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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Project Schedule Development - Project Management Templates - FREE

Project Schedule Development - Project Management Templates - FREE
The format of the project schedule will vary depending on how you will implement the deliverable(s). The most popular project schedule formats are as follows:

A) If it is an all or nothing deliverable then consider a project schedule with the life cycle phases clearly spelled out. For example, if you were building a project schedule in MS Project the format might appear as the following:
Project Name
§ Initiation Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
§ Planning & Analysis Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
§ Execution & Control Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
§ Close-out Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)

B) If parts of the effort can be implemented before all the other parts are ready, then you might want to consider developing a schedule with the deliverables in the summary level and the life cycle phases within each deliverable. For example:
Project Name
§ (XYZ SYSTEM) Implementation

§ Initiation Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
§ Planning & Analysis Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
§ Execution & Control Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
§ Close-out Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
§ (LMN SYSTEM) Implementation
§ Initiation Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
§ Planning & Analysis Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
§ Execution & Control Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
§ Close-out Phase
1. (tasks & milestones in this phase)
2. (tasks & milestones in this phase)

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Project Schedule Development - Project Management Templates - FREE

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