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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, […]

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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:

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Scheduling Methodology: Build & Control Your Project Schedule

Megan Bell

Every project manager has faced the same question: “When will this be done?” And each time, the answer always lies in choosing the right scheduling methodology—a systematic approach for creating, implementing, and tracking project timelines. Just like estimating time for any work or activity, project planning follows structured methods to ensure accurate scheduling. With so

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

Develop Schedule PMP® Process and Inputs

Project Management, Scheduling

How to Develop a Schedule: PMP® Process and Inputs

Brent Nair

Struggling to keep your projects on track and delivered on time?As project managers, we face this challenge daily. The solution lies in mastering the Develop Schedule process described by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to create effective project schedules. This process helps determine which tasks to complete, what resources those tasks require, and the overall

Techniques for Schedule Compression Crashing vs. Fast Tracking

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.