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Template\nThe Schedule Management Plan is created during the project’s Planning Process Phase and is considered a component of the Project Management Plan (PMP). The Schedule Management Plan defines how the project schedule is managed throughout the project lifecycle. The plan provides guidance and sets expectations for project schedule policies and procedures for planning, developing, managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule.\nThe project schedule is the tool that communicates what work needs to be performed, which resources of the organization will perform the work, and the timeframes in which that work needs to be performed. The project schedule should reflect all of the work associated with delivering the project on time. Without a full and complete schedule, the Project Manager will be unable to understand and communicate the total cost and resources needed to deliver the project.\nThe following sections are constructed to match the suggested heading structure for the Schedule Management Plan. Each section provides instructions and descriptions to help the reader understand the section’s purpose and how to complete it.\nTemplate style conventions are as follows:\nAs you complete the template, please remember to delete all instructional text (including this section) and update the following items, as applicable:\ntitle page\nversion history\ntable of contents\nheaders\nfooters\nUpdate the document to a minor version (e.g., 1.1, 1.2) when minimal changes are made and a major version (e.g., 2.0, 3.0) when significant change are made.\nIntroduction\n[Enter a high-level introduction to the Schedule management plan here.  It should be a brief but comprehensive description of the activities involved in managing the project schedule.]\nExample:\nThe project schedule is an estimated roadmap showing the planned project work activities that are used to achieve stated project objectives. 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