An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor couple to the memory and configured to generate one or more job groups by grouping multiple jobs of execution targets in descending order of priority, and perform a control for scheduling execution timings regarding the multiple jobs such that scheduling of respective jobs included in a specific job group including a job having a higher priority is implemented by priority over scheduling of respective jobs included in other job groups. The processor performs the control for scheduling the execution timings of the respective jobs included in the specific job group such that an execution completion time of all the jobs included in the specific job group satisfies a predetermined condition.