Checking the Schedule
After generating the schedule, you must check each input and assumption one more time to ensure that nothing has been overlooked. Consider involving an outside person in the checking process.
The following questions will help you check the schedule:
- Is there a complete set of roles for each task? If not, add roles where needed.
- Are there people assigned to these roles? If not, assign staff where needed.
- Do the assigned staff possess the needed skills? If not, add or change people, or re-estimate the duration to allow for training time. Arrange for training and add the training tasks to the schedule and the WBS.
- Will the people really be available when needed? If not, reschedule around nonavailable time, change utilization assumptions to adjust the duration, or add more staff.
Checking the schedule usually requires several iterative passes.