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CONTEMPORARYPROJECTMANAGEMENT,4E

TimothyJ.Kloppenborg

VittalAnantatmula

KathrynN.Wells

SchedulingProjects

Chapter8

Chapter8CoreObjectives:

•Describe5waysinwhichaproject’sscheduleislimited&howtodealwith

each.

•Usetheactivityonnode(AON)methodtodevelopaprojectschedule.

•Identifythecriticalpathusingboththetwo‐pass&enumerationmethods,

andidentifyallfloat.

•DepictaprojectscheduleonaGanttchartbyhand,showingcriticalpath

andallfloat.

Chapter8TechnicalObjectives:

•Describehowtoadjustaproject’ssequencelogicusingleads,lags,&

alternativedependencies.

•Build&displaythelogicalnetworkdiagramshowingcriticalpathandall

floatwithMSProject2016.

•DepictaprojectscheduleonaGanttchartusingMSProject2016.

Chapter8BehavioralObjectives:

•Describepotentialproblemsestimatingtimeaccurately&howtoovercomethem.

•Resolvepotentialschedulingconflicts.

Web‐basedsoftwareimplementations

CarolA.Abbott,PMP,trainingspecialist,Sant‐Kadient

“Establishingscopethatcanbeaccomplishedina30‐to60‐dayschedulehelps

ourclientsgetstartedusingtheirweb‐basedapplicationsfaster…Project

planningforthefuture

becomesmorerealistic,improvingtheoddsofsuccess.

PlanScheduleManagement

Buildingblocksofaprojectscheduleareactivities

Activity – “a component of project scope work performed

during the course of a project.” -PMI

Activity – “a component of project scope work performed

during the course of a project.” -PMI

Clearstartand

end

Tangibleoutput

Controlled

scope

Labor,costs,schedule

controlled

Singleperson

accountable

Format

PlanScheduleManagement

VERB NOUN

Prepare

budget

Build frame

Test code

Format VERB NOUN

ADJECTIVE

Write final report

Projecttimemanagementprocesses*

1. Planschedulemanagement

2. Defineactivities

3. Sequenceactivities

4. Estimateactivityresources

5. Estimateactivitydurations

6. Developschedule

7. Controlschedule

*AdaptedfromPMBOK®Guide

PurposesofaProjectSchedule

Whenwilltheprojectbecomplete?

Whatistheearliestaparticularactivitycanstart,

andwhenwillitend?

Whatactivitymustbeginbeforewhich

otheractivitiescantakeplace?

Whatwouldhappenifadelivery

ofmaterialwasoneweeklate?

Ifoneworkerisassignedtodotwo

activities,whichonemustgofirst?

PurposesofaProjectSchedule

Whichworkerorotherresourceisa

bottleneck,limitingthespeedofour

project?

Whatwilltheimpactbeiftheclient

wantstoaddanothermodule?

IfIamwillingtospendanextra

$10,000,howmuchfastercanthe

projectbecompleted?

Arealloftheactivitiescompletedthatshouldbebynow?

Canakeyworkertakeaweekvacation

thefirstweekofMarch?

Howmanyhoursdoweneedfromeach

workernextweekormonth?

HistoricalDevelopmentofProjectSchedules

•Schedulingasaresultofcompetition

•ProgramEvaluationandReviewTechnique(PERT)andCriticalPath

Method(CPM)–1950s

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