Set back scheduling

A set back scheduling or a backward scheduling is a process of defining the ultimate deadline of the project first and from there the project managers are supposed to estimate backward the previous work packages, schedules, and milestones required to reach the deadline. In general, the deadline is given by the top management.

When there are stringent deadlines to a project and the competitiveness of a company depends on how faster a project can be delivered with a high certainty of completion, this method of scheduling is appropriate. The schedules and milestones are interrelated through their precedence relationships and collectively they constitute to the achievement of the deadline. Set back schedules guide the project managers regarding the critical path of the project and also regarding the resource requirement for which project managers are supposed to take approval from the top management. Without scheduling these things are not possible. This is the reason why prudently setting the schedules and milestones are important.

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