Project Management May 5, 2008 Eric Verzuh Project Management May 5, 2008 Eric Verzuh

Today’s agenda  WBS reviews  Network diagrams  Critical path scheduling

A Planning Method Publish Plan

WBS Review  Top-down decomposition?  Strong task names?  Logical basis for communicating with  Team? (both internal and external)  Outside oversight? (Local NGO mgt or funding source?)

A Planning Method Publish Plan

Network Diagram Task ID A B C D E G F

Network Diagram Quiz 1.Wake up 2.Go for a 3-mile jog 3.Make the bed 4.Dress for work 5.Make breakfast 6.Eat breakfast 7.Shower 8.Iron shirt/blouse 9.Drive to work  As a typical worker, you perform all of these tasks every morning.  Use a network diagram to show their predecessor/successor relationships. 22

A Planning Method Publish Plan

Estimate Work Packages  Duration  Labor  Skill  Equipment  Resource level This task will take 2 electrical engineers, with one volt meter, working 8 hours a day, for 4 days for a total of 64 hours.

A Planning Method Publish Plan

Critical Path Schedule Method A B C D E G F TaskDuration A2 B2 C1 D3 E1 F3 G2 TASK ID DURATION ES LF EF LS FLOAT

TASK ID DURATION ES LF EF LS FLOAT A D C B G F E Why backward schedule?

Scheduling

Scheduling Schedule flexibility (float)

Detailed Planning 1 Work Breakdown Structure 2 Network 3 Estimate task Duration Labor Skill, equipment 4 Calculate the critical path Assign & level resources 5 10 Notes 13 FFMBA Page 115

Resource Leveled (Before) Notes 13 Hours per day FFMBA Page 157

Detailed Planning Develop realistic schedules Notes 13 FFMBA Page 161

Resource Leveled (After) Hours per day Notes 13 FFMBA Page 159

Cash Flow Schedule Notes 13 FFMBA Page 185