This resource discusses some of the specific skills you will need to run projects successfully. It concentrates on two main areas: scheduling skills, including use of Gantt charts and Critical Path Analysis, and overall project planning following the Planning Cycle.

The following tools will be discussed:

• Estimating time accurately
• Time planning for small and medium sized projects – Gantt Charts
• Time planning for large, complex projects
• Critical Path Analysis & PERT
• Effective planning for middle-sized projects – The Planning Cycle
• Planning Large Projects – Using Planning and Management Methodologies
• Winning support for your projects – Stakeholder Analysis

By the end of the document you should understand how to plan and schedule small and middle-sized projects. You will know how to bring them in on time and on budget. While running a project you will know which jobs are most important, and which deadlines are most important to meet.

Contributors: Open Source
Categories: Whitepaper
SRC Type: Category Management, Sourcing Management