"Schedule Levels – Major Projects" by Patrick Weaver
Abstract:
This paper is to help explain the use and purpose of the various "levels" of a schedule:
- Level 1 Schedule Executive Summary, also called a Project Master Schedule (PMS)
- Level 2 Schedule Management Summary, also called a Summary Master Schedule (SMS)
- Level 3 Schedule Project Coordination Schedule (PCS) also called a Publication Schedule
- Level 4 Schedule Execution Schedule, also called a Project Working Level Schedule
- Level 5 Schedule Detail Schedule.