1. ECE362 Principles of Design
Project Planning & Scheduling
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2. Development Grant = $$$
Product Development
Product Idea
Product
Specifications
Technical
Model
Stage 1 – Product Idea, Product Specifications, &
Technical Model
Stage 2 – Intellectual Property, Mkt Analysis & Business Models
Intellectual
Property
Market
Analysis
Business
Model
Planning &
Scheduling
Test Plan
Project
Management
Stage 3 – Scheduling &
Planning, Test Plan, & Project Management
Stage 4 – Budget,
Social Impact, Person. & Proposal Completion
Budget &
Resources
Social
Impact
Personnel
Qualifications
Development Grant = $$$
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3. Project Planning - Charter
The Project Charter
Team’s response to the clients statement of work (SOW)
Sets the scope of the project
It can include the following activities:
1. Write an Overview of the Project Scope
2. Determine the Team’s Boundaries for Creating
the Deliverables
3. Define the Customer’s Criteria for Acceptance
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4. Project Planning - Charter
4. Determine the Required Reviews and Approvals
5. Establish Risk Limits
6. Select the Project Leader and Team Members
7. Set Deadlines for Delivery of the Final Deliverables
8. Set Limits on Staffing & Spending
9. Create a List of Required Reports
10. Identify Organizational Constraints & Project Priorities.
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5. Project Planning - WBS Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
“A deliverable-oriented grouping of project elements that organizes and defines the total scope of a project”
Three to six levels in WBS’s, such as program, project, task, and subtask.
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6. Project Scheduling - WBS
Preparation
Boil soup
Boil rice
Boil peas
Brown chicken
Prepare sauce
Bake chicken, rice & sauce
Open Wine & let breathe
Eating
Eat soup
Eat entree
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7. Project Planning - WBS CLASS ACTIVITY
Statement of Work (SOW) – Build Habitat House
Determine the Activities Needed to Complete A Habitat House
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8. Project Scheduling Precedence Network
How can all the tasks of the WBS be scheduled? One method is to start with
Precedence Network
Arrows showing order (precedence) of the tasks
Show only activity and resources
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9. Project Scheduling Precedence Network
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10. Project Scheduling Class Activity
Establish the Precedence Chart for Building A Habitat House
1. One activity per Post-It note, include name, description and estimated duration (Initial each Post-It).
2. Arrange Post-Its on chart paper
3. Work together to rearrange Post-Its in order
4. Draw arrows to indicate precedence
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11. Project Scheduling - CPM
Critical Path Method builds on Precedence Network
A task number is assigned to each task
The duration is indicated for each task
The preceding task is identified for each task from the precedence network
Sum the activities along each path
The critical path is the one of longest duration
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12. Project Scheduling - CPM
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13. Project Scheduling - CPM
Forward Pass
Early Start (ES): Upper left corner of activity
Add the earliest start of the activity’s latest starting preceding activity to the predecessors duration
When two or more activities must be completed the maximum is used
Early Finish (EF): Upper right corner of activity
Add ES to duration for each activity
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14. Project Scheduling - CPM
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15. Project Scheduling - CPM
Backward Pass
Late Start (LS): Lower left corner of activity
Latest start of the earliest starting successor,
less the duration of the activity
Late Finish (LF): Lower right corner of activity
Add LS to duration for each activity
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16. Project Scheduling - CPM
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17. Project Scheduling - CPM
Critical Path
The path for which the Earliest and Latest Times are identical.
No delay of any event on this path can occur without delaying the entire project.
Non-critical elements that do not lie on the critical path can be delayed some amount without delaying the project.
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18. Project Scheduling - CPM
Free Float
The amount by which an activity can be delayed without any delay in the project.
Total Float
The total amount by which an activity can be delayed without any delay in the project.
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19. Project Scheduling - CPM
Critical Path
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20. Project Scheduling Class Activity Use CPM for Building A Habitat House
1. Begin with Precedence Network
2. Calculate ES, EF, LS, LF for each activity
3. Determine the Critical Path
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21. Project Scheduling – Gantt Chart
Gantt charts (aka timelines) show activities as a function of time.
Each activity of the WBS occupies a row
Each week/month occupies a column
Duration of an activity indicated by horizontal length
Interdependence can be included on Gantt chart
Milestones are due dates or deadlines
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22. Project Scheduling – Gantt Chart
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23. Project Scheduling – Gantt Chart
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24. Project Scheduling - CPM
CritPath Software
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25. Assignments
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT – CPR 1st Draft Project Technical Model submission closes Wednesday, January 14, 6AM EST.
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT – CPR 1st Draft Project Technical Model rating and review closes Friday, January 16, 5PM EST.
TEAM ASSIGNMENT – 1st Draft Project Business Model due Thursday, January 15
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