GMS 455 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Gantt Chart

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 455
• Professor: Peter Monkhouse

Document Summary

Development of project schedule, and budget key focus of early pm. 7 processes: focus on creating schedule and ensuring project is completed on time. 5 of the processes build on the wbs (deliverables of project) Completed schedule will define when each activity will start and finish. Will let the pm know when the project can be completed by and when resources are required. Number of tools and techniques have been developed to build project schedule. Many have been computerized to help with calculations. 1: develop schedule puts together sequence activities, resource requirements, and duration to create this project schedule baseline. 7)control schedule for monitoring status of project activities, update progress, and manage schedule changes, part of the project monitoring and controlling process group (will discuss later) Documents how the project schedule will be developed and maintained. Creates schedule management plan which includes policies, procedures, tools and techniques that will be used on the project.