A Deliverables Dependency Matrix to Make a Highly Feasible Project Schedule

A project schedule creation is an essential part to make the project success. Companies developing a new product are looking for a practical method to create a highly feasible project schedule which supports completion of the development work on the aggressive target. This paper proposes a new tool called, the Deliverables Dependency Matrix (DDM) . This new tool helps reduce the activity period by removing the ambiguity of deliverables passed from one organization to another. The paper also describes a schedule creation process utilizing DDM to shrink the original buffered schedule to the target, while keeping the commitment by all related organizations to the schedule. This method is expected to be applicable to the PBL course work in universities.