Chapter 9. Creating the Schedule

A schedule defends from chaos and whim.

Annie Dillard

This is probably one of the most fun areas of work when you are planning a project, where all your hard work in planning comes together to produce the end date of the project. This chapter starts by pulling the work together via the network diagram. You’ll then perform a couple calculations to determine the critical path for the project. You’ll then have a good idea of the end date of the project. You’ll find a lot of sound tools and techniques in this ...

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