- A Guide to Scheduling Good
Practice
describes the work undertaken by a scheduler to create an effective
'dynamic
schedule' and is consistent with the PMBOK Guide and the PMI
Practice Standard for Scheduling. [Open
the paper]
- Attributes of a Scheduler
considers
the personal skills and competencies needed by a person to be
an effective scheduler and describes the various 'roles' a scheduler
will have during the life cycle of a typical project including the
difference between planning and scheduling and the scheduling value
proposition. [Open
the paper]
- Dynamic
Scheduling describes
the benefits derived from developing a 'good schedule' as
defined in a 'A Guide to
Scheduling Good Practice'. [Open
the paper]
- Links,
Lags & Ladders
focuses on the issues, problems and challenges of overlapping tasks in
a
schedule using various link types (F-S, S-S, F-F-, S-F) with or without
lead and lag durations, the more sophisticated 'ladder' concept, and
the importance of actively managing the 'space' between tasks. [Open
the paper]
- Schedule
Float discusses
the various calculations
and definitions
for float in both ADM
and PDM networks. [Open
the paper]
- Schedule
Levels
provides a guide the 5 levels of schedule typically used on major
projects from the 'Master Schedule' to the 'Detailed Short Term
Schedule', adapted from Bechtel & Fluor standards. [Open
the paper]
- Schedule
Calculations a
guide the Time Analysis and Float
calculations used in PDM schedules. [Open
the paper]
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