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LESSON 4: Scheduling

Project Management

Tasks

Technology And Livelihood Education Report

Introduction

 Time is an important factor in our lives. We measure everything that we do by the ticking of the clock. This invisible force is what drives us forward, reminding us that every second will never be returned to us. Time moves in a forward fashion, and so we must use it to the best of our capabilities, making every moment count.

What is Project Management

Task?



In project management,

a schedule is a listing of a

project's milestones,

activities, and deliverables,

usually with intended start

and finish dates. A

schedule is commonly used in

the project planning

and project portfolio manage



In project management,

a schedule is a listing of a

project's milestones,

activities, and deliverables,

usually with intended start

and finish dates. A

schedule is commonly used in

the project planning

and project portfolio manage

Continuation…

 (^) Project is done by planning the tasks that are needed to be accomplished in order to complete the project. Planning is done based on three things: Resource, Predecessor and Time. The project schedule is a major component of any project plan. Remember that a project plan includes: scope management, time management, cost management, quality management, resource management, risk management, issue management, procurement, and communication management. A project schedule considers all the tasks to be completed during the project, so it makes sense that tasks from all aspects of the project plan are included.

What is a Predecessor?

 (^) Predecessor refers to the network analysis, which determines which of the activities can be successor or predecessor. The predecessor event is an event that must be completed before a specified activity can begin. The dependency between two activities is thereby described. Generally, an activity needs a time period with the determined start and end date. These dates are displayed in the network. There are available different sequences of successor and predecessor in the network  (^) Predecessor refers to the network analysis, which determines which of the activities can be successor or predecessor. The predecessor event is an event that must be completed before a specified activity can begin. The dependency between two activities is thereby described. Generally, an activity needs a time period with the determined start and end date. These dates are displayed in the network. There are available different sequences of successor and predecessor in the network

What is a Dependency?

 Dependencies are the relationships of the preceding tasks to the succeeding tasks. Tasks may have multiple preceding tasks and multiple succeeding tasks. The most common dependency relationshi p is a finish-to-start relationship. Task P (predecessor) must be finished before task S  Dependencies are the relationships of the preceding tasks to the succeeding tasks. Tasks may have multiple preceding tasks and multiple succeeding tasks. The most common dependency relationshi p is a finish-to-start relationship. Task P (predecessor) must be finished before task S

TimetableTimetable

 (^) A time-bound schedule with estimates of the length of time would take to accomplish a series of arranged tasks is called a timetable. A timetable is usually represented in tabular form. It illustrates the course the project will take from start to completion.  (^) Timetables are very helpful in assessing the project’s completion- that is, if you are able to complete a project before a given deadline. It is also useful in monitoring tasks if they are accomplished within the set time limit. This will give you an insight on the impact that delays have on your project as whole/

Example of a Timetable

Example of a Gantt

Chart

The Project’s Critical

path



The collection of a critical tasks

when plotted for a certain

project is called the Critical

Path of the Project. Although

all the tasks in the timetable

are important, there are some

tasks that, if delayed, will not

greatly affect the project.

Answers

If your answer is “no” to the first question and “yes” to the second question, then the task is critical to the project. Furthermore, if you add up the duration of all the tasks within the critical path of a project, you will be able to estimate the Minimum Time for Project Completion