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Agenda
Introduction
Defining Our Terms
D fi i S
Defining Scheduling
h d li Expectations
E t ti
Common Challenges In Project Scheduling
An Approach For Scheduling Success
Question & Answer Session
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Defining Our Terms
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Schedule
Implications
• Reflects activities and milestones
• Defines planned dates for activities
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Some Additional Terms
Dependency
• A relationship
l ti hi between
b t two
t activities
ti iti ini a project
j t
Network
• The overall schedule dependencies that make up the
overall project
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Defining Scheduling Expectations
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Criteria
C it i For
F
Effective Schedules
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Defining Expectations
What
Wh t Is
I The
Th Expected
E t d Level
L l Of Detail?
D t il?
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Common Challenges In Project Scheduling
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Common S
C Scheduling
h d li
Issues
Structure To Be Used
Level Of Detail
Supporting Data
• Resources
• Costs
• Other dimensions
Methodology
• Degree of influence on scheduling
• Reflection of how work gets done
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Adaptation of iterative approaches
pp to linear schedules
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Purposes Of Schedules
Work Co-ordination
• Owners’ representative
Work Management
• Leads/supervisors/managers responsible for work
Controls
C l
• Can be separate Project Controls role
Reporting
• Executives
• Other stakeholders
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Purpose Of Schedules
P S h d l
(continued)
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Reach Of Schedules
Project Organization
P j
Project Team
T
Sponsor
Project Intended
Manager Users
Larger
Project Team
Organization
Affected
Stakeholders
Interested
Public
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IInfluence
fl Of Methodology
M th d l
- Theoretical
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IInfluence
fl Of Methodology
M th d l
- Practical
Practically, Applying Methodologies To Schedule
Requires Interpretation
• Adaptations to approach
• Deviations from standard process
• Relevance of methodology to the project
• Additional processes/methodologies within scope
• Reporting expectations
• Need for reflection of scope/strategy of how the project is
being done
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An Approach For Scheduling Success
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Process F
P For Developing
D l i
Schedules
Define Scope/Strategy
• What are you building?
• How are you going to go about doing it?
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IIn Between
B t Strategy
St t
And Work Plan
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Considering
C id i Multiple
M lti l
Schedules
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Being
B i Clear
Cl About
Ab t
Stuctures
Activity Cost
Breakdown Breakdown
Methodology Asset
WBS
Breakdown Breakdown
Organization Resource
Breakdown Breakdown
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Thinking About Software
influences
Structure/
Software
Approach
influences
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Summary
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Questions?
Mark Mullaly
Whatt Is
Wh I
project HEADWAY?
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PMI PDU Information
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