People in Projects

Pump Up Your Project Scheduling

Marilee Camblin, PMP, and Thomas Schrimsher, PMP

PM Network 36 (January 1998)

Weak scheduling is a project management liability. Few project managers will deny that fact because more than a few have suffered the consequences of a flimsy scheduling system. Successful managers understand that a robust system holds significant project control potential beyond its fundamental applications of planning and performance measurement. Even when basic scheduling is relatively strong, a project’s management can benefit from enhancements and efficiencies that maximize system capability and products.

When project control is the primary function of a scheduling system, credibility is its most important attribute. A certain ...