The schedule and responsibilities for the schedule is one of those "chorus" elements I spoke about in an earlier blog called "A Melody not Hip=Hop (02)". This is what I said:

Singing the chorus could represent the things you do often in a project such as risk management, schedule management, cost reviews and so on. It's an interesting concept having a "chorus" in a project. A chorus is the part of a song everyone gets to know and bashes it out with gusto when it comes. From my memory, it is also the part "everyone" sings. So why can't there be a "chorus" in a project. For example, there are aspects of project management that are the responsibility of everyone in that project. The management of the schedule, cost, quality and risk are four that come to mind. These aren't the responsibility of a few. These are the responsibility of all and should be sung regularly throughout the life of a project.

Now this doesn't mean that everyone should use the scheduling tool or maintain a schedule in a Gantt Chart or manage the schedule itself. But it does mean that everyone is responsible for making sure the schedule is met in everything that they do.

So in this series, I want to talk about some features and issues around scheduling because it doesn't come in a "one size fits all" system, because with scheduling .....it depends....

• on the knowledge the team has on all issues scheduling,
• on whether the need is for "planning" or "managing" or both,
• on what is being scheduled,
• on the discipline that can be instilled in the team to maintain the schedule,
• on whether executives choose to oversight the project using the schedules or whether they expect tailored reports,
• on how much time can be devoted to managing the schedule and the schedule tool, and/or
• on whether the tools are appropriate for the task.

I hope to have a more detailed look at these features and issues over the next few blogs.