Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition
Published on 2. May 2019
238 pages
978-1-62825-562-1 (ISBN)
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Practice Standard for Scheduling-Third Edition provides the latest thinking regarding good and accepted practices in the area of scheduling for a project. This updated practice standard expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK® Guide. In this new edition, 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: a 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; uses and applications of adaptive project management approaches, such as agile, in scheduling; guidance and information on generally accepted good practices; and more.
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Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Notice
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Project Scheduling
- 1.2. Why Scheduling?
- 1.3. Overview
- 1.4. Purpose
- 1.5. Applicability
- 2. Schedule Model Principles and Concepts
- 2.1. Overview
- 2.2. Project Life Cycles and Scheduling Approaches
- 2.2.1. Critical Path Approach
- 2.2.2. Critical Chain
- 2.2.3. Adaptive Life Cycle
- 2.2.4. Rolling Wave Planning
- 2.2.5. Other Approaches and Emerging Trends
- 2.3. Scheduling Tool
- 2.4. Schedule Model
- 2.5. Schedule Model Instances and Presentations
- 2.6. Agile
- 2.6.1. Tracking and Presentation
- 3. Schedule Model Good Practices Overview
- 3.1. Schedule Management
- 3.1.1. Schedule Data Management Plan
- 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
- 3.2. Schedule Model Creation
- 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
- 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
- 3.4. Schedule Model Analysis
- 3.4.1. Critical Path and Critical Activities
- 3.4.1.1. Critical Path
- 3.4.1.2. 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
- 4. Scheduling Components
- 4.1. How to use the Components List
- 4.1.1. Component Name
- 4.1.2. Required, Conditional, or Optional Use
- 4.1.3. Manual or Calculated
- 4.1.4. Data Format
- 4.1.5. Behavior
- 4.1.6. Good Practices
- 4.1.7. Conditional Note/Associated Component
- 4.1.8. Definition
- 4.2. List of Components by Category
- 4.3. Detailed Components List
- 5. Conformance Index
- 5.1. Conformance Overview
- 5.1.1. Categories of Components
- 5.1.2. Use of Schedule Components
- 5.1.3. Conformance Assessment
- 5.2. Conformance Assessment Process
- Appendix X1. Third Edition Changes
- Appendix X2. Contributors and Reviewers of the Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition
- X2.1. Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition Core Committee
- X2.2. Reviewers
- X2.2.1. SME Review
- X2.2.2. Final Exposure Draft Review
- X2.3. PMI Standards Program Member Advisory Group (MAG)
- X2.4. Consensus Body Review
- X2.5. Production Staff
- Appendix X3. Conformance Assessment Scoring Table
- Appendix X4. Conformance Assessment Worksheets
- Appendix X5. Forensic Schedule Analysis
- References
- Glossary
