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Managing Project Scheduling, Project Activities, Estimating Their Duration, Scheduling Activities, Project Time, Project Technical Constraints, Safety or Efficiency Considerations, Environmental Politics, Availability, Completion are some points from Project Management lecture.
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What is Project Scheduling?
The process of: defining project activities determining their sequence estimating their duration
Scheduling activities are part of project time management
Scheduling Process Steps
Schedule Development & Usage
Schedule developed during initiation or planning stage
Followed and updated during the execution stage
Used for project tracking during control stage
Project Schedule Modifications
Why?
Business environment changes Internal – change of strategic objectives External – reaction to competitor actions
New technologies become available
Reaction to unforeseen events
Cone of Uncertainty
Ten Unmyths of Project Estimation (cont.)
Project Scheduling
Impacted by:
Technologies New and sophisticated software Advancements in networking and web capabilities
Team processes Resource availability Resource allocation Resource assignment
Scheduling creation and execution Developed early Followed/monitored/changed throughout project Assist in determination of progress
Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS)
Illustrates project scope
Describes project subcomponents as:
Activities (verbs) – “install new plumbing” or
WBS Inputs
Project scope management plan
Project scope statement
Identifies deliverables Major steps required to complete the project
Experience with similar past projects
Organizational process assets
Guidelines, organizational policies, procedures
WBS Techniques
Decomposition participation includes: Project team Customers Subject matter experts Major project deliverables identified Codes assigned to each WBS component Level 0 - project itself Level 1 - major deliverables Level 2 - individual components of each deliverable Etc. Final level – work package docsity.com
Three Decomposition Approaches
Top-Down – traditional method
Bottom-up – used for unique projects
Rolling Wave – greater decomposition occurs as project components becomes more defined over time
Rolling Wave Planning