One of the biggest problems faced in projects is related to deadlines. There are several causes
related to delays in deliveries. The fact is that in relation to the schedule, its elaboration with wellestimated
deadlines and its control, are essential to manage successfully the projects. The article is
a literature review that aims to present the methods of schedule management about the traditional
perspective and agile approach for the development of the schedule of projects. About eight points
are discussed the schedule management methods, namely, human behavior; estimates of duration of activities; multitasking; deliver the projects on time; starting dates of the activities; critical chain
and agile approach; delay of projects; and communication between the members of the project
team. In addition, it is pointed out that the fundamentals of the Critical Chain Method go forward
the time variable itself, because the method has an integrative perspective to approach schedule
management in projects and considers other areas of project knowledge