Project

Project
Scheduling
Scheduling
2019/CSC/026 2019/CSC/026
Roshika Nayanadhara Roshika Nayanadhara
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1 What is Project Scheduling? 3

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2 What is the purpose of Project Scheduling? 4

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3 Why should I create a project schedule? 5

4 What are the steps in the project scheduling 6

process?

5 Project scheduling techniques – 3 main types

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 Project scheduling involves creating a document,
these days usually a digital document, that details
the project timeline and the organizational resources What is
required to complete each task. Project
The project schedule must be accessible to every Scheduling?
team member.

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What is
the
purpose
of
Project
Scheduling?

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Why should I create a project
schedule?
● Project scheduling, when done well, makes the entire project run more smoothly.
● Committing to the project scheduling process at the beginning of your project will give
you a clear picture of the requirements set before you.
● It also gives you the chance to catch issues early and alert clients if a timeline isn’t
feasible. Besides being good for you as the project manager, project scheduling is good for
managing project teams.
● Everyone knows what to expect and when. Everyone is being held accountable for the
same due dates.
● Other managers can allocate resources efficiently for your project, and they’ll be able to
anticipate when resources will be available for other projects.

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What are the steps in the project
scheduling process?

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Project scheduling techniques – 3
main types

Task lists Gantt charts

Calendars

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 Task lists
● Simplest scheduling technique
● Works for small projects without a lot of
interdependencies
● Contains the list of tasks and subtasks along with
the team members assigned to do them

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 Gantt charts
● The most common tool used by project managers to
visualize the timelines and dependencies in a
project
● It can used to get a quick estimate of the time
required to complete every task
● The chart shows all the tasks, represented by bars,
when they’re set to start and end, how long each
task will last, task dependencies, and where there
are overlaps.

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 Calendars

● Used to depict the project timelines of all the tasks

throughout the course of the project.

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References

https://kissflow.com/project/basics-of-project-scheduling/

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