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Project Management

Project Management. Introduction and some useful tools. What is a Project. Specific, finite task to be accomplished Traditionally, people view a project as something that produces a physical output A computer system is an example. What is a Project.

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Project Management

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  1. Project Management Introduction and some useful tools

  2. What is a Project • Specific, finite task to be accomplished • Traditionally, people view a project as something that produces a physical output • A computer system is an example

  3. What is a Project • Projects can also be viewed as ‘vehicles for change’, the outputs of which may be both tangible and intangible: • physical products • changes to business shape or culture e.g. TQM • improvements in performance or service levels

  4. What is a Project • Usually a one time activity with a well defined set of desired results • It may be divided in to sub-tasks that must be accomplished in order to achieve the project goals

  5. What is Project Management • A clear distinction between project and line management • Line Management: • maintaining existing processes and services • performing within defined roles and jobs • process of continuous refinement and evolution

  6. What is Project Management • Project Management: • is about change • projects tend to be one-offs • have defined time periods with no rehersals • projects require management which can: • adapt to conflicting pressures • adapt to changing requirements • adapt to unfamiliar situations

  7. Why Project Manage • Focus responsibility and authority • Project Manager should: • identify and correct problems at an early date • make timely decisions about trade-offs between conflicting project goals • ensure managers of specific tasks do not optimise the performance of specific tasks at the expense of the total project

  8. Project Network Techniques • For the planning and control of projects with a definable start and finish • Two forms: • AoA - Activity on Arrow • AoN - Activity on Node

  9. PNT - AoN • Given the precedence table, draw an AoN project network highlighting: EST, LST, Duration and Float • Your solution should indicate: • critical path • Total project time (TPT)

  10. Activity Depend upon Duration X - 0 A X 8 B A,C 9 C X 3 D X 12 E X 4 F B,D 11 G D,F 14 Z E,G 0 Precedence Table

  11. Configure the logic of the network... A B C F X D G E Z

  12. Insert duration and dependency times... 8 0 A B 8 9 9 0 3 C F 3 11 11 X 0 12 0 D G 12 14 14 0 4 E Z 4 0

  13. Forward Pass - establish EST for each activity 0 8 8 0 A B 8 9 9 0 17 0 3 C F 3 11 0 11 X 0 0 12 0 28 D G 12 14 14 0 42 0 4 E Z 4 0

  14. Backwards Pass - establish LST for each activity 0 0 8 8 8 0 A B 8 9 9 0 5 17 17 0 3 C F 3 11 0 0 11 X 0 0 5 12 0 28 28 D G 12 14 14 0 38 42 42 0 4 E Z 4 0

  15. Calculate float for each activity 0 0 8 8 8 0 A B 8 0 9 0 9 0 5 17 17 0 3 C F 3 5 11 0 0 0 11 X 0 0 0 5 12 0 28 28 D G 12 5 14 14 0 0 38 42 42 0 4 E Z 4 38 0 0

  16. Activity EST Depend upon Duration LST Float 0 X - 0 0 0 0 0 0 A X 8 B 8 8 0 A,C 9 0 5 C X 3 5 D 5 5 X 12 0 0 38 E X 4 38 F 17 17 0 B,D 11 28 G D,F 14 28 0 Z 42 42 0 E,G 0 Resulting table

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