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Improving the
Quality of your
Microsoft Project
2010 Schedule
Why Have Scheduling Software?
The Key to a High Quality Schedule
The Key to a High Quality Schedule
In the World of the Biggest Projects . . .
The Need for A Good Critical Path

“In most cases, 99.9% of the time, we
can't produce a valid critical path.”
   - Mike Beattie, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), May 2007
Schedule Quality Is . . .
• Trust – Is it the truth? Are the
  Tasks, Resources, Assignments, Costs, Actuals, etc. accurate?
• Fidelity – Is the critical path really the critical path?
• Detail – Does it contain the right level of detail?

                                                                  Trust


                                                        Fidelity          Detail
Schedule Quality Is Not . . .
• Performance Problems
• Defects in the Deliverables
• Scheduler Quality

                                       Trust


                                Fidelity       Detail
Ten Common and Serious Problems
1. Missing Predecessors




               Task A
2. Missing Successors




                 Task B
3. Use of Constraints

         Hard Constraints              Soft Constraints
                Must Start On          As Late As Possible
                Must Finish On         Start No Earlier Than
                Start No Later Than    Finish No Earlier Than
                Finish No Later Than


      A slip here . . .                      . . . won‘t cause a slip here.
3. Use of Constraints

Will your
schedule
pass the
push test?
4. Lags



          Lag
5. Leads



           Lead
6. Planned Start in the Past
                                       Task A



                                  Hasn’t Started Yet

                            Task A has a planned Start
                            Date in the past but hasn’t
                            started. The existing
                            Planned Start Date cannot
                            be trusted!

                 Status Date
                (or today if no
                 Status Date)
7. Actual Date in the Future


                              Task C




            Status Date (or
               today if no
              status date)
8. Summaries With Resources


                           Summary Task B



    Task A       Task B1                    Task B2
9. Summary Tasks With Links


                                    Summary Task B
             No!


    Task A                Task B1                    Task B2
                   Yes!
10. Manual Scheduling




             Task A
The Impact of Poor Schedule Quality
 •   Don’t Know True Project Finish Date
 •   Rework
 •   Schedule Slippage
 •   Budget Overruns
 •   Lack of trust
A “Spell Checker” for Microsoft Project
5 Second Commercial
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  • 1. Improving the Quality of your Microsoft Project 2010 Schedule
  • 3. The Key to a High Quality Schedule
  • 4. The Key to a High Quality Schedule
  • 5. In the World of the Biggest Projects . . .
  • 6. The Need for A Good Critical Path “In most cases, 99.9% of the time, we can't produce a valid critical path.” - Mike Beattie, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), May 2007
  • 7. Schedule Quality Is . . . • Trust – Is it the truth? Are the Tasks, Resources, Assignments, Costs, Actuals, etc. accurate? • Fidelity – Is the critical path really the critical path? • Detail – Does it contain the right level of detail? Trust Fidelity Detail
  • 8. Schedule Quality Is Not . . . • Performance Problems • Defects in the Deliverables • Scheduler Quality Trust Fidelity Detail
  • 9. Ten Common and Serious Problems
  • 12. 3. Use of Constraints Hard Constraints Soft Constraints Must Start On As Late As Possible Must Finish On Start No Earlier Than Start No Later Than Finish No Earlier Than Finish No Later Than A slip here . . . . . . won‘t cause a slip here.
  • 13. 3. Use of Constraints Will your schedule pass the push test?
  • 14. 4. Lags Lag
  • 15. 5. Leads Lead
  • 16. 6. Planned Start in the Past Task A Hasn’t Started Yet Task A has a planned Start Date in the past but hasn’t started. The existing Planned Start Date cannot be trusted! Status Date (or today if no Status Date)
  • 17. 7. Actual Date in the Future Task C Status Date (or today if no status date)
  • 18. 8. Summaries With Resources Summary Task B Task A Task B1 Task B2
  • 19. 9. Summary Tasks With Links Summary Task B No! Task A Task B1 Task B2 Yes!
  • 21. The Impact of Poor Schedule Quality • Don’t Know True Project Finish Date • Rework • Schedule Slippage • Budget Overruns • Lack of trust
  • 22. A “Spell Checker” for Microsoft Project
  • 24. Improving the Quality of your Microsoft Project 2010 Schedule