2.6. Plan and manage schedule

Plan and Manage Schedule Task includes the following enablers:

• Estimate project tasks (milestones, dependencies, story points)
• Utilize benchmarks and historical data
• Prepare schedule based on methodology
• Measure ongoing progress based on methodology
• Modify schedule, as needed, based on methodology
• Coordinate with other projects and other operations

To learn the Plan and Manage Schedule Task you need:

1. In the PMBOK Guide 7^th Edition, read chapters 2.7, 3.5, 4.4, 4.6 (part ‘PMBOK’).
2. Read chapters 5.6-5.10, 7.5, 9 (Activity attributes, Activity list, Project calendars, Project Charter, Project schedule, Project schedule network diagrams, Schedule baseline, Schedule data, Schedule forecasts, Schedule management plan, Scope baseline, Work performance data), and 10 (Agile release planning, Critical path method, Earned value analysis, Leads and lags, Precedence diagramming method, Resource optimization, Schedule compression, Schedule network analysis, What-if scenario analysis) in the Process Groups: A Practice Guide.
3. Watch and read an appropriate visual on PMIllustrated.com.
4. Read the Practice Standard for Scheduling.
5. Watch the video:

5. Test your knowledge to complete the study of the task.