CE/EE 129A Instruction Team 11/19/2014 Project Scheduling CE/EE 129A Instruction Team 11/19/2014

Work Breakdown Structure Identify the tasks that need to be completed Assign categories to task Develops subcategories

Making a Burger Preparation Cooking Integration Slice tomatoes Slice onions Mix hamburger meat Make burger patties Slice lettuce Slice cheese Light grill Slice potatoes Season potatoes and meat Cooking Grill burger patty Grill potato slices Integration Build burger Don’t forget the pickles

Looking at task Slice Tomatoes 5 35 40 Early Start Early Finish 5 35 40 Early Start Early Finish Task Name Late Start Late Finish

Season Potatoes and Meat Mix Hamburger Meat 5 10 Identify the Critical Path Slice Tomatoes 10 15 35 40 Slice Potatoes 10 15 Make Burger Patties 20 25 Light Grill 5 Slice Cheese 10 15 35 40 Season Potatoes and Meat 15 20 Grill Burger Patty 25 40 Slice Lettuce 10 15 35 40 Grill Potato Slices 20 40 What about these? Build Burger 40 45 Slice Onions 10 15 35 40

Season Potatoes and Meat Mix Hamburger Meat 5 10 Assign Resources (People) 5 10 Slice Tomatoes Slice Potatoes Make Burger Patties 10 15 10 15 20 25 40 45 10 15 20 25 Light Grill Slice Cheese Season Potatoes and Meat 5 10 15 15 20 Grill Burger Patty 25 40 5 40 45 15 20 25 40 Slice Lettuce 10 15 Grill Potato Slices 20 40 Bertalotto Mantey Naud Petersen 40 45 20 40 Build Burger 40 45 Slice Onions 10 15 40 45 40 45

Summary Understand the flow of work Critical Path Dependencies Independent/Floating task Assign the correct resources to a task Work task in parallel where possible