3. Manage project progress using the schedule

Once you've drawn up the project schedule, you'll have defined the baseline, a guideline that sets out the milestones for the project's tasks, and the links between them, whether in series or in parallel.

Project deliverables will be positioned as a reminder of key dates to be met contractually.

You will have to manage the project using the actual schedule to monitor progress against the forecast schedule and its baseline.

Planning margins is one of the commandments of project management.

One of the applicable rules, for example, is to allow one month's float per year of project duration, from start-up to provisional acceptance.

You can also proactively set margins on certain tasks deemed to be at risk, after identifying risks and opportunities, and allocate time...