A method for scheduling a management operation on devices in a home network is provided. The method includes identifying at least one device among a plurality of devices in a home network to schedule the management operation by a management server; obtaining log information from the at least one device identified by the management server; determining nature of the management operation on the at least one device identified by the management server; and scheduling the management operation on the at least one device identified by the management server in response to the determined nature and the obtained log information.