Gantt chart
The visual representation of project schedule can be viewed through a Gantt chart. Many portfolio
managers & project sponsors find it easy to work with Gantt chart. Since referring the Gantt chart for a
given project, project manager/ project planner & other stakeholder can optimize/ change the
schedule further.
Generally, this is where project sponsors start pushing for aggressive project deadline which might
have been indicated/ agreed earlier and sometimes it becomes a real problem. In such case, the
reasonable way out is to consult the project sponsor team & provide the details of project schedule. If
there are differences, highly detailed project schedule can help you – to make your point. Based on the
discussion, you may agree to following options:
2. Delivery Schedule Planning
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1. Reschedule project delivery timeline [Time Implication]
2. Deploy additional resources [Resource Implication]
3. Change the scope of project [Scope Implication]
4. Enforce additional/ lesser Quality checks [Quality Implication]
As project team can manage timely completion of project activities based on project delivery schedule,
it is quite imperative to perform detailed estimation work on project schedule. To estimate delivery
timeline, generally, it involves performing following processes.