Well-developed, concise and accurate software project schedule planning is the key to successful software development.The current schedule planning mainly uses manual methods, draw up slow, lack of scientific characteristics and so on, the article bases on the network chart, the use of work breakdown structures, program evaluation and review technique, critical path method, gantt chart and other technical studies. It illustrates preparatory work firstly, including the definition of activities, activity sequencing, drawing the network chart, gives time parameters derived formula, including estimation the activity time, estimation the project cycle, calculation activity time, and describes preparation process by examples. The results show that the method of software project scheduling planning has high practical value.