Scheduling Archives - Project Management Academy

Mastering the Art of Scheduling How to Avoid Costly Scheduling Errors

Scheduling in project management is a delicate balance of planning and execution. Schedules are central to a project’s success, and the most skilled practitioners anticipate changes and plan accordingly to ensure that they complete their projects on time and within budget. Poor planning and failure to account for unforeseen risks cause delays and tax resources, […]

Scheduling

What is a Project Schedule Network Diagram?

Megan Bell

Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification requires knowledge of the project schedule network diagram in terms of types, benefits, and how to create one. PMP credential holders should also know how to use the project schedule network diagram to identify the critical path and float for the project to enhance all schedule management. On this page:

Scheduling

Scheduling Methodology: Build & Control Your Project Schedule

Megan Bell

A scheduling methodology is a system or process used to create, implement, and track the progress of a schedule. There are many different scheduling methodologies, each with strengths and weaknesses. The most critical factor in choosing a scheduling method is finding one that best fits the needs of your specific project. On this page: Scheduling

Project Management, Scheduling

Schedule Baseline: How to Create, Use, and Optimize

Megan Bell

The schedule baseline serves an essential purpose in every project: A tool to measure the project’s progress against the stakeholder-approved project schedule. Additionally, as an output from the schedule development process, the project schedule baseline is used in conjunction with the scope and cost baseline to form the performance measurement baseline. On this page: What

Project Management, Scheduling

Develop Schedule: PMP® Process and Inputs

Megan Bell

A project manager should use the Develop Schedule process described by Project Management Institute (PMI) to create a project schedule. It is a process that helps determine the tasks to complete, the resources needed for those tasks, and the overall project timeline. Developing the project schedule is essential to project management as it helps ensure

Techniques for Schedule Compression Crashing vs. Fast Tracking

Scheduling

PMP Exam Prep: Fast-Tracking vs. Crash Schedule

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Project professionals are skillful planners and multitaskers, capable of juggling multiple priorities, big and small, every day. Yet, even after careful preparation, plans can change, projects delay, and it’s up to the project manager to get things back on track. In these instances, the project manager or Project Management Professional (PMP)® may use two schedule

Project Management, Scheduling

Control Schedule in Project Management

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Projects consist of many moving parts that project managers must track consistently. A fundamental responsibility in project management is knowing whether a project is behind or ahead of schedule. According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), the process for monitoring schedule progress against the baseline is called control schedule. Project planning, monitoring, and controlling all

Scheduling

What is Schedule Data in Project Management?

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

As a professional project manager, you rely on accurate data to make decisions. At each stage of the project, you need to know what resources are available to you and how well they’re working to meet the project’s goals. When it’s time to plan and monitor the project’s schedule, you’ll use the schedule data available

Scheduling

PMP Exam Prep: Using a Project Schedule in Project Management

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Organization, efficiency, and transparency are all central to good project management. Every project benefits from having a schedule outlining the tasks that need to be accomplished. Project schedules should be updated regularly to reflect any changes in the timeline or milestones of the project. This will help ensure everyone is on the same page and

Scheduling

How to Use a Schedule Model in Project Management

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential holders are expert organizers capable of seeing complex projects through to completion. Directing projects from beginning to end is no small feat, and project managers employ an array of tools to ensure tasks are assigned, team members are aligned, and projects are completed on time and within the allotted budget.