What Is Scheduling in Project Management
Apart from using a Gantt chart, there are a number of other project management scheduling techniques that your team can choose from, depending on your project needs. Two other popular project management scheduling techniques include the critical path method (CPM) and the program evaluation and review technique (PERT).
Critical path method is an approach commonly used in construction project management that bases the project schedule on the project’s critical path, i.e., the number of tasks involved in the project and the order in which those tasks must be completed. The critical path is the group of tasks essential to the project’s success, put in sequential order. There can be other tasks involved in a project too, but if they are not on the critical path, they’re known as float tasks.
The program evaluation and review technique (PERT) involves using a visual mapping tool known as a PERT chart to plan the overall project schedule. A project’s PERT chart contains a number of boxes, which each represent a project activity or task. Within each box, there are seven sections, each referring to a different piece of information about the task, such as its duration, its slack, and how early or late the task can start or finish. A PERT chart is similar to a Gantt chart but contains more detail, meaning that PERT is more suited to initial timeline planning, while Gantt charts are better used to track time during the course of the project.
Whichever of the project management scheduling techniques your team chooses, it’s important to thoroughly research your chosen method and ensure it’s right for your team and your project.
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Benefits of project scheduling in project management
Project scheduling provides the following benefits:
- Assists with tracking, reporting, and communicating progress
- Ensures everyone is on the same page with tasks, dependencies, and deadlines
- Highlights issues and concerns, such as a lack of resources
- Identifies task relationships
- Monitors progress and identify issues early
