Faculty of Engineering

Master's Degree Entrance Exam

Seminar in:

Project Planning and Scheduling

By: Eng. Ali Yousef

Date: 10-Jan-2022
 • Project Planning and Scheduling, though separate, are
Introduction to two sides of the same coin in project management.
Fundamentally, ‘Project planning’ is all about choosing
Project and designing effective policies and methodologies to
attain project objectives. While ‘Project scheduling’ is a
Planning and procedure of assigning tasks to get them completed by
allocating appropriate resources within an estimated
Scheduling budget and time-frame.
 Stages of Project Planning

Identifying the key project

sponsors and stakeholders, Upon enlisting the stake- Identifying the project
to determine the basis of holder requirements, deliverables required to
project scope, budget, and prioritizing/setting project attain the project
time-frame for project objectives. objectives.
execution.

Identifying the project risks, Communicating and

Creating the project
if any, and develop suitable presenting the project plan
schedule.
mitigation plans. to stakeholders.
 Benefits of Project Planning

Documentation of
Resource
Route-Map Customer Task Autonomy
Estimation
Requirements

Identification of Strengths and

Mitigation Plan Employee Short-Comings of
Capabilities Previous Projects
 Stages of Project Scheduling

Based on the project

scope, design and develop
the TBS (Task-Breakdown
Structure).
Identify the human Evaluate the approximate
Identify the project-
resources and material time required for each
related tasks.
requisite task

Analyze the detailed Monitor and govern the

Allocation of resources
schedule schedule
 Benefits of Project Scheduling

Reduces Lead Time Cost Reductions Facilitates Productivity

Foresee problems in Current Progress Updates

Sets a Goal
Advance and Alerts
 • ‘Project planning’ is an elaborative process that includes all
details of the project, from its inception to completion. And
‘Project schedule’ is the tracker that monitors the sequences and
tenure of project-related tasks.

• A project schedule notifies/alerts the project team on any delays

or if the project is not incorrect direction. It is a live document,
Conclusion requires periodic updating and recording. The tools and
techniques deployed for project planning are ‘Task Breakdown
Structure’, ‘Scope of Work’ and ‘Critical Path Method’
abbreviated as ‘TBS’, ‘SOP’ and ‘CPM’ respectively. While
project schedule uses software tools and methods such as ‘PERT’
(Program Evaluation Review Technique), Gantt charts, MS
project, Primavera, and other networking illustrations.
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