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3. Adapting to Schedule Changes

“Everybody has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth.”

Mike Tyson

Updating a Linear Schedule

Plotting Actual Progress for Linear Activities

Comparison to Baseline

Great for Markups & Alternatives

Highlighting the Critical Path

A Simple-Yet-Powerful Tool

“From a risk management perspective, I find great value in using linear schedules to compare complex base (deterministic) schedules and risk-based (probabilistic) schedules. This helps identify the “trouble” activities where uncertainty is the highest. Overlaying the two schedules is a simple, quick, and effective way to help project managers focus their attention and manage their resources.”

-Norman Perez, Senior Engineer at Schnabel Engineering

“One page, one clear pathway to completion, and infinite combinations of tasks for multi-faceted projects. Brilliant.”

-Allen Jensson, Mechanical Engineer at The Boring Company

“This is what our Director wants to see.”

-Steve Wheeler, Construction Program Scheduler at Shrewsberry & Associates