Planning- Project Management Plan
- Change Management Plan
- Project Roadmap
- Scope Management Plan
- Requirements Management Plan
- Requirements Documentation
- Requirements raceability Matrix
- Project Scope Statement
- Work Breakdown Structure
- WBS Dictionary
- Schedule Management Plan
- Activity list
- Activity attributes
- Milestone list
- Network diagram
- Duration estimates
- Duration estimates worksheet
- Project schedule
- Cost management plan
- Cost estimates
- Cost estimating worksheet
- Cost baseline
- Quality management plan
- Quality metrics
- Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
- Resource management plan
- Team charter
- Resource requirements
- Resource breakdown structure
- Communications management plan
- Risk management plan
- Risk register
- Risk report
- Probability and impact assessment
- Probability and impact matrix
- Risk data sheet
- Procurement management plan
- Procurement strategy
- Source selection criteria
- Stakeholder engagement plan
Project schedule
The project schedule combines the information from the activity list, network diagram, resource require- ments, duration estimates, and any other relevant information to determine the start and finish dates for project activities. A common way of showing a schedule is via Gantt chart showing the dependencies between activities. The sample Gantt chart is for designing, building, and installing kitchen cabinets. It shows the:
- WBS identifier
- Activity name
- Start dates
- Finish dates
- Resource name (next to the bar)
The project schedule can receive information from:
- Assumption log
- Schedule management plan
- Activity list
- Activity attributes
- Milestone list
- Network diagram
- Duration estimates
- Project team assignments
- Resource calendars
- Project scope statement
- Risk register
- Lessons learned register
It provides information to:
- Cost estimates
- Project budget
- Resource management plan
- Risk register
- Stakeholder engagement plan
The project schedule is an output from the process 6.5 Develop Schedule in the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. It is updated and elaborated throughout the projects.
Tailoring tips
Consider the following tips to help tailor the project schedule to meet your needs:
- For smaller projects you may not require scheduling software; you can use a spreadsheet or some other means to show the schedule.
- For projects that use scheduling software, the needs of your project will determine the fields you use and the information you enter and track.
- At the beginning of the project you may only enter the information from the WBS into the As you further decompose the work you will enter activities, durations, resources, and other information. The level of detail depends on the needs of the project.
- You may choose to only distribute a milestone chart that shows only the dates of the important events or key The sample milestone chart is for constructing a house. It shows the activity milestones as well as their dependencies. Showing dependencies on a milestone chart is optional.
Alignment
The project schedule should be aligned and consistent with the following documents:
- Project charter
- Assumption log
- Schedule management plan
- Project roadmap
- Scope baseline
- Activity list
- Network diagram
- Duration estimates
- Project team assignments
- Project calendars
