2. 5/22/00 Models in I.E. Lecture 5 Project Management Network Models

3. 1/26/00 IE 2030 Lecture 5: Project Management The problems of project management Use of network models Gantt charts PERT/CPM networks –Drawing the networks –Critical Paths –Dealing with uncertainty

4. 1/26/00 IE 2030 Lecture 5: Project Management Getting everything done in Sr. Design Managing a software project Building a house; construction management Planning a wedding

5. 1/26/00 IE 2030 Lecture 5: Project Management Many ACTIVITIES Some can be performed in parallel Others are constrained by PRECEDENCE RELATIONSHIPS Lay Foundation

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7. 1/26/00 IE 2030 Lecture 5: Project Management Lay FoundationExcavate Buy Roofing Material

8. 1/26/00 IE 2030 Lecture 5: Project Management Pseudocode Design Code Walkthrough Debug Beta Test Specs Documentation Packaging Test

9. 1/26/00 The Mythical Man-Month by Brooks Project team size or other resource constraints often limit work rate Time requirements for activities may be uncertain Goal of network scheduling models: complete project on time w/o excessive cost. Decide who does what, when? IE 2030 Lecture 5: Project Management

10. 1/26/00 IE 2030 Lecture 5: Project Management Main goal: schedule activities and assign resources to activities. Other goals: –allocate resources effectively to achieve main goal –keep track of an ongoing project, make adjustments

11. 1/26/00 IE 2030 Lecture 5: Gantt Charts Old, Still Used Not as good as PERT/CPM Networks, especially for Precedence Relationships

12. 1/26/00 IE 2030 Lecture 5: Project Management Pseudocode Design Code Walkthrough Debug Beta Test Specs Documentation Packaging Test Select Programming Team

13. 1/26/00 IE 2030 Lecture 5: Project Management PseudocodeDesign Code Walkthrough Debug Beta Test Specs Documentation Packaging Test Select Programming Team Dummy