DASH Program Schedule Management Plan - Purpose, Roles, Development, Baselines, Control, Metrics

Sep 12, 2026

DASH Program Schedule Management Plan defines the plans and processes used by the Delivery of Automated Systems for Healthcare (DASH) Project Management Office to develop, augment, maintain and control schedules. It establishes purpose and scope, clarifies roles and responsibilities across program leadership, vendors, and functional managers, and details the schedule development process including WBS, estimation, validation and rolling wave planning. It also sets baseline standards, maintenance and update practices, describes schedule version control and weekly tracking, and outlines metrics and reporting outputs.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages28

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Purpose

Scope

References

Roles and Responsibilities

DASH Program Director

DASH Program Manager

Vendor Project Manager

SCDHHS Project Manager

DASH Project Management Office (PMO) Manager

Functional Managers

Schedule Development Process

Overview

Characteristics of a Quality Schedule

Scheduling Guidelines and Assumptions

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Schedule Development Steps

Setting and Managing Baselines

Standards for Baselin ing

Baseline Quality Checklist

Set Initial Baseline

Schedule and Baseline Maintenance

Baseline Schedule Updates

IAPDU Updates

Schedule Control and Monitoring

Schedule Version Control

Resource Monitoring and Adjustment

Weekly Project Schedule Tracking Process

Schedule Communication

Outputs from Schedule Control

Schedule Management Metrics and Reporting

DASH Project Weekly Status Report

Governance and Plan Maintenance

Appendix A - Glossary

Appendix B - Schedule Role to Resource Cross Reference

ATTM 019 Delivery of Automated Systems for Healthcare (DASH) Program Schedule Management Plan Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 3 1.1. PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................... 3 1.2. SCOPE ............................................................................................................................... 3 1.3. REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 4 2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................................... 5 2.1. DASH PROGRAM DIRECTOR.................................................................................................. 5 2.2. DASH PROGRAM MANAGER ................................................................................................. 5 2.3. VENDOR PROJECT MANAGER ................................................................................................. 5 2.4. SCDHHS PROJECT MANAGER ............................................................................................... 6 2.5. DASH PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO) MANAGER ........................................................ 6 2.6. FUNCTIONAL MANAGERS ...................................................................................................... 7 3. SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ........................................................................... 8 3.1. OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 8 3.2. CHARACTERISTICS OF A QUALITY SCHEDULE .............................................................................. 8 3.2.1. Comprehensive ..................................................................................................... 8 3.2.2. Well-constructed .................................................................................................. 8 3.2.3. Credible ................................................................................................................. 9 3.2.4. Controlled ............................................................................................................. 9 3.3. SCHEDULING GUIDELINES AND ASSUMPTIONS ........................................................................... 9 3.4. WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS) ............................................................................... 10 3.5. SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT STEPS .......................................................................................... 11 3.5.1. Defining all Work Activities ................................................................................ 11 3.5.2. Estimating the Work ........................................................................................... 15 3.5.3. Scheduling the Work .......................................................................................... 16 3.5.4. Schedule Validation ............................................................................................ 17 3.5.5. Rolling Wave Planning ....................................................................................... 17 4. SETTING AND MANAGING BASELINES ....................................................................... 18 4.1. STANDARDS FOR BASELINING ............................................................................................... 18 4.2. BASELINE QUALITY CHECKLIST .............................................................................................. 18 4.3. SET INITIAL BASELINE ......................................................................................................... 19 4.4. SCHEDULE AND BASELINE MAINTENANCE ..............

FAQs

What is the purpose and scope of the DASH schedule management plan?

The plan states its purpose and scope for how the DASH Project Management Office will develop, augment, maintain, and control project schedules. It also references supporting materials used in the process.

Who has responsibilities in the DASH program schedule management process?

The plan defines roles for the DASH Program Director and Manager, the Vendor Project Manager, the SCDHHS Project Manager, the PMO Manager, and functional managers. It clarifies how these stakeholders participate in schedule activities.

How are schedule baselines set, maintained, and updated?

The plan specifies standards for baselining, a baseline quality checklist, and steps to set the initial baseline. It further describes baseline maintenance, schedule updates, and updates related to as-needed implementation advanced planning document updates (IAPDU).

What schedule control, monitoring, and reporting mechanisms does the plan include?

It covers schedule version control, resource monitoring and adjustment, weekly schedule tracking and update guidelines, and schedule communication. It also defines outputs such as the DASH project weekly status report and other control deliverables.

Sep 12, 2026

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