The document discusses project schedule management. It describes the key processes involved which include planning the schedule, defining activities, sequencing activities, estimating activity durations, developing the schedule, and controlling the schedule. The overall goal is to have an agreed upon realistic schedule that all resources can follow so time is not wasted on a project.

1. Project Schedule Management (A high-level
snapshot)
Every resource on the project needs to know what to do and when. Without an agreed and realistic
schedule, time may be wasted. The Project Schedule Management knowledge Area deals with the
Activities, their durations and eventually the Schedule.
Project Schedule Management Processes
Plan Schedule Management (Planning)
 Guidance and direction on how the project schedule will be managed throughout the project
 The process of establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing,
managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule.
 Performed once or at predefined points in the project
Define Activities (Planning)
 Decomposed Schedule Activities provide a basis for estimating, scheduling, executing, monitoring,
and controlling the project work
 The process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the
project deliverables.
 Performed throughout the project.
Sequence Activities (Planning)
 Defines the logical sequence of work to obtain the greatest efficiency given all project constraints
 The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities
 Performed throughout the project
Estimate Activity Duration (Planning)
 It provides the amount of time each activity will take to complete

2.  The process of estimating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with
estimated resources
 Performed throughout the project
Develop Schedule (Planning)
 It generates a schedule model with planned dates for completing project activities
 The process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule
constraints to create a schedule model for project execution and monitoring and controlling
 Performed throughout the project
Control Schedule (Monitoring and Controlling)
 The schedule baseline is maintained throughout the project
 The process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project schedule and managing
changes to the schedule baseline
 It is performed throughout the project
Further Information on Project Schedule Management