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Project Schedule Planning - Coggle Diagram
Project Schedule Planning
The Project Schedule
Project schedule includes
-sequence of activities
-duration planned for each activity, and
-relationships or dependencies between the beginnings and ends of different activities.
Project schedule is created
-AFTER the scope planning has created the WBS
-BEFORE project resource planning
Leads and lags
Lead: The task must start before the predecessor is done
Lag: One task must wait in relation to another task
Critical Path
After schedule is developed:
-Get approval from sponsor; may require some negotiations
-Next step – to develop the project resource plan -Project Resource Planning may cause schedule adjustments
Project Schedule shows when each activity will take place and the dependencies between activities
Activities or work packages are derived from WBS
Task dependencies may be either:
-Finish to start
-Start to start
-Finish to finish
-Leads and lags
Milestones are checkpoints
Activity sequencing determined by the dependencies
Network Diagram illustrate task dependencies and determine the critical path
Gantt Chart is a horizontal timeline showing when each activity is scheduled, along with optional indicators of task progress
Gantt Chart
horizontal bar chart with a list of activities on the left and a timeline on the horizontal axis.
Activity sequencing
determined by the dependencies
Activity definition and task dependencies
Finish-to-start (1st activity must finish)
Finish-to-finish (end same time)
Start-to-start (same time)
Network Diagram
Aka as PERT chart or PERT/CPM chart
Illustrates task relationships
Used to determine the critical path
Software such as Microsoft Project can be used to create a network diagram.
Case study of WBS development
WBS breaks down deliverables into smaller units, ending with work packages.
WBS follows 100% rule
There is no sequencing of tasks in WBS
A work package is a clearly defined activity or group of activities whose duration can be estimated.
Milestones
A milestone is an important checkpoint
(usually completion of a major task or a major set of tasks)
Target dates will be set later