Using Schedule Data to Improve Project Management

Abstract:

Like many project managers, I faced challenges such as under-estimated costs and effort, timelines and budgets too tight to meet the needs of sponsors, and the inability to make data-driven decisions. In response to these challenges, I developed methods using schedule data to improve the overall management of my projects. In this paper, I will describe my methods and discuss how these methods contribute to specific project management benefits such as:
• Identifying cost efficiencies
• Managing the budget more effectively
• Improving cost estimation and resource planning
• Reducing overall project risk
• Improving transparency with staff and sponsors
• Supporting informed, real-time decision making

Speaker

• Anne Johnson