Build a realistic schedule
Connect scope, dependencies and usable capacity before committing to a date.
Start with the first step, or open the resource you need. This is a shortlist for this task.
Understand what controls completion
A dependency path explains why an apparently small activity can determine the finish.
Read the scheduling guideTest your activity network
See early and late dates, float, the AON diagram and the Gantt from the same inputs.
Open the critical-path calculatorCheck the people available
A dependency-feasible schedule may still need more specialist hours than you have.
Check capacity