Different sides of Project Management Scheduling - Revision history

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	In each project, after coming up with an idea there is time for creating process and some plan is need to be done. To reach the goal without bigger problems and unexpected barriers project scheduling is a tool that every creating process need. There are many kinds and ways how we can set a plan of work and set our deadlines. Each type has its pros and cons, which depends on its structure and way how it should be implement, but most important thing is to determine what are our goals and how they should be reached before we start creating a schedule. Main purpose and milestones during the creation process can be set by time, date deadlines, depend on different stages of project or work of individual people. In general scheduling tool in project managment was implemented to help in organizing group of people who have different working styles or approach. <ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' '</ref>		In each project, after coming up with an idea there is time for creating process and some plan is need to be done. To reach the goal without bigger problems and unexpected barriers project scheduling is a tool that every creating process need. There are many kinds and ways how we can set a plan of work and set our deadlines. Each type has its pros and cons, which depends on its structure and way how it should be implement, but most important thing is to determine what are our goals and how they should be reached before we start creating a schedule. Main purpose and milestones during the creation process can be set by time, date deadlines, depend on different stages of project or work of individual people. In general scheduling tool in project managment was implemented to help in organizing group of people who have different working styles or approach. <ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' '</ref>

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	In each project, after coming up with an idea there is time for creating process and some plan is need to be done. To reach the goal without bigger problems and unexpected barriers project scheduling is a tool that every creating process need. There are many kinds and ways how we can set a plan of work and set our deadlines. Each type has its pros and cons, which depends on its structure and way how it should be implement, but most important thing is to determine what are our goals and how they should be reached before we start creating a schedule. Main purpose and milestones during the creation process can be set by time, date deadlines, depend on different stages of project or work of individual people. In general scheduling tool in project managment was implemented to help in organizing group of people who have different working styles or approach. <ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' '</ref>		In each project, after coming up with an idea there is time for creating process and some plan is need to be done. To reach the goal without bigger problems and unexpected barriers project scheduling is a tool that every creating process need. There are many kinds and ways how we can set a plan of work and set our deadlines. Each type has its pros and cons, which depends on its structure and way how it should be implement, but most important thing is to determine what are our goals and how they should be reached before we start creating a schedule. Main purpose and milestones during the creation process can be set by time, date deadlines, depend on different stages of project or work of individual people. In general scheduling tool in project managment was implemented to help in organizing group of people who have different working styles or approach. <ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' '</ref>

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	===Full Wall Scheduling===		===Full Wall Scheduling===

	This technique is focused on interaction between co-workers or groups of the project. What is need to create this kind of schedule is large wall in some room in the office, where will be place for all people interested in the project, on which chequered pattern with appriopriate spaces between lines have to be made. Spaces between each pir of vertical lines repreent one week of work. When the wall is prepared, project manager has to set milestones of the project and assign project members tasks they are responsible. Each task is written on two index cards, one on them labeled as ”start” and second one as ”finish” and they are handed-in to the appriopriate team member. The project team is gathered in mentioned ”wall room” and they starts by ticking their cards under the weeks they select. When the scheduling process proceeds, additional task did not forecast by the project manager can be add or the existing ones can be divided into subtasks or better defined. The arrangement of the cards proceeds until all of the participants are satisfied. Advantege of creating the schedule together as a team is quick leveling of the conflicts which will occure during scheduling and they can be disscused and resolved. This is also good exercise for team to integrate and improve relatioships between group members in the beginning of the project. The biggest problem of this method is firmly difficult to arrange such meeting in companies with multiple offices and gather the team together.		This technique is focused on interaction between co-workers or groups of the project. What is need to create this kind of schedule is large wall in some room in the office, where will be place for all people interested in the project, on which chequered pattern with appriopriate spaces between lines have to be made. Spaces between each pir of vertical lines repreent one week of work. When the wall is prepared, project manager has to set milestones of the project and assign project members tasks they are responsible. Each task is written on two index cards, one on them labeled as ”start” and second one as ”finish” and they are handed-in to the appriopriate team member. The project team is gathered in mentioned ”wall room” and they starts by ticking their cards under the weeks they select. When the scheduling process proceeds, additional task did not forecast by the project manager can be add or the existing ones can be divided into subtasks or better defined. The arrangement of the cards proceeds until all of the participants are satisfied. Advantege of creating the schedule together as a team is quick leveling of the conflicts which will occure during scheduling and they can be disscused and resolved. This is also good exercise for team to integrate and improve relatioships between group members in the beginning of the project.<ref>O'Brien, J.J., & Zilly, R.G., Contractor's Management Handbook</ref> The biggest problem of this method is firmly difficult to arrange such meeting in companies with multiple offices and gather the team together.

	===Precedence Networks===		===Precedence Networks===

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	====Project Scope====		====Project Scope====

	The work that is need to be done to deliver a final product, service or result with specified features and funstions. It can be confuse with product scope, so the features and functions describing the product, service or result. The difference is that Project Scope is oriented on the work and how the final product is creating and Product Scope focuses on what the product is like.		The work that is need to be done to deliver a final product, service or result with specified features and funstions. It can be confuse with product scope, so the features and functions describing the product, service or result. The difference is that Project Scope is oriented on the work and how the final product is creating and Product Scope focuses on what the product is like. <ref>Rouse M., "what is the project scope"</ref>

	====Sequence of Activities====		====Sequence of Activities====

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	In each project, after coming up with an idea there is time for creating process and some plan is need to be done. To reach the goal without bigger problems and unexpected barriers project scheduling is a tool that every creating process need. There are many kinds and ways how we can set a plan of work and set our deadlines. Each type has its pros and cons, which depends on its structure and way how it should be implement, but most important thing is to determine what are our goals and how they should be reached before we start creating a schedule. Main purpose and milestones during the creation process can be set by time, date deadlines, depend on different stages of project or work of individual people. In general scheduling tool in project managment was implemented to help in organizing group of people who have different working styles or approach. <ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' '~~, Figure I.1~~</ref>		In each project, after coming up with an idea there is time for creating process and some plan is need to be done. To reach the goal without bigger problems and unexpected barriers project scheduling is a tool that every creating process need. There are many kinds and ways how we can set a plan of work and set our deadlines. Each type has its pros and cons, which depends on its structure and way how it should be implement, but most important thing is to determine what are our goals and how they should be reached before we start creating a schedule. Main purpose and milestones during the creation process can be set by time, date deadlines, depend on different stages of project or work of individual people. In general scheduling tool in project managment was implemented to help in organizing group of people who have different working styles or approach. <ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' '</ref>

	==Scheduling Tools==		==Scheduling Tools==
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	===Calendar===		===Calendar===

	Compilation of gantt chart and task list, it is simple and logical way of scheduling and there is no need to appling any special software for company to place it in the web.<ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' ~~', Figure I.1~~</ref>		Compilation of gantt chart and task list, it is simple and logical way of scheduling and there is no need to appling any special software for company to place it in the web.<ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' </ref>
	Tasks can be add as events in the calendar and each project or its part can has separate calendar with special name, so it is easy to controll the progress and track by the group members. Only limitations of the calendar is impossibility of assigning tasks to certain people and describing tasks dependencies.		Tasks can be add as events in the calendar and each project or its part can has separate calendar with special name, so it is easy to controll the progress and track by the group members. Only limitations of the calendar is impossibility of assigning tasks to certain people and describing tasks dependencies.

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	===Precedence Networks===		===Precedence Networks===

	They are a little bit different kind of scheduling in comparison with the previous examples, because the subdivisions, modifications, additions and deletions of activities can be made anytime and it is a quick process. Early stages of creation of the network require that the project has to be throughly defined and thought out, because diagram of the network shows precisely the action plan to the project team and the client. Network is visualization of the connections of most important events in the project and shows the plan of action. <ref>Lock, D. (ed.) Engineers Handbook of Management Techniques~~. Figure II~~</ref>		They are a little bit different kind of scheduling in comparison with the previous examples, because the subdivisions, modifications, additions and deletions of activities can be made anytime and it is a quick process. Early stages of creation of the network require that the project has to be throughly defined and thought out, because diagram of the network shows precisely the action plan to the project team and the client. Network is visualization of the connections of most important events in the project and shows the plan of action. <ref>Lock, D. (ed.) Engineers Handbook of Management Techniques</ref>

	The longest sequence of the activities connectd through the network is identification of the critical path (CPM - Critical Path Method), so the base for controlling and planning the project. To speed up (make ”fast-track”) the project it is important to speed up only the activities on the critical path, because without knowledge of those activities, project manager will have to speed up all of the activities. This kind of approach to scheduling allows the project manager to define wich activities are not critical. Then project manager can delay these activities in case when the unavoidable delays occure in the project. Because of often delays and changes in project scope, it is normal that the critical path is re-identified and changes the overall project duration. Sometimes there are activities not originally placed on the critical path, but they are occure the delays in the whole project, so the new critical path is need to be done. Here is the role of project manager who has to controll the activities on the critical path with high potential of delay or determine activities with ”near-critical” status.		The longest sequence of the activities connectd through the network is identification of the critical path (CPM - Critical Path Method), so the base for controlling and planning the project. To speed up (make ”fast-track”) the project it is important to speed up only the activities on the critical path, because without knowledge of those activities, project manager will have to speed up all of the activities. This kind of approach to scheduling allows the project manager to define wich activities are not critical. Then project manager can delay these activities in case when the unavoidable delays occure in the project. Because of often delays and changes in project scope, it is normal that the critical path is re-identified and changes the overall project duration. Sometimes there are activities not originally placed on the critical path, but they are occure the delays in the whole project, so the new critical path is need to be done. Here is the role of project manager who has to controll the activities on the critical path with high potential of delay or determine activities with ”near-critical” status.

	Similar to the CPM is Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) with difference that CPM emphasizez activities while PERT is oriented on the event. Illustraiting the charts of both techniques, on CPM chart events would not be symbolized, because arrows representing activities would connect to each other at nodes. In PERT chart wheras events are specifically designated by their placement in boxes and arrows connecting the boxes have no specific identification. What else differs PERT from the CPM is that the first one permits explict treatment of probability for its time estimates while the second one does not. In PERT technique the expected time for each activity is calculated by taking an average of minimum, most likely and maximum periods of time rquired to complete an activity.		Similar to the CPM is Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) with difference that CPM emphasizez activities while PERT is oriented on the event. Illustraiting the charts of both techniques, on CPM chart events would not be symbolized, because arrows representing activities would connect to each other at nodes. In PERT chart wheras events are specifically designated by their placement in boxes and arrows connecting the boxes have no specific identification. What else differs PERT from the CPM is that the first one permits explict treatment of probability for its time estimates while the second one does not. In PERT technique the expected time for each activity is calculated by taking an average of minimum, most likely and maximum periods of time rquired to complete an activity.<ref>Spiegle, E. The Engineer as Manager. Seattle</ref>

	==Computerization Of Scheduling Techniques==		==Computerization Of Scheduling Techniques==

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	Compilation of gantt chart and task list, it is simple and logical way of scheduling and there is no need to appling any special software for company to place it in the web. Tasks can be add as events in the calendar and each project or its part can has separate calendar with special name, so it is easy to controll the progress and track by the group members. Only limitations of the calendar is impossibility of assigning tasks to certain people and describing tasks dependencies.		Compilation of gantt chart and task list, it is simple and logical way of scheduling and there is no need to appling any special software for company to place it in the web.<ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' ', Figure I.1</ref>
			Tasks can be add as events in the calendar and each project or its part can has separate calendar with special name, so it is easy to controll the progress and track by the group members. Only limitations of the calendar is impossibility of assigning tasks to certain people and describing tasks dependencies.

	===Gantt Chart===		===Gantt Chart===
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	===Precedence Networks===		===Precedence Networks===

	They are a little bit different kind of scheduling in comparison with the previous examples, because the subdivisions, modifications, additions and deletions of activities can be made anytime and it is a quick process. Early stages of creation of the network require that the project has to be throughly defined and thought out, because diagram of the network shows precisely the action plan to the project team and the client. Network is visualization of the connections of most important events in the project and shows the plan of action.		They are a little bit different kind of scheduling in comparison with the previous examples, because the subdivisions, modifications, additions and deletions of activities can be made anytime and it is a quick process. Early stages of creation of the network require that the project has to be throughly defined and thought out, because diagram of the network shows precisely the action plan to the project team and the client. Network is visualization of the connections of most important events in the project and shows the plan of action. <ref>Lock, D. (ed.) Engineers Handbook of Management Techniques. Figure II</ref>

	The longest sequence of the activities connectd through the network is identification of the critical path (CPM - Critical Path Method), so the base for controlling and planning the project. To speed up (make ”fast-track”) the project it is important to speed up only the activities on the critical path, because without knowledge of those activities, project manager will have to speed up all of the activities. This kind of approach to scheduling allows the project manager to define wich activities are not critical. Then project manager can delay these activities in case when the unavoidable delays occure in the project. Because of often delays and changes in project scope, it is normal that the critical path is re-identified and changes the overall project duration. Sometimes there are activities not originally placed on the critical path, but they are occure the delays in the whole project, so the new critical path is need to be done. Here is the role of project manager who has to controll the activities on the critical path with high potential of delay or determine activities with ”near-critical” status.		The longest sequence of the activities connectd through the network is identification of the critical path (CPM - Critical Path Method), so the base for controlling and planning the project. To speed up (make ”fast-track”) the project it is important to speed up only the activities on the critical path, because without knowledge of those activities, project manager will have to speed up all of the activities. This kind of approach to scheduling allows the project manager to define wich activities are not critical. Then project manager can delay these activities in case when the unavoidable delays occure in the project. Because of often delays and changes in project scope, it is normal that the critical path is re-identified and changes the overall project duration. Sometimes there are activities not originally placed on the critical path, but they are occure the delays in the whole project, so the new critical path is need to be done. Here is the role of project manager who has to controll the activities on the critical path with high potential of delay or determine activities with ”near-critical” status.

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	Similar to the CPM is Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) with difference that CPM emphasizez activities while PERT is oriented on the event. Illustraiting the charts of both techniques, on CPM chart events would not be symbolized, because arrows representing activities would connect to each other at nodes. In PERT chart wheras events are specifically designated by their placement in boxes and arrows connecting the boxes have no specific identification. What else differs PERT from the CPM is that the first one permits explict treatment of probability for its time estimates while the second one does not. In PERT technique the expected time for each activity is calculated by taking an average of minimum, most likely and maximum periods of time rquired to complete an activity.		Similar to the CPM is Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) with difference that CPM emphasizez activities while PERT is oriented on the event. Illustraiting the charts of both techniques, on CPM chart events would not be symbolized, because arrows representing activities would connect to each other at nodes. In PERT chart wheras events are specifically designated by their placement in boxes and arrows connecting the boxes have no specific identification. What else differs PERT from the CPM is that the first one permits explict treatment of probability for its time estimates while the second one does not. In PERT technique the expected time for each activity is calculated by taking an average of minimum, most likely and maximum periods of time rquired to complete an activity.

			==Computerization Of Scheduling Techniques==

			For many years projects have been analyzed manually and small project still can bo done this way, but use of the computer offers many adventages for even most complex projects. The use of a computer allows to allocate not only the resources of single projects, but also all activities from the total range of projects being handeled within an entire firm, so that the computer schedules the firm’s complete resources.

			Computer software packeges have now plenty of possibilities which can speed up the work on such things like illustration of the critical path, identification of the available float for each activities, project resources and budget requirements and many more. Despite of that these packeges can handle any number of projects in the same time, making them suitable for scheduling the firm’s total operations.


	==Application==		==Application==

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Most Common Scheduling Tools

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	In each project, after coming up with an idea there is time for creating process and some plan is need to be done. To reach the goal without bigger problems and unexpected barriers project scheduling is a tool that every creating process need. There are many kinds and ways how we can set a plan of work and set our deadlines. Each type has its pros and cons, which depends on its structure and way how it should be implement, but most important thing is to determine what are our goals and how they should be reached before we start creating a schedule. Main purpose and milestones during the creation process can be set by time, date deadlines, depend on different stages of project or work of individual people. In general scheduling tool in project managment was implemented to help in organizing group of people who have different working styles or approach. <ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' ', Figure I.1</ref>		In each project, after coming up with an idea there is time for creating process and some plan is need to be done. To reach the goal without bigger problems and unexpected barriers project scheduling is a tool that every creating process need. There are many kinds and ways how we can set a plan of work and set our deadlines. Each type has its pros and cons, which depends on its structure and way how it should be implement, but most important thing is to determine what are our goals and how they should be reached before we start creating a schedule. Main purpose and milestones during the creation process can be set by time, date deadlines, depend on different stages of project or work of individual people. In general scheduling tool in project managment was implemented to help in organizing group of people who have different working styles or approach. <ref>Ray S. (2017), ' ''What Is Project Scheduling'' ', Figure I.1</ref>

	==~~Most Common~~ Scheduling Tools==		==Scheduling Tools==

	===Task List (The Milestone Chart)===		===Task List (The Milestone Chart)===

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	The longest sequence of the activities connectd through the network is identification of the critical path (CPM - Critical Path Method), so the base for controlling and planning the project. To speed up (make ”fast-track”) the project it is important to speed up only the activities on the critical path, because without knowledge of those activities, project manager will have to speed up all of the activities. This kind of approach to scheduling allows the project manager to define wich activities are not critical. Then project manager can delay these activities in case when the unavoidable delays occure in the project. Because of often delays and changes in project scope, it is normal that the critical path is re-identified and changes the overall project duration. Sometimes there are activities not originally placed on the critical path, but they are occure the delays in the whole project, so the new critical path is need to be done. Here is the role of project manager who has to controll the activities on the critical path with high potential of delay or determine activities with ”near-critical” status.		The longest sequence of the activities connectd through the network is identification of the critical path (CPM - Critical Path Method), so the base for controlling and planning the project. To speed up (make ”fast-track”) the project it is important to speed up only the activities on the critical path, because without knowledge of those activities, project manager will have to speed up all of the activities. This kind of approach to scheduling allows the project manager to define wich activities are not critical. Then project manager can delay these activities in case when the unavoidable delays occure in the project. Because of often delays and changes in project scope, it is normal that the critical path is re-identified and changes the overall project duration. Sometimes there are activities not originally placed on the critical path, but they are occure the delays in the whole project, so the new critical path is need to be done. Here is the role of project manager who has to controll the activities on the critical path with high potential of delay or determine activities with ”near-critical” status.

			Similar to the CPM is Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) with difference that CPM emphasizez activities while PERT is oriented on the event. Illustraiting the charts of both techniques, on CPM chart events would not be symbolized, because arrows representing activities would connect to each other at nodes. In PERT chart wheras events are specifically designated by their placement in boxes and arrows connecting the boxes have no specific identification. What else differs PERT from the CPM is that the first one permits explict treatment of probability for its time estimates while the second one does not. In PERT technique the expected time for each activity is calculated by taking an average of minimum, most likely and maximum periods of time rquired to complete an activity.

	==Application==		==Application==