There are many distractions during the implementation of a project: some are foreseeable and may occur, while others occur by chance;Some can be avoided with upfront planning, but others can only be reactive.
The project schedule is to analyze the activities included in the project scope and the relationship between them through reasonable work sequencing and using certain methods, estimate the time required for each activity in the project under the condition of meeting the project time requirements and resource constraints, and make reasonable arrangements and control the start and end time of all activities within the time limit required by the project.
Project managers can use the project management tool Progress Cat to make a project plan, break down the project in a Gantt chart, set task time, task dependencies, milestones and assign tasks to project members.
In project management, there are many factors that affect the progress of a project:
1. The complexity of the project.
The more complex the project, the more work that needs to be prepared, the more difficulties and uncertainties there are in carrying out the project, and the more difficult it is to complete the project on time and on schedule.
2. Blindly determine the construction period target.
Without sufficient research and analysis, the construction period target was blindly determined based on past experience.
3. Insufficient planning.
The plan formulated has poor guidance, the plan cannot be effectively grasped, the variability of the plan is not taken into account, and the plan lacks the basis for implementation and is only a formality, so that the plan prepared has lost its practical effect.
4. The ability of project members.
If the team has experience with similar projects, the time budget to complete the project is more accurate and the project is relatively easy. If a team member doesn't have the relevant experience or doesn't have the ability to do so, it's difficult to meet the deadline.
5. Ignore the logical relationship between tasks.
If the logical relationship between the tasks is relatively simple, it is enough to determine the critical path and ensure that the critical path is completed on time. However, if the relationship between the activities is complex, there are multiple critical paths or multiple paths converge or branch paths, then it is very difficult to control the project to be completed on time, and the project manager can manage it with the help of project management tools.
6. Identification of project risks.
Many projects that have implemented risk management activities still have large surprises that lead to project failure, and the root cause of this is that the project does not really identify the risks that will put the project in crisis. Experienced project managers can detect this potential hazard early and deal with it early.