Ref 1163: Expert Sheduler

Descriptif de fonction

Defining schedule management:
o Define/validate/challenge the schedule management approach, taking into account enterprise environmental factors and other program-specific constraints or requirements.
o Define the approach in collaboration with the Program Managers and the PM Officer.
§ Establish a framework for managing schedules: definition of the schedule levels, schedule calendars, how to measure progress, definition of baselines and changes, etc.
§ Elaborate the scheduling requirements to be imposed to the EPC contractors (top-level WBS, schedule configuration, etc.).
§ Establish the methodology for consolidating contractors’ schedules (and progress updates) into the program schedule(s).
§ In collaboration with the PM Officer, define schedule reporting as part of the program reporting.
o Document the schedule management approach in the Schedule Management Plan.

Contribute to the integration of the program schedule with other project management knowledge areas:
o Scope Management: participate in the elaboration of a project Work Breakdown Structure, or challenge the existing program Work Breakdown Structure, to ensure a good structure upon which the program schedule/budget can be constructed.
o Procurement/Contract Management: synchronization between schedule and budget planning, as well as payment milestones.
o Interface Management: definition of interface milestones and tasks in line with the interface management approach (interface register).

Establish and maintain the program schedule:
o Set up the structure in the scheduling tool (MSP and Primavera P6);
o Gather schedule contents from the stakeholders;
o Gather scheduling information from the program team.
o Gather the EPC contractors’ schedules and consolidate into the program schedule.
o Oversee interfacing between stakeholders’ input schedules: Ensure that tasks are correctly linked between the stakeholders (multiple EPC contractors for example).
o Organizing the necessary meetings to gather the contents.
o Continuously challenge the scheduling inputs.
o Apply estimating technique for estimating schedule durations and variances. Introduce more advanced scheduling techniques where necessary.
o Progress monitoring:
§ Periodically gather progress information from the involved stakeholders.
§ Ensure that progress information is as factual as possible, to avoid bias.
§ Manage program calendars and baselines.

Perform schedule analysis & reporting:
o Change impact analysis:
§ As part of the change control process, perform schedule analysis for requested changes to the program.
§ Properly document the change analysis, e.g. through creating simulation versions of the program schedule.
§ Apply approved change requests to the program schedule and properly archive baselines.
o Schedule Risk Assessment:

§ Perform Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis in close cooperation with the Risk Manager
§ Communicate and report on schedule risks to the Risk Manager.
§ Propose mitigation measures.

Suggest improvements on the schedule management methodology, update the existing schedule Management Plan and implementation when needed.