Managing the Design Process Project must Accomplish the goals - scope Be done within resources - spending Be done on time - scheduling
Four Functions of Management Planning: scope, spending, scheduling Organizing: who is responsible for what Leading: motivating and dividing work Controlling: tracking progress toward goals
Project Management Tools Work breakdown structure Linear responsibility chart Team calendar Gantt chart Activity network or PERT chart
Work Breakdown Structure A hierarchical representation of all the tasks that must be accomplished to complete the project breakdown of tasks, not roles or people not a flow chart showing temporal or logical relationships among tasks simply a convenient way to organize tasks
Linear Responsibility Chart Identifies who has primary responsibility for each task and who participates
Team Calendar Time frame and deadlines
Gantt Chart Maps activities against a time line
Activity Network Graph of activities and events showing logical order in which they must be performed. Also known as Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) chart