Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition

Aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Seventh Edition, this updated practice guide expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK® Guide. In this new edition of the practice guide, you will learn to identify the elements of a good schedule model, its purpose, use, and benefits. You will also discover what is required to produce and maintain a good schedule model.

Also included in the third edition:

• Description of scheduling
• Definition of schedule model
• Uses and benefits of the schedule model
• Definitions of key terms and steps for scheduling
• Detailed descriptions of scheduling components
• Guidance on the principles and concepts of schedule model creation and use
• Descriptions of schedule model principles and concepts
• Differences between schedule models, schedule model instances, and presentations
• Detailed descriptions of critical path method, critical chain, program evaluation and review technique (PERT), rolling wave planning, and Monte Carlo simulation
• Uses and applications of adaptive project management approaches in scheduling, such as agile
• Guidance and information on generally accepted good practices associated with the planning, development, maintenance, communication, and reporting processes of an effective schedule model