Project Scheduling Class 7

Project Identification SDLC Project Identification & Selection Project Initiation & Planning *** Analysis Logical Design Physical Design Implementation Maintenance

Class today Exercises using MS Project Homework #1 assigned

Representing and Scheduling Project Plans Gantt Chart: graphical representation of a project that shows each task activity as a horizontal bar. Pert chart: A diagram that depicts project activities and their inter-relationships. Critical path scheduling: a scheduling technique where the order and duration of the sequence of activities directly affect the completion date of a project.

Steps in Project Scheduling Identify phases/activities/tasks in project (use SDLC as guide) Estimate the size of the task Determine sequence for identified tasks Schedule tasks

Class Activity A project has been defined to contain the following list of activities and tasks along with their required times for completion:

ACTIVITY/task Time (weeks) Predecessors ANALYSIS: 1 – collect requirements 2 - 2 – analyze processes 3 1 3 – analyze data 3 2 DESIGN: 4 – design processes 7 2 5 – design data 6 2 6 – design screens 1 3,4 7 – design reports 5 4,5 IMPLEMENTATION: 8 – program 4 6,7 9 – test and document 8 7 10 – install 2 8,9

Lab Using Microsoft PM to create a project schedule (Gantt and PERT)