Project Scheduling Management?
Project Life Cycle – a structured framework comprising of phases from start until the completion
of a project, recalling these phases are
1. Initiation phase
2. Planning Phase
3. Execution Phase
4. Monitoring and Controlling Phase
5. Closing Phase
After the idea or project goal has been established by the stakeholders and other parties involved,
the next phase is to thoroughly create a detailed project plan. And one of the key areas that must
be covered by the project plan is the project schedule management, or mainly the scheduling.
Project Schedule management is just about determining what task needs to be done at what
point to ensure the project stays on schedule. It is a timetable showing the forecast start and finish
dates for activities or events within a project, programme or portfolio.
The schedule development process should generate a project schedule that meets the following
criteria:
Complete— the schedule must represent all the work to be done. This is why the quality and
completeness of the WBS is so important.
Realistic— the schedule must be realistic with regard to time expectations and the availability
of beneficiaries to participate
Accepted— the schedule must have "buy-in" from team members and stakeholders, especially
the beneficiaries.
WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS)
o But before a project schedule is created, a project manager should have a work
breakdown structure (WBS)
o Making a WBS is the first step in developing a project schedule which contains a
detailed list of all project activities and tasks that needs to be completed (and in
what order) to achieve the project goals and objectives. By visualizing your project
in this manner, you can understand your project scope, and allocate resources for
all your project tasks.
This is just an example of a Work Breakdown Structure. The details may depend on the complexity
of the project or program.
