We believe that the schedule is the essence of a project. If you can't get your schedules right, then you are at a significant disadvantage in terms of managing your projects and increasing the risks to your project.
There are many companies that do a great job of teaching you the basics of Project Time Management as defined in the PMBOK®. We specialise in the Advanced aspects of Project Time Management.
You may think you know all there is to know or all you need to know about project scheduling, but once you have attended one of our courses or consulted with us, you will be amazed at how little you knew, how effective our knowledge transfer methods are and how much improvement you have gained in the management of your schedules.
| Project Time Policies |
| CMMI Integrated Project Management |
| Timesheets |
| Project Time Process |
| Estimate and Quotation Management |
| PMBOK® Project Time Management |
| Timesheet Management |
| Project Time Procedures |
| Estimating Project Schedule and Cost |
| Maintaining Timesheets |
| Project Time Check Lists |
| Schedule Development |
| Schedule Analysis |
| Project Time (Schedule) Management Check List |
| Reviewing a Project's Schedule |
| Estimating Rules of Thumb |
| Project Time Standards |
| Project Time (Schedule) Management Standard |
| Task Name Verb Standards |
| Project Time Guidelines |
| Project Time (Schedule) Management Guideline |
| Project Time Patterns |
| A resource can not/does not start on time |
| A resource does not complete a work product review on time |
| All time contingency is used |
| Resources working excessive amounts of overtime |
| Project Sponsor is not supplying quality time to the project |
| Some time contingency is used |
| Timebox |
| Vendor asks to see your master schedule |
| Client asks to see your master schedule |
| Project Schedule Development Workshop |
| Project Schedule Progress Review Meeting |
| Submission of project schedule for approval |
| Vendor delays raising a change or variation |
| Vendor delays producing a work product |
| Unreasonable project end date sete |
| Suspend (put on hold) a project |
| Stop (cancel) a Project |
| Senior management delays approving a work product |
| Re-start a project |
| Obtaining estimates from recalcitrant team members |
| Looks like project end date will be late |
| If it doesn't add value, don't do it |
| Client delays producing a work product |
| Client delays approving a work product |
| A stage gate date is late |
| A milestone date is late |
| Project Time Glossary |
| Glossary of project time terms and abbreviations |
| Project Time Constraints and Obstacles |
Project team members will need to continue to perform BAU activities
while working on the project |
| Project Time Assumptions |
The vendor will make decisions and respond to the RFI on a prompt basis
and as defined in the project schedule |
| The selected vendor will be available to start as defined in the project schedule |
The Client will make decisions on a prompt basis
and as defined in the project schedule |
The Client will approve all work products on a prompt basis
and as defined in the project schedule |
| All vendor time estimates are sufficient |
All project team members will work a standard week (Monday - Friday
excluding local public holidays) |
| All project team members will work a standard day (8:00 - 17:00) |
| Microsoft® Project will be used as the scheduling tool |
| Project Time Expectations |
| That the project will be delivered on time |
| Project Time Project Objectives |
| To deliver the project on time |
| To not miss any major milestones |
| To not create any unplanned delays |
| Project Time Risks |
| That the scheduled GO LIVE date will not be met |
| That the project will start late |
| That project milestones will not be met |
| That dependent changes to other systems will not be available on schedule |
| Project Time Moment of Truth Activities |
| Installation Planning Workshop |
| Joint Application Development (JAD) Workshop |
| Phase Zero Interview Meetings |
| Phase Zero Report Presentation Meeting |
| Project (Team) Kick-Off Workshop |
| Project Audit and Health Check Review Meetings |
| Project Business Case Review (BCR) Meeting |
| Project Change Control Board (CCB) Meetings |
| Project Contract Performance Review Meetings |
| Project Gate Review Meetings |
| Project Management Planning Workshop |
| Project Monthly Performance Reviews |
| Project Phase Kick-Off Workshops |
| Project Request Review (PRR) Meeting |
| Project Review Board (PRB) Meetings |
| Project Schedule Development Workshop |
| Project Schedule Progress Review Meetings |
| Project Startup Review (PSR) Meeting |
| Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meetings |
| Submission of Project Change/Variation Reviews |
| Submission of Project Management Plan (PMP) Review |
| Submission of Project Schedule for Approval Review |
| Project Time Key Decisions |
What type of scheduling will be employed
(eg, waterfall, prototyping, critical chain, etc)? |
How many releases, iterations, sprints, versions, builds, revisions, timeboxes,
prototypes or code drops will be performed? |
How will original schedule activities be
identified and estimated? |
| When will we freeze the schedule baseline? |
| How often will we review schedule progress? |
| Who needs to be told about schedule performance? |
| Who has to complete timesheets? |
What level of activity granularity
should the schedule be decomposed to? |
What is the project type
(governs which schedule template to use)? |
How many schedules will we keep,
who is responsible for each and
how will they be integrated? |
| Project Time Reviews/Inspections/Assessments |
| Project Schedule Reviews |
| Project Schedule Progress Reviews |
| Project Time Meetings and Workshops |
| Project Schedule Development Workshop |
| Project Schedule Progress Review Meeting |
| Project Time Templates |
| Project Management Plan (PMP) Template |
| Project Schedule Management Plan Template |
| Project WBS Dictionary/RAM Templates |
| Project Schedule Templates |
| Template Schedule Risks |
| Project Management Activities Schedule |
| Microsoft® Project Usage Guide |
| Project Time RoadMaps |
| PMBOK® Project Time Management |
| PMBOK® Activity Definition |
| PMBOK® Activity Sequencing |
| PMBOK® Activity Resource Estimating |
| PMBOK® Activity Duration Estimating |
| PMBOK® Schedule Development |
| PMBOK® Schedule Control |
| Project Work Management |
| Timeboxing |
| Project Schedule Development Workshop |
| Project Schedule Progress Review |
This tool can also check schedules for compliance with the PMI® Practice Standard for Scheduling.
The analysis performed and resultant report is very useful for Project Management Office staff and independent schedule reviewers to assess schedule quality.
