Introduction

Abstract

This chapter gives a short introduction to the central theme of the book and highlights the three components of dynamic project scheduling: the construction of a project baseline schedule, a risk analysis of this schedule and the project’s performance measurement and control component. The chapter also gives a short introduction to the project life cycle to provide a guidance to the various chapters of the book. A simple and intuitive project mapping approach is briefly described and will be used to put all techniques discussed throughout the various chapters into perspective.