Planning / Scheduling Techniques

This section of the website will be used to publish information about planning and scheduling techniques. Our aim is to collect and publish short papers on tips and techniques that planners and schedulers can share with each other. These papers should be submitted to gfrance@planningengineers.org and can be of any length. Papers must be submitted in Microsoft word and ideally will contain some graphics although this is not essential. Planning / Scheduling Techniques papers can include worked up examples of project plans / schedules. Please submit these as .pdf files, not native programming software files.

CPA techniques

Title:	Enhanced PDM - Concepts and Benefits
Author:	Scott C Harold
Date	3 May 2005
Overview:	Overview: Scott discusses how software vendors to jointly develop "Enhanced" Precedence Diagramming Method (EPDM) scheduling software that can not only perform all of the complex calculations that currently exist, but also has the ability to sort activities into logical "as-scheduled" paths. If software can schedule activities using multiple calendars, constraint dates, and out-of-sequence progress, then it should be capable of sorting activities into their logically schedule sequence, regardless of the expertise of the scheduler.
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Levels of a Programme/Schedule

Title:	Levels of a programme / schedule, number 1
Author:	John Keeton
Date	23 May 2005
Overview:	John sets out the various levels of a programme / schedule he uses when producing programmes
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Software specific techniques

Title:	How to progress your Primavera Schedule in 8 Easy Steps
Author:	Dave Forrest
Date	3 May 2005
Overview:	This is a PowerPoint presentation giving many helpful tips on Primavera relating to updating your schedule.
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Tricks and Tips

Title:	Tricks and Tips in Planning and Scheduling
Author:	Gary France
Date	16 November 2006
Overview:	In November 2006, Gary France gave a talk about certain aspects of planning and scheduling. One aspect of this talk covered tricks and tips in planning and scheduling and in order to share the content of that talk with as many people as possible, this paper has been produced specifically for the PEO. Set out under various categories are a number of useful planning tips and tricks.
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Technique Papers

Submitted papers can be about any subject to do with planning and scheduling. In addition to the papers published here, the PEO is currently looking for papers to be submitted on other subjects such as...

Communicating the project plan / schedule
Delay analysis methods
How comprehensive should a master programme be?
Levels of a programme / schedule
Line of balance - when it is appropriate to use this method?
Ownership of various parts of the programme - how to allow others to electronically input into the schedule
Progress reporting - is it best to use progress droplines or rescheduled dates, or both?
Sample project programmes for particular types of project