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Project Management May 5, 2008 Eric Verzuh

Project Management May 5, 2008 Eric Verzuh. Today’s agenda. WBS reviews Network diagrams Critical path scheduling. A Planning Method. Publish Plan. WBS Review. Top-down decomposition? Strong task names? Logical basis for communicating with Team? (both internal and external)

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Project Management May 5, 2008 Eric Verzuh

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  1. Project Management May 5, 2008 Eric Verzuh

  2. Today’s agenda • WBS reviews • Network diagrams • Critical path scheduling

  3. A Planning Method PublishPlan

  4. WBS Review • Top-down decomposition? • Strong task names? • Logical basis for communicating with • Team? (both internal and external) • Outside oversight? (Local NGO mgt or funding source?)

  5. A Planning Method PublishPlan

  6. Network Diagram B F G A C E D Task ID

  7. Wake up Go for a 3-mile jog Make the bed Dress for work Make breakfast Eat breakfast Shower Iron shirt/blouse Drive to work As a typical worker, you perform all of these tasks every morning. Use a network diagram to show their predecessor/successor relationships. Network Diagram Quiz 22

  8. A Planning Method PublishPlan

  9. Duration Labor Skill Equipment Resource level Estimate Work Packages This task will take 2 electrical engineers, with one volt meter, working 8 hours a day, for 4 days for a total of 64 hours.

  10. A Planning Method PublishPlan

  11. Critical Path Schedule Method B F TASK ID DURATION EF ES G LF LS A C FLOAT E D

  12. TASK ID E F G C D B A 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 DURATION 4 9 3 6 5 7 EF 2 3 3 6 3 8 5 1 ES 7 9 7 4 2 6 LF 6 5 6 8 3 4 7 1 LS 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 FLOAT Why backward schedule?

  13. Scheduling

  14. Scheduling Schedule flexibility (float)

  15. 5 Assign & level resources Detailed Planning 1 Work Breakdown Structure 2 Network Estimate task Duration Labor Skill, equipment 3 Calculate thecritical path 4 FFMBA Page 115 Notes 13 10

  16. Resource Leveled (Before) Hours per day FFMBA Page 157 Notes 13

  17. Detailed Planning Develop realistic schedules FFMBA Page 161 Notes 13

  18. Resource Leveled (After) Hours per day FFMBA Page 159 Notes 13

  19. Cash Flow Schedule FFMBA Page 185 Notes 13

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