Category Archives for Project Schedule Management
Make Your Project Estimation More Reliable, Using the PERT Method
One of the hardest tasks for Project Managers is Project Estimation: predicting the future, despite the uncertainty. Meet the PERT method.
Continue reading...How to Create a Gantt Chart in 9 Easy Steps | Video
In an earlier video, I describe what a Gantt Chart is. But I keep getting asked how to create one. So, here’s how to make a Gantt Chart.
Continue reading...PM Formulas: Understanding the Math of Project Management
Project Management is a structured discipline. The basics are rigorous and logical. So, in this article, I round-up of all the PM formulas you need to know.
Continue reading...What are Task Dependencies in Project Management? | Video
When you are planning and scheduling your project, there will be sequences of activities that you need to respect. They are generated by task dependencies.
Continue reading...What is Crashing the Timeline? | Video
Your project gets delayed…
Or maybe you need to finish early…
So, what is Crashing the Timeline?
What is a Gantt Chart? | Video
The Gantt Chart is pretty much the poster-child for Project Management. When most people think of project management, it’s a Gantt Chart they see in their mind’s eye. So, what is a Gantt Chart? …and who invented it? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes.
Continue reading...Earned Value Primer: The Basics of EVM
How best to monitor and report on the performance of your projects and predict their future performance? Earned Value Management (EVM).
Continue reading...Project Deferral: What to do when Your Project is Deferred
If you work in Project Management for long enough, you will inevitably encounter this: project deferral. For one reason or another, your project needs to be put on hold. Why does this happen? And what do you need to do, during the deferral period and when your project re-starts? And what are the critical things […]
Continue reading...What is Earned Value Management – EVM? | Video
Earned Value Management (or EVM) is one of the most important techniques for formal project management. If you aspire to lead substantial projects, you’ll need to know when and how to deploy this powerful toolset. So, what is Earned Value Management – EVM? Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com. Here, he answers this question, in under […]
Continue reading...Project Scheduling: Your Essential Guide
A project plan is at the heart of every successful project. At the heart of every project plan is project scheduling to set the timing of each activity. In this guide, we’ll look at all the key elements of project scheduling. We will largely follow the process structure in the 6th Edition of the PMI‘s […]
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