Book description
The Practice Standard for Scheduling – Third Edition provides the latest thinking regarding good and accepted practices in the area of scheduling for a project. Aligned with the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, this updated practice standard expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK® Guide.
In this new edition of the practice standard, you will learn to identify the elements of a good schedule model, its purpose, use, and benefits. You will also discover what is required to produce and maintain a good schedule model.
Also included in the Third Edition:
• Description of scheduling
• Definition of schedule model
• Uses and benefits of the schedule model
• Definitions of key terms and steps for scheduling
• Detailed descriptions of scheduling components
• Guidance on the principles and concepts of schedule model creation and use
• Descriptions of schedule model principles and concepts
• Differentiations in schedule model, schedule model instances, and presentations
• Detailed descriptions of critical path method, critical chain, program evaluation and review technique (PERT), rolling wave planning, and Monte Carlo simulation
• Uses and applications of adaptive project management approaches, such as agile, in scheduling
• Guidance and information on generally accepted good practices associated with the planning, development, maintenance, communication, and reporting processes of an effective schedule model
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Notice
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Schedule Model Principles and Concepts
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3. Schedule Model Good Practices Overview
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3.1. Schedule Management
- 3.1.1. Schedule Data Management Plan
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3.1.2. Schedule Management Plan
- 3.1.2.1. Scheduling Approach
- 3.1.2.2. Scheduling Tool
- 3.1.2.3. Schedule Model Creation Plan
- 3.1.2.4. Schedule Model ID
- 3.1.2.5. Schedule Model Instance
- 3.1.2.6. Calendars and Work Periods
- 3.1.2.7. Project Update Cycle and Activity Granularity
- 3.1.2.8. Milestone and Activity Coding Structure
- 3.1.2.9. Resource Planning
- 3.1.2.10. Key Performance Indicators
- 3.1.2.11. Master Schedule Model
- 3.1.2.12. Change Control
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3.2. Schedule Model Creation
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3.2.1. Develop Schedule Model Baseline
- 3.2.1.1. Define Milestones
- 3.2.1.2. Define the Project's Activities
- 3.2.1.3. Sequence Activities
- 3.2.1.4. Determine Resources for Each Activity
- 3.2.1.5. Determine the Duration for Each Activity
- 3.2.1.6. Analyze the Schedule Output
- 3.2.1.7. Approve the Schedule Model
- 3.2.1.8. Baseline the Schedule Model
- 3.2.1.9. Schedule Levels
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3.2.1. Develop Schedule Model Baseline
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3.3. Schedule Model Maintenance
- 3.3.1. Collect Actuals and Remaining Work or Duration
- 3.3.2. Update the Schedule Model According to the Actuals
- 3.3.3. Compare and Address any Deviation
- 3.3.4. Update the Schedule Model with Approved Changes
- 3.3.5. Update the Baseline Schedule Model
- 3.3.6. Communicate
- 3.3.7. Maintain the Records
- 3.3.8. Change Control
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3.4. Schedule Model Analysis
- 3.4.1. Critical Path and Critical Activities
- 3.4.2. Total Float and Free Float
- 3.4.3. Estimation of Activity Durations
- 3.4.4. Date Constraints
- 3.4.5. Open-Ended Activities
- 3.4.6. Out of Sequence (OOS) Logic
- 3.4.7. Leads and Lags
- 3.4.8. Start-to-Finish Relationship
- 3.4.9. Links to/from Summary Activities
- 3.4.10. Schedule Resource Analysis
- 3.4.11. Schedule Risk Assessment
- 3.4.12. Earned Schedule
- 3.5. Communication and Reporting
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3.1. Schedule Management
- 4. Scheduling Components
- 5. Conformance Index
- Appendix X1. Third Edition Changes
- Appendix X2. Contributors and Reviewers of the Practice Standard for Scheduling – Third Edition
- Appendix X3. Conformance Assessment Scoring Table
- Appendix X4. Conformance Assessment Worksheets
- Appendix X5. Forensic Schedule Analysis
- References
- Glossary
Product information
- Title: Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2019
- Publisher(s): Project Management Institute
- ISBN: None
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