ELC 347 project management Day 24

Agenda Integrative Project Assignment 7 Corrected Quiz 3 is Corrected Part 5 Feedback posted in File Exchange Any of the first five sections can be resubmitted for rescoring prior to finals week. The recorded score will the average of the original score and the score on the resubmitted section. Assignment 7 Corrected 8 A’s Quiz 3 is Corrected 1 A, 1 B, 4 C’s, 1 D and 1 no-take Everyone missed question on Critical Chain and buffers A project is represented by the activity durations (estimated at 90% likelihood of completion) and precedence requirements shown in the table. What is the length of the project buffer if this project is managed using critical chain methodology?

Schedule for rest of semester Today Project ‘s 5 & 6 Dec 4 Group Work Dec 8 Chap 12 IP Part 6 due Dec 11 Chap 13 & 14 Assignment 8 due Dec 18 @ 10 AM Quiz 4 Chap 12, 13 & 14 IP Project’s due © 2007 Prentice-Hall, Inc

Essentials Microsoft Project 2003 Dawn Parrish Wood Mary E. Pascarella Modifying Task Information

Objectives Edit and replace task information and check spelling Save a baseline Enter percent complete View percent complete Enter actuals Specify lead and lag time Resolve constraint conflicts and set a task deadline

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Why would I Do This? To track project progress Task level Assignment level Requires assigned resources Time period Using different viewing options Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Visual Summary Baseline – original information to track progress Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Editing and Replacing Task Information and Checking Spelling Effort-driven scheduling Default setting Resource adjustments Reflected in overall project completion dates Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Task Usage View View the specific task Double-click to open task information Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Task Information Dialog Box Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Task Modification Results Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Find And Replace Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Spell Check Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Saving A Baseline Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Print Baseline Data Hide Gantt Chart portion of the Tracking Gantt View Ready for print Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Entering Percent Complete Task Information dialog box Tracking toolbar Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Tracking Toolbar Up Close Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Viewing Percent Complete Easiest methods Gantt Chart Percent complete column Background calculations Actual duration Remaining duration Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Gantt Chart View Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Adding Percent Complete Column Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Entering Actuals Alternate work progress tracking Actual work Finish dates Work durations Related fields automatically updated Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Modifying Task Information Using the Tracking Table Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Specifying Lead and Lag Time Lead time Task overlap Negative number Lag time Time needed between tasks Positive number Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Create Lead/Lag Time Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Resolving Constraint Conflicts And Setting A Task Deadline Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Constraint Date Table Results of removing a constraint Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Deadlines Target dates Task Information dialog box Technically not constraints Indicator icon appears if deadline passes Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Summary Edit and replace task information and check spelling Save a baseline Enter percent complete View percent complete Enter actuals Specify lead and lag time Resolve constraint conflicts and set a task deadline

Review Options Key terms Checking concepts and terms Discussion Skill drill Challenge

What are your questions? Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Essentials Microsoft Project 2003 Dawn Parrish Wood Mary E. Pascarella Modifying Tasks Using The Gantt Chart

Objectives Add a progress line to a Gantt chart Remove task dependencies Reschedule uncompleted work Modify and remove a split Use Tracking Gantt view to analyze the critical path Check overall project progress

Why would I Do This? Budget Time constraints Scope To monitor progress in the three main project areas Budget Time constraints Scope Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Visual Summary Advertising campaign Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Progress Line In A Gantt Chart Quick visual reference Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

To Add Progress Lines to a Gantt Chart Project information Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Progress Line Dialog Box Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Actual Progress Line Right spike = ahead Left spike = behind Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Modifying A Specific Task Double-click task to get Task Information dialog box Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Results Of Change Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Removing Task Dependencies No longer needed View task Screen Tip Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Unlink Tasks Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Rescheduling Uncompleted Work Splitting a task … Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Split Task Screen Feedback … Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Modifying And Removing A Split Adjust for changes in the project Change the unit of time Default is one unit Remove the split … Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

To Modify And Remove The Split Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Using Tracking Gantt View To Analyze The Critical Path Predecessors Critical tasks Tracking Gantt view Baseline bar Comparison to actual Variance task table Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Tracking Gantt Chart Display Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Critical Task And ScreenTip Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Changing Date Of Critical Task Changes project completion date Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Checking Overall Project Progress Project statistics Up-to-the-minute statistics View only Project summary report outlines actual and baseline data Tracking Gantt view Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Project Statistics Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Project Summary Report Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved. Tracking Gantt View Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.

Summary Add a progress line to a Gantt chart Remove task dependencies Reschedule uncompleted work Modify and remove a split Use Tracking Gantt view to analyze the critical path Check overall project progress

Review Options Key terms Checking concepts and terms Discussion Skill drill Challenge

What are your questions? Copyright © 2004 Prentice-Hall. All rights reserved.