Resources (Contd)

Assigning resources to a project

and monitoring and reporting
against the schedule provides the
project manager with:
Ability to estimate remaining work
Ability to prepare accurate progress
payments
Ability to provide historical data
Ability to address changes

Steps in Creating a
Project Schedule
Schedule
Control
Schedule
Development
Estimating Activity
Duration
Activity
Sequencing
Activity
Definition

Developing a Project
Schedule
Activity Definition
An activity must have a definable start
and end
An activity is used to develop a plan for
completing a project that sequences and
schedules each activity
An activity is quantifiable and
measurable

Developing a Project Schedule

(Contd)
Activities shall relate to the WBS
and allow for ease in quantifying
and reporting
For example, in a construction
schedule the activity might be
F/R/P Slab-on-Grade, where F =
form, R= place reinforcing, and P
= place concrete. Breaking down
the activity further would require
additional resources to monitor for
no additional return

Sample WBS for a

Construction Project

Developing a Project Schedule

(Contd)
Logic and relationships
Develop actual logic not placeholder
logic
Use conventional Finish-to-Start logic to
develop relationships. This is the first
pass at developing a schedule. As you
refine the schedule you will incorporate
Start-to-Start and Finish-to-Finish
relationships

Developing a Project Schedule

(Contd)
Calendars
Is the project going to be scheduled in
hours or days?
Will there be work activities that are
outside the normal work periods of the
project?
Will the project include week-ends and
holidays?