Introduction

• Discussion of workshop approach
• Review of notebook contents

Introduction to Project Scheduling Workshop

• Workshop Focus
• Programs vs. Projects
• Workshop Objectives

Schedule Development Process

• Nine step schedule development process
• Current vs. Baseline Schedules

Network Diagramming Fundamentals

• Introduction to the fundamental components of a schedule network:
  • Activities
  • Relationships

Critical Path Fundamentals

• Definition of critical path
• Forward and Backward Passes
• Total Float vs. Free Float
• How to determine the critical path
• Critical path vs. driving path

Project Modeling Techniques

• Use and abuse of Lags
• Schedule Visibility Tasks
• Use and abuse of Leads

Activity Constraints

• Soft vs. Hard Constraints
• Naming Conventions
• Impact of constraints on network calculations

Resource Loading and Leveling

• Benefits of resource loaded schedules
• Basic resource limitations: Resource capacity and time
• Resource leveling priorities

Schedule Traceability

• Horizontal vs. Vertical traceability
• Causes of traceability problems

Schedule Health

• Characteristics of a “healthy” schedule
• Overview of common schedule health metrics

Schedule Baseline

• Definition and objectives of the schedule baseline
• Baseline differences between  scheduling tools
• Baseline revisions

Schedule Status

• Progress vs. Forecast
• Status requirements for each activity state
• Recommendations for effective statusing

Schedule Acceleration Techniques

• Identify the various schedule acceleration techniques
• Understand the potential drawback of each technique
• Participate in a schedule acceleration demonstration

Managing Schedule Risk

• Sources of schedule risk
• Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA) overview

Reporting and Analysis

• Benefits and limitations of common scheduling formats/reports

Good Practices in Planning and Scheduling

• Benefits and limitations of common scheduling formats/reports

Adjourn