Organizing a Schedule in the Workplace

Organizing a Schedule

I am feeling a little bit better today. Things are looking on the bright side. Life is looking good and I can go on with my life as usual. I am back in business.

We need to organize our next and last series of English sessions together. Today is Thursday and we will do our next session on Monday. Then we will do a session every other day, instead of each day.

Today we are doing session 6. Monday April 10th will be session 7. Wednesday the 12th will be session 8, Friday the 14th will be session 9. Session 10 will follow on Tuesday the 18th. It will be our last session.

When organizing things with a team, words can get confusing. So looking into the dictionary at Merriam-Webster here are some definitions.

• A planning is the act or process of making a plan to achieve or do something.
• A schedule is a plan of things that will be done and the times when they will be done.
• A to-do is an activity that is not necessary or wanted.
• A task is a piece of work for someone to do.
• A timetable a plan of things that need to be done and the times they will be done.

My job is mainly to make a plan with its corresponding schedule for the tasks I am in charge of on a specific project. This includes identifying parameters, priorities and business requirements. Once this is done, it is easier for me to make sure that the IT team has all they need to start development.

The goal of development is that the final product meets the business requirements.

The deadline for the project is the end of the year.

My role is to get all parties involved aligned and in the right sequence before going into production.

It is essential to identify the good sequence of tasks to be completed. So building the schedule is a key activity.

Testing for example must be conducted to validate the product before delivery. Another one of my assignments is to write a book of tests that need to be conducted. The tests are meant to validate the fact that the business requirements are met.

As a result my job requires a lot of anticipation. I need to be prepared for all the unexpected.

If something goes wrong, I am the one in charge and I am responsible. It is an exhausting job when things do not go according to plan.