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The document discusses project management concepts including:
- A project has defined start and end times and is directed at a unique goal.
- Project management involves planning, scheduling, and controlling resources to meet time, cost and technical constraints.
- The critical path is the longest sequence of dependent activities that determines the shortest time to complete the project. Any delays on the critical path will delay the whole project.
The document discusses project management concepts including:
- A project has defined start and end times, related activities directed at a unique goal.
- Project management involves planning, scheduling, and controlling resources to meet time, cost and technical constraints.
- The critical path is the longest sequence of dependent activities that determines the shortest time to complete the project. Any delays on the critical path delay the entire project.
This document discusses project scheduling techniques CPM and PERT. It provides background on their development in the 1950s and describes their key features. Both techniques use network diagrams to show task relationships and interdependencies. They help determine if a project is on schedule or budget, and identify critical paths and resources. The document outlines the common six steps to CPM and PERT and provides examples of network diagrams and calculations.
This document discusses project management techniques like PERT and CPM. It describes how they can be used to diagram networks of project activities, estimate completion times, and identify critical paths. The document provides an example of applying these techniques to a project involving 11 activities and determining its expected duration is 44.83 weeks. It also discusses how project management information is used across different organizational functions.
This document outlines learning objectives and concepts for project management. It discusses behavioral aspects of projects, work breakdown structures, PERT/CPM techniques for scheduling, network diagrams, time and cost tradeoffs through activity crashing, and probabilistic time estimates. The key goals are to analyze and optimize project schedules, durations, budgets and resource allocation.
The document discusses project management techniques including PERT and CPM. It explains that PERT and CPM are used to plan, schedule, and coordinate large projects by graphically displaying project activities, estimating project duration, identifying critical activities, and determining float. The framework involves defining activities and relationships, drawing network diagrams, estimating activity times, computing the critical path, and using the network to plan and control the project. Key terms and how to draw network diagrams are also covered.
The document provides information on project analysis tools and requirements specification. It discusses elicitation plans, requirements using Planguage, PERT and CPM methods for scheduling, and Gantt charts. The key points are:
1. An elicitation plan helps ensure the right stakeholders, techniques, resources and time are used to gather requirements. It addresses the problem, strategies, stakeholders, schedule and risks.
2. PERT is for non-routine projects and uses three time estimates, while CPM is for routine projects with one estimate. Both use network diagrams to plan activities and determine critical paths.
3. Gantt charts are used to plan and schedule project tasks visually on a timeline. They improve communication
The document discusses PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) and CPM (Critical Path Method), which are project management techniques developed in the 1950s to schedule, monitor, and control complex projects. It provides definitions of PERT and CPM, the six basic steps to use them, and their importance in answering questions about project timelines, resource needs, and costs. The techniques involve breaking a project into activities, determining their relationships and time estimates, and analyzing the network to identify the critical path requiring the closest monitoring. The document also reviews an example application of PERT and outlines advantages and limitations of the project management approaches.
The document discusses various aspects of project management including defining projects, planning projects, scheduling projects using techniques like PERT and CPM, controlling projects using tools like variance reports and earned value analysis, and addressing common issues that can arise like underestimating task times and poor multitasking. It also introduces the critical chain method which aims to reverse common cycles that cause missed deadlines by reducing safety time, prioritizing bottleneck resources, and using project buffers.
1) PERT and CPM are network analysis techniques used to schedule, coordinate, and control complex projects. They analyze the tasks involved in a project and their interdependencies to estimate project duration and identify the critical path.
2) The document discusses key aspects of PERT and CPM including activity networks, time estimates, critical path identification, and slack calculations. It also provides an example of applying PERT/CPM to schedule a construction project.
3) PERT and CPM both help answer questions about project completion date, start/finish times of tasks, critical tasks, and float or slack times. The example project demonstrates how its network diagram can be used to determine a 44-week schedule with identified
This document provides an overview of key concepts in project management. It discusses the project life cycle, which includes initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing stages. The roles of the project manager and project champion are outlined. Important techniques for project management are also introduced, including work breakdown structure (WBS), program evaluation and review technique (PERT), critical path method (CPM), and network diagrams. Probabilistic time estimates using a beta distribution are also covered.
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Project management involves planning, directing, and controlling resources to complete a project on time, within budget, and according to specifications. A key tool is the work breakdown structure, which defines the hierarchy of tasks and subtasks. The critical path method identifies the longest path of activities in a project as the critical path. It is important for scheduling and determining which activities have slack time. Time-cost tradeoff models determine the least costly way to reduce a project's duration.
The document discusses project management techniques including project planning, scheduling, and controlling. It describes tools like the work breakdown structure, Gantt charts, critical path method (CPM), and program evaluation and review technique (PERT) that are used to define projects, relate activities, and monitor schedule and resources. Bechtel is provided as an example of a large project management firm that uses these techniques to manage complex global construction projects.
This document discusses project management techniques like PERT and CPM. It explains that PERT and CPM use network diagrams to analyze the sequence and duration of project activities to determine the critical path and project duration. The document provides examples of network diagrams and describes key aspects of PERT/CPM like crashing activities to shorten the project duration.
This document discusses project time management processes. It covers defining and sequencing activities, estimating activity resources and durations, developing a project schedule using techniques like critical path method, and controlling the schedule. The key processes include decomposing work, determining dependencies between tasks, estimating task durations and resource needs, using tools like network diagrams and Gantt charts to develop a schedule, and monitoring schedule performance to manage changes if needed. Project time management is important because schedule issues are a major cause of project conflicts.
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The document discusses various topics related to project management fundamentals including project cash flow, time value of money, project selection criteria, project scheduling, critical path method (CPM), Gantt charts, and staffing & rescheduling. It provides definitions and explanations of key concepts such as cost types, discount rates, numeric and non-numeric selection models, precedence relationships, critical paths, slack times, and resource smoothing. Examples are given to illustrate how to construct Gantt charts from CPM/PERT analysis and optimize schedules through staff reallocation.
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2. 17-2
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Discuss the behavioral aspects of projects
in terms of project personnel and the
project manager.
Discuss the nature and importance of a
work breakdown structure in project
management.
Give a general description of PERT/CPM
techniques.
Construct simple network diagrams.
3. 17-3
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
List the kinds of information that a PERT or
CPM analysis can provide.
Analyze networks with deterministic times.
Analyze networks with probabilistic times.
Describe activity crashing and solve
typical problems.
4. 17-4
Unique, one-time operations designed to
Unique, one-time operations designed to
accomplish a specific set of objectives in a limited
accomplish a specific set of objectives in a limited
time frame.
time frame.
Build A
A Done
Build B
B Done
Build C
C Done
Build D
Ship
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
On time!
Projects
Projects
5. 17-5
Project Management
Project Management
How is it different?
Limited time frame
Narrow focus, specific objectives
Less bureaucratic
Why is it used?
Special needs
Pressures for new or improves products or
services
6. 17-6
Project Management
Project Management
What are the Key Metrics
Time
Cost
Performance objectives
What are the Key Success Factors?
Top-down commitment
Having a capable project manager
Having time to plan
Careful tracking and control
Good communications
7. 17-7
Project Management
Project Management
What are the Major Administrative
Issues?
Executive responsibilities
Project selection
Project manager selection
Organizational structure
Organizational alternatives
Manage within functional unit
Assign a coordinator
Use a matrix organization with a project leader
9. 17-9
Planning and Scheduling
Planning and Scheduling
MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Locate new
facilities
Interview staff
Hire and train staff
Select and order
furniture
Remodel and install
phones
Move in/startup
Gantt Chart
10. 17-10
Deciding which projects to implement
Selecting a project manager
Selecting a project team
Planning and designing the project
Managing and controlling project resources
Deciding if and when a project should be
terminated
Key Decisions
Key Decisions
12. 17-12
Temptation to understate costs
Withhold information
Misleading status reports
Falsifying records
Comprising workers safety
Approving substandard work
Ethical Issues
Ethical Issues
15. 17-15
PERT and CPM
PERT and CPM
PERT: Program Evaluation and
Review Technique
CPM: Critical Path Method
Graphically displays project activities
Estimates how long the project will take
Indicates most critical activities
Show where delays will not affect project
16. 17-16
The Network Diagram
The Network Diagram
Network (precedence) diagram diagram of
project activities that shows sequential
relationships by the use of arrows and nodes.
Activity-on-arrow (AOA) a network diagram
convention in which arrows designate activities.
Activity-on-node (AON) a network diagram
convention in which nodes designate activities.
Activities steps in the project that consume
resources and/or time.
Events the starting and finishing of activities,
designated by nodes in the AOA convention.
17. 17-17
The Network Diagram (contd)
The Network Diagram (contd)
Path
Sequence of activities that leads from the starting
node to the finishing node
Critical path
The longest path; determines expected project
duration
Critical activities
Activities on the critical path
Slack
Allowable slippage for path; the difference the
length of path and the length of critical path
18. 17-18
Project Network Activity on
Project Network Activity on
Arrow
Arrow
1
2
3
4
5 6
Locate
facilities
Order
furniture
Furniture
setup
Interview
Hire and
train
Remodel
Move
in
Figure 17.4
AOA
19. 17-19
Project Network Activity on
Project Network Activity on
Node
Node
1
2
3
5
6
Locate
facilities
Order
furniture
Furniture
setup
Interview
Remodel
Move
in
4
Hire and
train
7
S
Figure 17.4
AON
21. 17-21
Time Estimates
Time Estimates
Deterministic
Time estimates that are fairly certain
Probabilistic
Estimates of times that allow for variation
22. 17-22
Example 1
Example 1
1
2
3
4
5 6
8 weeks
6 weeks
3 weeks
4 weeks
9 weeks
11 weeks
1 week
Locate
facilities
Order
furniture
F
u
r
n
i
t
u
r
e
s
e
t
u
p
Interview
Hire and train
Remodel Move
in
Deterministic
Deterministic
time estimates
time estimates
Figure 17.5
23. 17-23
Example 1 Solution
Example 1 Solution
P a t h L e n g th
( w e e k s )
S la c k
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
1 - 2 - 5 - 6
1 - 3 - 5 - 6
1 8
2 0
1 4
2
0
6
Critical Path
24. 17-24
Network activities
ES: early start
EF: early finish
LS: late start
LF: late finish
Used to determine
Expected project duration
Slack time
Critical path
Computing Algorithm
Computing Algorithm
25. 17-25
Probabilistic Time Estimates
Probabilistic Time Estimates
Optimistic time
Time required under optimal conditions
Pessimistic time
Time required under worst conditions
Most likely time
Most probable length of time that will be
required
30. 17-30
Example 5 Time Estimates
Example 5 Time Estimates
2.83
a
4.00
d
5.0
e
7.0
f
4.00
b
6.0
h
3
.
3
3
g
4.17
i
3
.
1
7
c
Tabc = 10.0
Tdef = 16.0
Tghi = 13.50
31. 17-31
Path Probabilities
Path Probabilities
Z =
Specified time Path mean
Path standard deviation
Z indicates how many standard deviations
of the path distribution the specified tine
is beyond the expected path duration.
33. 17-33
Time-cost Trade-offs: Crashing
Time-cost Trade-offs: Crashing
Crash shortening activity duration
Procedure for crashing
Crash the project one period at a time
Only an activity on the critical path
Crash the least expensive activity
Multiple critical paths: find the sum of
crashing the least expensive activity on
each critical path
36. 17-36
Advantages of PERT
Advantages of PERT
Forces managers to organize
Provides graphic display of activities
Identifies
Critical activities
Slack activities 1
2
3
4
5 6
37. 17-37
Limitations of PERT
Limitations of PERT
Important activities may be omitted
Precedence relationships may not be
correct
Estimates may include
a fudge factor
May focus solely
on critical path
1
2
3
4
5 6
142 weeks
38. 17-38
Goldratts Critical Chain
Goldratts Critical Chain
Goldratts insight on project management
Time estimates are often pessimistic
Activities finished ahead of schedule often go
unreported
With multiple projects, resources needed for one
project may be in use on another
39. 17-39
Computer aided design (CAD)
Groupware (Lotus Notes)
CA Super Project
Harvard Total Manager
MS Project
Sure Track Project Manager
Time Line
Project Management Software
Project Management Software
40. 17-40
Imposes a methodology
Provides logical planning structure
Enhances team communication
Flag constraint violations
Automatic report formats
Multiple levels of reports
Enables what-if scenarios
Generates various chart types
Advantages of PM Software
Advantages of PM Software
41. 17-41
Risk: occurrence of events that have
undesirable consequences
Delays
Increased costs
Inability to meet specifications
Project termination
Project Risk Management
Project Risk Management
42. 17-42
Identify potential risks
Analyze and assess risks
Work to minimize occurrence of risk
Establish contingency plans
Risk Management
Risk Management
43. 17-43
Summary
Summary
Projects are a unique set of activities
Projects go through life cycles
PERT and CPM are two common
techniques
Network diagrams
Project management software available