The Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition provides the latest thinking regarding good and accepted practices in the area of scheduling for a project. Aligned with the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK (R) Guide) - Sixth Edition, this updated practice standard expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK (R) Guide.

In this new edition of the practice standard, you will learn to identify the elements of a good schedule model, its purpose, use, and benefits. You will also discover what is required to produce and maintain a good schedule model. Also included in the Third Edition:

• Description of scheduling
• Definition of schedule model
• Uses and benefits of the schedule model
• Definitions of key terms and steps for scheduling
• Detailed descriptions of scheduling components
• Guidance on the principles and concepts of schedule model creation and use
• Descriptions of schedule model principles and concepts
• Differentiations in schedule model, schedule model instances, and presentations
• Detailed descriptions of critical path method, critical chain, program evaluation and review technique (PERT), rolling wave planning, and Monte Carlo simulation
• Uses and applications of adaptive project management approaches, such as agile, in scheduling
• Guidance and information on generally accepted good practices associated with the planning, development, maintenance, communication, and reporting processes of an effective schedule model