Project Schedule and Estimating Activity Duration

Resources useful for planning an ID project’s schedule

10 Steps to Creating a Project Plan

https://www.projecttimes.com/articles/10-steps-to-creating-a-project-plan.html

This site provides great information on items to consider when creating a project plan. This site also lists the different components of the project plan. This will help the project manager identify items that they will need to plan for. Another piece of useful information contained on this site is the section for defining roles and responsibilities. This section provides a clear definition of the roles, and the responsibilities associated with the role. This will help the project manager to communicate to the team their role and how they fit into the project.

Overall, I think it was a good article, however, I think the author should have expanded more on what is required to create a project plan. The author explained the project process and everyone’s role. I would recommend this article only as an FYI.

Tips for Project Planning with Gantt Charts

https://www.smartdraw.com/gantt-chart/gantt-chart-tips.htm

I found this site to be extremely helpful for building a project plan. This site opened up discussing identifying the purpose of creating a Gantt chart. The author advised that this type of chart would not be conducive for creating a visual of a process. The site then proceeded to walk the reader through the next step of defining a project timeline. This step is important as it assist the project manager with dividing up the increments of time for the duration of the project. The site also explains to the project manager how to break the project down into more manageable pieces, and how to create progress bars to monitor the project status.

I found this site to be great for project managers to use to develop a project plan using the Gantt chart. I would recommend this site for other project managers and ID’s looking for a resource to help them develop a project plan.