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6 - PROJECT TIME MANAGEMENT
The schedule management plan is a component of the project management plan. The schedule management
plan may be formal or informal, highly detailed or broadly framed, based upon the needs of the project, and
includes appropriate control thresholds. The schedule management plan defines how schedule contingencies will
be reported and assessed. The schedule management plan may be updated to reflect a change in the way the
schedule is managed. The schedule management plan is a major input into the Develop Project Management Plan
process, as referenced in Section 6.1.3.1.
6.1.1 Plan Schedule Management: Inputs
6.1.1.1 Project Management Plan
Described in Section 4.2.3.1. The project management plan contains information used to develop the schedule
management plan which includes, but is not limited to:
• Scope baseline. The scope baseline includes the project scope statement and the work breakdown
structure (WBS) details used for defining activities, duration estimation, and schedule management; and
• other information. Other scheduling related cost, risk, and communications decisions from the project
management plan are used to develop the schedule.
6.1.1.2 Project charter
Described in Section 4.1.3.1. The project charter defines the summary milestone schedule and project approval
requirements that will influence the management of the project schedule.
6.1.1.3 Enterprise Environmental Factors
Described in Section 2.1.5. The enterprise environmental factors that influence the Plan Schedule Management
process include, but are not limited to:
• Organizational culture and structure can all influence schedule management;
• Resource availability and skills that may influence schedule planning;
• Project management software provides the scheduling tool and alternative possibilities for managing the
schedule;
• Published commercial information, such as resource productivity information, is often available from
commercial databases that track; and
• Organizational work authorization systems.
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