Example: Project Schedule

The project schedule is a detailed plan of major project phases, milestones, activities, tasks, and the planned start and end date for each task, and the resources allocated to each task.

Project Management Improvement Project Phase 1 1 1.1 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 1.1.6 1.1.6.1 1.1.6.2 1.1.6.3 1.1.6.4 2 2.1 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.3 3 3.1 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 4 4.1 4.2 Initiate Project Develop Project Charter Define Scope Define Requirements Identify High-Level Roles Develop High-Level Budget Identify High-Level Control Strategies Finalize Charter and Gain Approvals Consolidate and Publish Project Charter Hold Review Meeting Revise Project charter Gain approvals Plan Project Develop Work Plan Develop Work Breakdown Structure Develop Project Staffing Plan Develop Project Schedule Develop Project Budget Develop Project Control Plan Develop Communication Plan Develop Quality Management Plan Finalize Project Plan and Gain Approvals Execute and Control Project Design Framework Define framework stages and activities Design framework content formats Design web framework delivery tool Build the Framework Write the framework content Review framework content for quality Build web tool prototype Test the Framework Test usability of web tool Test usability of content Adjust framework based on user feedback Implement Framework Move framework to production environment Announce availability of framework Close the Project Conduct Post-Project Review Celebrate

Effort Planned Planned Resource Estimate Start Date End Date in Days

4.00 3.00 0.25 1.00 0.50 2.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 0.50

06/01/05 06/09/05 06/16/05 06/16/05 06/21/05 06/21/05 06/21/05 06/24/05 06/27/05 06/29/05

06/08/05 06/15/05 06/17/05 06/20/05 06/21/05 06/30/05 06/23/05 06/24/05 06/28/05 06/30/05

Name1, Core Team Name1, Core Team Name1 Name1 Name1 Name1 Name1 Name1 Name1 Name1

2.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 1.50 1.50 5.00

07/01/05 07/07/05 07/12/05 07/15/05 07/15/05 07/17/05 07/22/05

07/06/05 07/11/05 07/14/05 07/20/05

Name1 Name1 Name1 Name1

07/17/05 Name1 07/21/05 Name1 07/29/05 Name1

5.00 1.00 2.00 65.00 12.00 20.00 4.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 0.50 5.00 0.50

08/01/05 08/16/05 08/19/05 09/01/05 09/15/05 08/19/05 09/19/05 10/19/05 11/18/05 12/01/05 12/19/05 01/03/06 01/13/05

08/15/05 Name1, core team 08/18/05 Name3, Name2 08/31/05 Name3 10/31/05 Name2 10/21/05 Name1, core team, review team 08/31/05 Name3, web developer 11/25/05 core team, review team 11/25/05 core team, review team 11/30/05 Name2, Name3 12/16/05 Name1 12/30/05 Name1 01/10/06 Name1, core team, review team 01/13/05 Name1, core team, review team

Example - Project Schedule, v1.0.1

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Example: Network Diagram

The network diagram is a precendence diagramming method that identifies: -the tasks that must be completed before other tasks can begin -the tasks that can be done while other tasks are being performed

Project Management Improvement Project Phase 1

Initiate Plan Execute and Control Project Close

2.1 Develop Work Plan 1.1 Develop Project Charter 2.3 Finalize Project Plan and Gain Approvals

3.2 Build the Framework

3.1 Design the Framework

3.4 Implement Framework

4 Close the Project

2.2 Develop Project Control Plan

3.3 Test the Framework

Example - Project Schedule-Network Diagram v1.0.1

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Example: Gantt Chart

A Gantt chart graphically represents a project by showing each task as a horizontal bar whose length is the time needed to complete the task.

Project Management Improvement Project Phase 1

2005 June 1 1.1 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4 Initiate Project Develop Project Charter Plan the Project Develop Work Plan Develop Project Control Plan Finalize Project Plan and Gain Approvals Execute and Control Design Framework Build the Framework Test the Framework Implement Framework Close the Project July August Sept Oct Nov Dec 2006 Jan

Example - Project Schedule-Gantt Chart, v1.0.1

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