Introduction

A project is a collection of tasks that must be completed in minimum time or at minimal cost.
Project Scheduling
Establishing objectives Determining available resources Sequencing activities Identifying precedence relationships Determining activity times & costs Estimating material & worker requirements Determining critical activities

Objectives of Project Scheduling

Completing the project as early as possible by determining the earliest start and finish of each activity. Calculating the likelihood a project will be completed within a certain time period. Finding the minimum cost schedule needed to complete the project by a certain date. Investigating the results of possible delays in activitys completion time. Progress control. Smoothing out resource allocation over the duration of the project.

Task Designate
Tasks are called activities.
Estimated completion time (and sometimes costs) are associated with each activity. Activity completion time is related to the amount of resources committed to it. The degree of activity details depends on the application and the level of specificity of data.

Identifying the Activities of a Project

To determine optimal schedules we need to
Identify all the projects activities. Determine the precedence relations among activities.

Based on this information we can develop managerial tools for project control.

Project Scheduling Techniques

Gantt chart Critical Path Method (CPM) Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)