Total Relationships

Total relationships refer to the ratio of relationships (dependencies between activities) to total activities in the schedule.

How total relationships affect the schedule:

• Indicates how well-connected your schedule is.
• Improves project forecasting accuracy.
• Supports better resource allocation and workload management.
  
  

Best Practices:

• Target a ratio between 1.5:1 and 2:1.
  • Example: Let’s say your schedule has 100 activities.
  • If there are 150 relationships, the ratio is 150 ÷ 100 = 1.5:1.
  • If there are 200 relationships, the ratio is 200 ÷ 100 = 2:1.
• Review and update activity relationships regularly.

Use SmartPM’s tools to monitor and optimize the schedule network.