A PROGRAM and PROJECT MANAGER'S COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE to SCHEDULING

This guide provides an introduction to scheduling intended for program managers and project managers and their respective staffs. It is a primer on scheduling, addressing the importance of scheduling and the application of basic scheduling techniques. In its simplest form, a schedule is a listing of activities and events organized by time. In its more complex form, the process ex- amines all program activities and their relationships to each other in terms of realistic constraints of time, funds, and people, i.e., resources. In program management practice, the schedule is a powerful planning, control, and communications tool that, when properly executed, supports time and cost estimates, opens communications among personnel involved in program activities, and establishes a commitment to program activities.