Resources to Manage Your Project's Schedule

The website Toggl Plan defines project scheduling as "the process of breaking down a project into activities/tasks, resources, deliverables, and milestones" (2020). Before the tech boom, many projects could be managed using spreadsheets, leaving opportunities for gaps in project completion and time management concerns.Today, project managers have a plethora of resources and tools at their disposal to help protect the integrity of their projects and timelines. 

Monday.com is an awesome project management system that allows for project 

managers to track the phases and tasks of the overall ID project. Workflows can be 

compartmentalized by boards, providing specialized work areas for the assigned team member. 

PM teams can easily update progress per board with dedicated status updates to select from 

that are automated, which will alert assigned stakeholders to events such as tasks finished, 

past due, and any notes the assigned team members make. I have used this site in past 

projects and it was extremely helpful in helping me stay on track with the various facets of the 

training project I was developing at the time. It also eliminated so many meetings with my 

manager and other collaborative partners, because once I added them to the project, they 

were always kept abreast of my progress. 

Gantt charts have been a staple in project management for years. A new update of this old PM staple

is TeamGantt. This project scheduling software has features the old Excel sheet could not provide us;

the ability to clock completion percentages, view team productivity levels, budgeting expenses 

(whether you're over or under...hopefully the latter!), and the site generates reports. Based on the 

website breakdown, TeamGantt also offers comparison timelines. This is a wonderful feature to show 

stakeholders and clients the 'life' of the specific project, compared to where it initially began, especially 

if scope creep on the part of the client is evident. 

As an Project Manager, it is important to make sure you are equipped with tools that will aid your 

success in completing the project. Project scheduling is the first step in defining how well the outcome of 

tasks will be. Whether you use Monday.com, TeamGantt, or one of the many PM apps and software

on the market, you and your team will benefit.

References

Deshpande, I. (2020). 16 free & paid project scheduling software tools for all budgets. Retrieved from

https://toggl.com/blog/project-scheduling-software

Monday.com (2020). Retrieved from https://monday.com

TeamGantt. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.teamgantt.com/features