The Joys of Schedule Margin

  ProjectsAtWork  

To buffer or not to buffer, that is the question. Well, one of the key questions that will be discussed at an upcoming webinar on schedule management and the role of schedule margin. Experts from Deltek and Northrop Grumman will share best practices for using this technique on your projects.

Project managers know that schedule management is one of the most important elements of their role. They also know that the schedule is one of the most closely monitored project documents by customers and stakeholders. If we don’t have an accurate schedule then we aren’t meeting our stakeholder needs, nor do we have the information that we need to make the right decisions. 

So where does this leave the concept of schedule reserve, buffers or margin? Projects never go smoothly, so shouldn’t we build these into our project schedules? 

On the other hand, should we be planning a project with additional time built in — doesn’t that just encourage people to take things a bit easier and reduce productivity?

Whether you are already using schedule margins or not, you’ll want to join this October 3 webinar to discuss:

• Methodologies and best practices in calculating margins and ways to implement it on projects
• The impact schedule margin may have on Earned Value Management (EVM) and possible solution paths
• The …

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