Project scheduling is to a project manager like landing an airplane is to a pilot. It is often the largest and most visible aspect of project management. In this article, I will develop a professional, resource levelled project schedule that provides tremendous confidence in the ability to meet the project deadline. First, let's deal with the theoretical foundation. … [Read more...]
If there is only one foundational part of project management, it would have to be breaking down the project into manageable parts. Those parts are called phases and tasks. Everything else is built upon that foundation, so it should not be taken lightly. Although it seems trivial, it is one of the most important parts of a project manager's job. Example … [Read more...]
Project Management is like fixing a car - you must break it down into parts. You won't find the problem if you can't isolate the defective part, and you can't fix the problem if the defective part is not separated from the main engine. A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) represents this division of a project into constituent tasks. It is a tabular or … [Read more...]
