PROJECT
SCHEDULING
PROCESS
STEPS IN PROJECT SCHEDULING
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STEPS IN PROJECT SCHEDULING
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SCOPE PLANNING
DEFINE ACTIVITIES
SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY ESTIMATION
DEVELOP SCHEDULE
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 1 - SCOPE PLANNING
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• Collect Requirements
• Develop Scope Statement
• Product Scope
• Project Scope
• Create WBS
• Identify Work Packages
• Develop WBS Dictionary
0.0 Multimedia Project
1.0
Book
3.0 DVD2.0 CD
1.1 Writing
1.2
Publishing
1.3
Producing
1.4 Selling
3.4.1
Retail
3.4 Selling2.4 Selling
3.3
Producing
2.3
Producing
3.2
Recording
2.2
Recording
2.1 Writing 3.1 Writing
2.4.2 Mail1.4.2 Mail 3.4.2 Mail
2.4.1
Retail
1.4.1
Retail
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STEP 2 - DEFINE ACTIVITIES
• Create List of Activities by Decomposing Work Packages
• Identify Activity Attributes
• Create Milestone List
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STEP 3 – SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES
• Check Dependencies between Activities
• Mandatory
• Discretionary
• External
• Internal
• Define Relationships between Activities
• Finish to Start (FS)
• Start to Start (SS)
• Finish to Finish (FF)
• Start to Finish (SF)
• Draw Network Diagram
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SellingProducingRecordingWriting
SellingProducingRecordingWriting
Writing SellingProducingPublishing
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BOOK
CD
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STEP 4 – ACTIVITY ESTIMATION
• Estimate Activity Resources
• Expert Judgement
• Alternative Analysis
• Bottom Up Estimation
• Published Estimating Data
• Estimate Activity Durations
• Expert Judgement
• Analogous Estimation
• Parametric Estimation
• Three-point Estimation
• Add Contingency Reserves
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STEP 5 – DEVELOP SCHEDULE
• Apply Schedule, Resource & Other Constraints on Activities
• Optimize & Develop Schedule
• Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Critical Chain Method (CCM)
• Resource Optimization Techniques
• Resource Levelling
• Resource Smoothing
• Modelling Techniques
• What-if Scenario Analysis
• Simulation
• Leads & Lags
• Schedule Compression
• Crashing
• Fast Tracking
• Add Contingency Reserves
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5 Steps Of Project Scheduling Process For Absolute Beginners

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    PROJECT SCHEDULING PROCESS STEPS IN PROJECTSCHEDULING Designed and Developed by https://www.pmbypm.com 1
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    STEPS IN PROJECTSCHEDULING 2Designed and Developed by https://www.pmbypm.com SCOPE PLANNING DEFINE ACTIVITIES SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY ESTIMATION DEVELOP SCHEDULE STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5
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    STEP 1 -SCOPE PLANNING Designed and Developed by https://www.pmbypm.com 3 • Collect Requirements • Develop Scope Statement • Product Scope • Project Scope • Create WBS • Identify Work Packages • Develop WBS Dictionary 0.0 Multimedia Project 1.0 Book 3.0 DVD2.0 CD 1.1 Writing 1.2 Publishing 1.3 Producing 1.4 Selling 3.4.1 Retail 3.4 Selling2.4 Selling 3.3 Producing 2.3 Producing 3.2 Recording 2.2 Recording 2.1 Writing 3.1 Writing 2.4.2 Mail1.4.2 Mail 3.4.2 Mail 2.4.1 Retail 1.4.1 Retail https://www.slideshare.net/pmalik2/ignore-project-scope-wbs-at-your-own-peril-84976876 https://www.pmbypm.com/7-reasons-to-create-wbs/ For More Information-
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    STEP 2 -DEFINE ACTIVITIES • Create List of Activities by Decomposing Work Packages • Identify Activity Attributes • Create Milestone List Designed and Developed by https://www.pmbypm.com 4 https://www.pmbypm.com/what-is-the-difference-between-work-package-and-activity/ For More Information-
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    STEP 3 –SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES • Check Dependencies between Activities • Mandatory • Discretionary • External • Internal • Define Relationships between Activities • Finish to Start (FS) • Start to Start (SS) • Finish to Finish (FF) • Start to Finish (SF) • Draw Network Diagram Designed and Developed by https://www.pmbypm.com 5 SellingProducingRecordingWriting SellingProducingRecordingWriting Writing SellingProducingPublishing START FINISH BOOK CD DVD https://www.pmbypm.com/project-dependencies/ For More Information-
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    STEP 4 –ACTIVITY ESTIMATION • Estimate Activity Resources • Expert Judgement • Alternative Analysis • Bottom Up Estimation • Published Estimating Data • Estimate Activity Durations • Expert Judgement • Analogous Estimation • Parametric Estimation • Three-point Estimation • Add Contingency Reserves https://www.slideshare.net/pmalik2/4-project-estimation-techniques-that-can-make-you-super-successful For More Information-
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    STEP 5 –DEVELOP SCHEDULE • Apply Schedule, Resource & Other Constraints on Activities • Optimize & Develop Schedule • Critical Path Method (CPM) • Critical Chain Method (CCM) • Resource Optimization Techniques • Resource Levelling • Resource Smoothing • Modelling Techniques • What-if Scenario Analysis • Simulation • Leads & Lags • Schedule Compression • Crashing • Fast Tracking • Add Contingency Reserves Designed and Developed by https://www.pmbypm.com 7 https://www.pmbypm.com/project-network-diagram/ https://www.pmbypm.com/what-is-a-gantt-chart/ For More Information- https://www.slideshare.net/pmalik2/successful-project-managers-use- these-5-ways-to-represent-project-schedule
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