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| Home > Workshops | May 21, 2012 |
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Advanced Approach of Scheduling Projects OverviewMany people and organizations do not schedule the tasks of a project well. If project is scheduled well, other factors are much easier to manage, and projects will be more effective and efficient. Lack of scheduling can and probably will result in failure of the project. Scheduling project, therefore, is crucial to project success. In fact, many years of project management experience have demonstrated over and over that an integrated project plan and schedule is the single most important factor in project success. ObjectivesTo provide project managers and the project staff with the skills and competencies required to successfully schedule their projects. TopicsModule 1: introduction to project scheduling• History of project scheduling • Pioneers of project scheduling • Scheduler Design – planning for schedule development • Managing the schedule • Forecast scheduling Adding business value to the schedule Module 2: Bar Charts • What is a bar chart? • Linked bar chart • Process of developing a bar chart • Activity duration • Risk contingency • Method statement Module 3:The Critical Path Method • A brief history of the critical path method • Arrow method • Precedence method • Concept of link lag • Total CPM Planning • CPM Problem Areas • Alternative CPM Models Module 4:Resource Management • Resources • Distribution of resources • Resource leveling • Resource leveling performed by computers • Managing the labor resource • Managing materials • Managing plant and equipment Module5: Overlapping Network Models • Finish-to-start link (FTS) • Start-to-start link (STS) • Finish-to-finish link (FTF) • Start-to-finish link (STF) • A compound link • Free and total float in overlapped networks • Calculating an overlapped critical path schedule • Overlapping of critical path schedules by computer • Redundant links in precedence schedules Module 6: Project Control • Project performance outcomes • Project control system • Monitoring performance • Evaluating performance • Adjustments/updates • Example of monitoring, evaluation and adjusting or updating of a critical path schedule • Cost–time optimization • Earned value Module 7: Critical Chain Scheduling • Shortcomings of the critical path method • Theory of constraints • Critical chain scheduling Module 8: Multiple Activity Charts • Format of a multiple activity chart • Preparation of a multiple activity chart • Example of MAC scheduling Module 9: The Line Of Balance Technique • Concept of line of balance • Concept of delivery program in LOB • Developing a LOB schedule • Developing a LOB schedule for projects requiring multiple crews Module 10: Program Evaluating and Review Technique (PERT) • Network construction • The probability concept in PERT • The computational process in PERT • Example of a PERT schedule • An alternative approach to PERT • Total PERT/CPM Planning • PERT Problem Areas • Alternative PERT Models Module 11: Using software in scheduling projects • Understanding Project Management Software • Software Features Offered • Software Classification What will I be able to do after participating I could not do before?On this workshop you will:• gain a thorough understanding of core Project scheduling tools and techniques • learn to schedule your project better – understanding which techniques fit with the situation • acquire new techniques for communicating effectively with peers, subordinates and bosses within your organization • understand better how to motivate your team members and improve their performance • Practice new skills in a safe environment, away from the pressures of your new management role. Length:5 days |
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