Do your schedule activities have high float tasks? High float is generally thought to be a good thing. It’s like a safety margin. But it may be indicative of missing relationships. The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) developed a definitive 14-point assessment for gauging the quality of a schedule. The intent of this assessment is […]
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Finding the Longest Critical Schedule Tasks Using Microsoft Project
Schedule optimization requires investigation of critical tasks to see whether fast tracking or “crashing” of these tasks will materially shorten the schedule. You also may want to perform a more accurate bottom-up estimate of these tasks to confirm their duration estimates. If you are looking for a way to help focus in on those tasks […]
Why Schedule Risk Analysis is a Good Idea
Our friends at Barbecana submitted this interesting article explaining why Schedule Risk Analysis is a good idea. The Value As part of the project management process, a project schedule will be defined, typically using the Critical Path Method (CPM) technique, that identifies the activities (tasks) that need to be performed to fulfill the project objectives, […]
Monitoring Near Critical Tasks in Microsoft Project
Monitoring your near critical activities can be, in some schedules, as important as the critical ones. You need to be aware of where these activities are located on your schedule, so you can keep an eye
Adding Generic Labor Resources In Microsoft Project 2013
One of the more sophisticated areas of scheduling is the assignment of resources to the tasks. To do effective resource assignment in Microsoft Project you need to be familiar with the methods for assigning labor, material, and costs
Grouping Tasks in Microsoft Project 2013
Microsoft Project 2013 allows you to sort and organize your tasks by various specific fields to help you better track various aspects of your schedule. Perhaps, you want to organize your schedule into groups by resource type