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Tasleemat Forms Guide

Project Artifact: Project Schedule

Document Reference: PMO-04.03.08

This document provides a comprehensive, professional reference to understand the purpose and effective usage of the Project Schedule in alignment with the Tasleemat framework.

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1. What?

The definitive schedule model documenting start/finish dates, critical path, float, and assigned resources for all work.

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2. Why?

Serves as the authorized baseline to direct daily work, measure progress, and manage project completion commitments.

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3. When?

Baselined upon planning completion and updated at each reporting cycle.

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4. Who?

Maintained by Project Scheduler and Project Manager, approved by Project Sponsor and PMO Director.

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Tailoring Tips

• Represent as sprint and release cadence burndown schedules for agile delivery.
• Maintain fully detailed Gantt and CPM schedules for complex multi-party contractual engagements.

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Alignment & Dependencies

1. Pre-requisites & Inputs (Upstream Dependencies)

• Mandatory:
  • Work Breakdown Structure (PMO-04.02.06)
  • Project Scope Statement (PMO-04.02.05)
• Optional / Contextual:
  • Resource Requirements (PMO-04.06.02)
  • Risk Register (PMO-04.08.02)

2. Downstream Dependents

• Mandatory:
  • Earned Value Analysis Report (PMO-06.05)
• Optional / Contextual:
  • Release Plan (PMO-04.03.09)
  • Sprint Planning Log (PMO-04.03.10)

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5. How?

To accurately and professionally complete the Project Schedule, the responsible party must populate the following critical sections based on the project context (ensure parameters.md is referenced for global project variables):

• Project Start and Target Finish Dates: The authorized baseline start date and targeted project completion date.
• Schedule Data Version and Baseline Status: The formal schedule model version number and baseline authorization state.
• Total Critical Path Length and Major Phases: Total working days on the critical path and scheduled durations for each major project phase.
• WBS Code and Activity Schedule Mapping: Consolidated schedule line items linking WBS code, activity title, and work package.
• Planned Start and Finish Dates: Approved baseline start date and baseline completion date for each scheduled activity.
• Assigned Resources and Effort Allocation: Designated resource leads, team members, and allocated effort hours per activity.
• Critical Path Flag and Dependencies: Clear indicator (Yes/No) identifying critical path activities and predecessor linkages.
• Total Float and Free Float Values: Calculated total float and free float values in working days for each schedule activity.
• Schedule Risk and Recovery Considerations: Identification of high-risk scheduling bottlenecks and contingency deployment rules.

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6. Reference Example

A fully completed, gold-standard reference example illustrating this artifact in practice is available:

📖 Completed Example: 04_03_08_Project_Schedule_Example.md