Top Ten Scheduling Mistakesand How to Prevent Them

摘要

Project personnel typically know how to use a scheduling software tool suchrnas Primavera or Microsoft Project, either from a training course, mentoring from colleaguesrnor self-learning. Unfortunately, many people preparing schedules do not understand basicrnscheduling concepts and therefore use incorrect techniques in preparing and maintainingrntheir schedules. This paper is based on observations made by the author in reviewingrnnumerous project schedules for clients over the past several years. Most schedules containedrnerrors that greatly reduced the accuracy of the schedule. Based on these reviews, this talkrnwill present the top 10 mistakes people make with project schedules, and describe how thesernmistakes can make a schedule very misleading and incorrect. This presentation will alsorndiscuss the correct techniques that should be used, along with a recommended procedurernfor preparing schedules. This talk should be of interest to people who currently preparernschedules and want pointers on how to create more effective schedules. If you believe yournare a skilled scheduler, read this paper to see whether you are making any of the commonrnscheduling errors. You may be surprised!