The document provides an overview of key concepts in project planning and scheduling including developing a project management plan, defining the project scope and work breakdown structure (WBS), sequencing activities, estimating durations and resources, developing a schedule, calculating early and late dates, determining the critical path, and calculating float. It includes examples of a sample project schedule to demonstrate these scheduling techniques.

1. Project Management Orientation Program Project Planning & Scheduling Basics Sadhanandavel R Dheenadayalan S

10. “ Assumptions are important sources for Risk Identification!”

12. Planning > Work Breakdown Structure

15. The top-down approach is more effective for generating a detailed WBS

20. Scheduling > Activity Sequencing

21. The resource related dependencies and constraints should not be considered for sequencing the activities

24. Scheduling > Gantt Charts Status Date Tasks Plan Progress

38. My Sample Project Scheduling > Sample Project Tasks Duration Start End Predecessor 12 days 6-Oct-08 21-Oct-08 Task A 1 day 6-Oct-08 6-Oct-08 Task B 3 days 7-Oct-08 9-Oct-08 A Task C 2 days 7-Oct-08 8-Oct-08 A Task D 5 days 10-Oct-08 16-Oct-08 B,C Task E 3 days 9-Oct-08 13-Oct-08 C Task F 3 days 17-Oct-08 21-Oct-08 D,E

42. Scheduling > Calculating Float Total Float = LS – ES or LF – EF Free float = ES (Earliest successor) - EF – 1 or Free float = Min (ES of successors) – ES - Duration My Sample Project A B C D E F Early Start Early Finish Late Start Late Finish Free Slack Total Slack Task A 1 1 1 1 0 0 Task B 2 4 2 4 0 0 Task C 2 3 3 4 0 1 Task D 5 9 5 9 0 0 Task E 4 6 7 9 3 3 Task F 10 12 10 12 0 0

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