Preparing a schedule for a clinical trial is done using the same tools that were used for others projects: by creating a WBS and a Gant Chart. The WBS should include pre-study tasks, study tasks, and post-study tasks layed out for the entire project. The pre-study tasks include a request for clinical evaluation, creating a clinical development plan, developing a schedule, negotiating investor budgets, identifying stakeholders, and preparing the budget. Study tasks include tracking the project schedule, resources and costs, and creating progress reports. Post-study tasks include creating progress reports, controlling the project, and close-out reports. All of these tasks can be laid out in the Gant Chart to assign the tasks to individuals, show dependencies between tasks, figure out task durations, and to find the critical path. The same project management techniques can be used to prepare the schedule and determine the budget for clinical trials as for other projects.