Project Schedule

Project scheduling use tools like

1. Gantt Chats


2. Activity on Node


3. Critical Path Analysis


4. PERT


5. Precedence diagramming method

Gantt Chart

• Simple and straightforward


• Useful to communicate the project status


• Don't display the relationships of the tasks

Network Diagrams

• Show logic sequence and visual representation of the work flow of activities and tasks.


• Activities are represented using nodes. Arrows are used to indicate the flow


• Predecessors, successors and parallel activities are defined.

Critical Path Analysis

• Critical path is the longest path in the project network.


• This is the shorted time in which the project can be cpmpleted.


• Identifying the critical path is very important for the project managers because change the duration of the activities on critical path will effect to the project schedule.


• Project managers can reduce the project schedule by allocating more resources to the critical path. However this can increase the budget of the project.


• Another way to reduce the project schedule is Fast tracking. Fast tracking means look for parallel activities.