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1 Project Management – The Critical Path Method Dr. Jeff Landry Rosalind McCullough

2 What is a Project  Temporary – A project has a beginning and an end  Unique – A project is outside of routine work  Sponsored – A project has a sponsor that provides resources for the work

3 Why is Project Management Important? On time (Time) Delivering what was promised (scope) On budget (Cost) Triple Constraints

4 Challenged and Failing Software Projects Chaos Manifesto 2013, The Standish Group

5 Myers-Briggs Personality Test  A test designed to discover how a person sees things and makes decisions  Click on the MBTI link on your desktop

6 Myers-Briggs Personality Test  Find your personality type

7 Balanced Teams Activity  Find four people who do NOT have your personality type and sit with them. This is your new team.  Teams that have a variety of personality types tend to perform better because  Different personality types tend to see problems differently  One personality type may be better at a task than another

8 Critical Path Activity – Part 1  Lay the cards end to end in the correct order to make a sandwich Step1Step8Step2Step3Step4Step5Step6Step7

9 The Critical Path Start  The longest sequence of activities in a project to be completed on time for the project to complete on the due date. Finish 4 days 1 day 3 days 1 day 2 days

10 How long does it take to make the sandwich  21 minutes  How can you shorten the time?  Do things in parallel (at the same time)  Remove/change the requirements  Add resources  Shorten the duration to complete a task

11 Critical Path Activity – Part 2 Card 1 Card 8 Card 2 Card 3 Card 4 Card 5 Card 6 Card 7  Repeat the previous activity – this time put the cards in an order that will shorten the time it takes to make the sandwich

12 Making A Sandwich Toast bread Gather ingredients Cook bacon End Assemble sandwich Wash lettuce Start Slice cheese Cut tomato Butter bread

13 Conclusion On time (Time) Delivering what was promised (scope) On budget (Cost) Triple Constraints

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