 | Railway Station (2) | Construction (civil) |
66 | C2015-10 | Tax Return System (1) | IT |
67 | C2015-11 | Staff Authorization System | IT |
68 | C2015-12 | Premium Payment System | IT |
69 | C2015-13 | Broker Account Conversion System | IT |
70 | C2015-14 | Supplementary Pensions Database | IT |
71 | C2015-15 | FACTA System | IT |
72 | C2015-16 | Generic Document Output System | IT |
73 | C2015-17 | Insurance Bundling System | IT |
74 | C2015-18 | Tax Return System (2) | IT |
75 | C2015-19 | Receipt Numbering System | IT |
76 | C2015-20 | Policy Numbering System | IT |
77 | C2015-21 | Investment Product (1) | IT |
78 | C2015-22 | Risk Profile Questionnaire | IT |
79 | C2015-23 | Investment Product (2) | IT |
80 | C2015-24 | CRM System | IT |
81 | C2015-25 | Beer Tasting | Event Management |
82 | C2015-26 | Debt Collection System | IT |
83 | C2015-27 | Railway Station Antwerp | Construction (civil) |
84 | C2015-28 | Website Tennis Vlaanderen | IT |
85 | C2015-29 | Fire Station | Construction (institutional building) |
86 | C2015-30 | Social Apartments Ypres (1) | Construction (residential building) |
87 | C2015-31 | Social Apartments Ypres (2) | Construction (residential building) |
88 | C2015-32 | Social Apartments Ypres (3) | Construction (residential building) |
89 | C2015-33 | IJzertoren Memorial Square | Construction (civil) |
90 | C2015-34 | Roadworks Poperinge | Construction (civil) |
91 | C2015-35 | Retirement Apartments | Construction (residential building) |
92 | C2016-01 | Railway Bridge (1) | Construction (civil) |
93 | C2016-02 | Railway Bridge (2) | Construction (civil) |
94 | C2016-03 | Railway Bridge (3) | Construction (civil) |
95 | C2016-04 | Railway Bridge (4) | Construction (civil) |
96 | C2016-05 | Railway Bridge (5) | Construction (civil) |
97 | C2016-06 | Defense Building | Construction (institutional building) |
98 | C2016-07 | Shopping Village Walkways | Construction (commercial building) |
99 | C2016-08 | SCM System | IT |
100 | C2016-09 | Data Loss Prevention System | IT |
101 | C2016-10 | Biofuel Refinery | Engineering |
102 | C2016-11 | Residential House (1) | Construction (residential building) |
103 | C2016-12 | Residential House (2) | Construction (residential building) |
104 | C2016-13 | Residential House (3) | Construction (residential building) |
105 | C2016-14 | Residential House (4) | Construction (residential building) |
106 | C2016-15 | Residential House Structural Work | Construction (residential building) |
107 | C2016-16 | Residential House Finishing Works (1) | Construction (residential building) |
108 | C2016-17 | Residential House Finishing Works (2) | Construction (residential building) |
109 | C2016-18 | Residential House Finishing Works (3) | Construction (residential building) |
110 | C2016-19 | Residential House Finishing Works (4) | Construction (residential building) |
111 | C2016-20 | Residential House Finishing Works (5) | Construction (residential building) |
112 | C2016-21 | Residential House Finishing Works (6) | Construction (residential building) |
113 | C2016-22 | Residential House Finishing Works (7) | Construction (residential building) |
114 | C2016-23 | Residential House Finishing Works (8) | Construction (residential building) |
115 | C2016-24 | Residential House Finishing Works (9) | Construction (residential building) |
116 | C2016-25 | Residential House Finishing Works (10) | Construction (residential building) |
117 | C2016-26 | Residential House Finishing Works (11) | Construction (residential building) |
118 | C2016-27 | Apartment Building Foundations | Construction (residential building) |
119 | C2016-28 | Apartment Building Structural Work (1) | Construction (residential building) |
120 | C2016-29 | Apartment Building Structural Work (2) | Construction (residential building) |
121 | C2016-30 | Apartment Building Structural Work (3) | Construction (residential building) |
122 | C2016-31 | Apartment Building Finishing Works (1) | Construction (residential building) |
123 | C2016-32 | Apartment Building Finishing Works (2) | Construction (residential building) |
124 | C2016-33 | Apartment Building Finishing Works (3) | Construction (residential building) |
125 | C2016-34 | Apartment Building Finishing Works (4) | Construction (residential building) |
126 | C2016-35 | Sweetpack | Construction (Industrial) |
127 | C2016-36 | Residential reconstruction | Construction (residential building) |
128 | C2016-37 | Event planning | Event management |
129 | C2016-38 | Passive house construction | Construction (residential building) |
130 | C2016-39 | Investment building | Construction (residential building) |
131 | C2016-40 | Artes Project (1) | Construction (commercial building) |
132 | C2016-41 | Artes Project (2) | Construction (commercial building) |
133 | C2016-42 | Shared bike app development | Mobility |
134 | C2016-43 | Mail delivery app | IT |
135 | C2017-01 | Apartment Construction | Construction (commercial building) |
136 | C2017-02 | Charging block network | Mobility |
137 | C2017-03 | Hydrogen Island | Construction (Civil) |
138 | C2017-04 | Recy-call | Event management |
139 | C2017-05 | JobFair Gent | Event management |
140 | C2017-06 | Landing gear development | Engineering |
141 | C2018-01 | App development | IT |
142 | C2018-02 | eScooter | Mobility |
143 | C2018-03 | Castelein | Construction (Industrial) |
144 | C2018-04 | Christmas market (1) | Event management |
145 | C2018-05 | Music festival | Event management |
146 | C2018-06 | Camera network | Construction (civil) |
147 | C2018-07 | WKB development | IT |
148 | C2018-08 | Bikesharing platform | Mobility |
149 | C2018-09 | CarSharing platform | Mobility |
150 | C2018-10 | Fontein | Construction (Civil) |
151 | C2018-11 | Warehouse renovation | Construction (Industrial) |
152 | C2018-12 | Cornflakes new taste | Engineering |
153 | C2018-13 | Christmas market (2) | Event management |
154 | C2019-01 | Lepelstraat | Construction (residential building) |
155 | C2019-02 | Social Housing | Construction (residential building) |
156 | C2019-03 | Emergency Department | Construction (civil) |
157 | C2019-04 | Nuclear Healthcare | Construction (civil) |
158 | C2019-05 | Fuel Tank Filter | Engineering |
159 | C2019-06 | Production Line Change | Engineering |
160 | C2019-07 | Gluing Machinge | Engineering |
161 | C2019-08 | Labeling Machine | Engineering |
162 | C2019-09 | Recreation building | Construction (commercial building) |
163 | C2019-10 | Family Residence (3) | Construction (residential building) |
164 | C2019-11 | Tournament infrastructure | Event management |
165 | C2019-12 | Residential apartment building | Construction (residential building) |
166 | C2019-13 | Weekend trip organisation | Event management |
167 | C2019-14 | Weekend trip preparation | Event management |
168 | C2019-15 | Electrical step sharing platform | Mobility |
169 | C2019-16 | Lock Ganzepoot | Construction (civil) |
170 | C2019-17 | Wine production | Engineering |
171 | C2019-18 | Greenhouse | Construction (Industrial) |
172 | C2019-19 | Traditional house | Construction (residential building) |
173 | C2019-20 | Paradice | Construction (commercial building) |
174 | C2019-21 | Tanglewood 4 | Engineering |
175 | C2019-22 | BAM deelproject 1 | Construction (Civil) |
176 | C2019-23 | BAM deelproject 2 | Construction (Civil) |
177 | C2019-24 | BAM deelproject 3a | Construction (Civil) |
178 | C2019-25 | BAM deelproject 3b | Construction (Civil) |
179 | C2019-26 | BAM deelproject 4 | Construction (Civil) |
180 | C2019-27 | BAM deelproject 6 | Construction (Civil) |
181 | C2019-28 | BAM deelproject 7 | Construction (Civil) |
182 | C2020-01 | Racing car upgrading | Engineering |
183 | C2020-01 | Student kick-off Kramersplein | Event management |
184 | C2022-02 | Student kick-off Sint-Pietersplein | Event management |
185 | C2023-01 | House renovation | Construction (residential building) |
186 | C2023-02 | Security | IT |
187 | C2023-03 | MetaBOF | IT |
188 | C2023-04 | Six-story apartment building | Construction (residential building) |
189 | C2023-05 | IT data migration | IT |
190 | C2023-06 | Steel industry | Engineering |
191 | C2023-07 | Building Nevele | Construction (residential building) |
192 | C2023-08 | Family Home | Construction (residential building) |
193 | C2023-09 | Wine Storage Expansion | Construction (industrial) |
194 | C2023-10 | UK Roap map | Construction (Civil) |
195 | C2023-11 | Rail-net communication point 1 | Construction (Civil) |
196 | C2023-12 | Railroad construction | Construction (Civil) |
197 | C2023-13 | Rail-net communication point 2 | Construction (Civil) |
198 | C2023-14 | Building a sustainable future | Construction (residential building) |
199 | C2024-01 | Signalisation work Peru | Construction (Civil) |
200 | C2024-02 | Gas Pipeline | Construction (industrial) |
201 | C2024-03 | Learning management system implementation | IT |
202 | C2024-04 | New product development | Engineering |
203 | C2024-05 | Product marketing | Construction (industrial) |
History
- Last update (December 2024): The database now consists of 203 projects as described in "A quest for projects with scarce resources".
- April 2023: New projects: the database now consists of 181 projects as described in "The Illusion of Control".
- August, 2019: 8 projects added (C2019-01 to C2019-08) with corrective actions for the paper "Integrating corrective actions in project time forecasting using exponential smoothing" (Journal of Management in Engineering, 2020, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000806)
- October 19, 2016: 34 new projects added (ProTrack and MS Excel file format)
- December 10, 2015: 32 new projects added (ProTrack and MS Excel file format)
- March 15, 2015: ProTrack files and MS Excel files for the projects are now available.
- January 21, 2015: 5 new projects added.
- July 9, 2014: Project cards for 16 remaining projects added.
- June 2, 2014: ProTrack files for C2013-05, C2014-01, C2014-02 and C2014-03 added.
- April 23, 2014: Our first 51 projects are available.
- March 14, 2014: Website constructed to share empirical project data.
Submit your own data
- Guideline for project data input: Description of the data we need, classified in necessary and additional data points.
- Data points that are “necessary” refer to inputs we really need since otherwise we cannot analyse the data.
- Data points that are “additional” refer to inputs we really like to have to support our research, but if you don’t have them, it’s not a major problem.
- Project data input sheet: Excel sheet where the data can be plugged in. Alternative formats such as txt formats are also welcome but the excel file can be used as a guideline for the way data should be formatted.
- Project card: Summary card we will make for each project you deliver.