Scheduling

Philip Bauer
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Chapter 13 in A Comprehensive Project Management Guide, 2024, pp 191-211 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Scheduling stands as a cornerstone of project management, orchestrating the timely execution of tasks and resources to achieve project objectives efficiently. The chapter explores the fundamental principles, methodologies, and challenges of scheduling within the project management context, highlighting its crucial role in optimizing project timelines and resource utilization. Subsequently, the chapter navigates through the key components of scheduling, including activity sequencing, resource allocation, and duration estimation. It discusses various scheduling techniques and tools such as Gantt charts, critical path method (CPM), and program evaluation and review technique (PERT), elucidating their applications, strengths, and limitations in different project scenarios.

Keywords: Nodes; WBS (work breakdown structure); Gantt; PDM (predecence diagram method); Critical path method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-68252-0_13

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