CSSE 37225.Sep.2008

Finalizing the Schedule and CostChapter 7

OutlineLeveling strategiesResponsibility matrixMicro-level planningQualities of a scheduleToolsActivity

Resource leveling strategiesUtilize available slackShifting the project finish dateSmoothing

Alternatives• Further decomposition of tasks• Stretching tasks• Assigning substitute resources

CotD

Micro-level planning

Task Dependency Diagram and Time Scaled Resource Schedule

Work Package Assignment Sheet

Qualities a schedule must possessBe translatable into action

Start/end datesPersonTask description

Have retraceable logicBe visibleBe manageable

Tools discussion

Examples:

Microsoft Project

TRAC

ActivityLook at the WBS and estimates for your team’s projectStart with an activity that looks like it starts on day 1See how far you can build the PDM from there, putting in

reasonable dependenciesTry to make them all FS dependencies, to begin withRecord the ES, EF, LS, LF, and slack for each taskReexamine the tasks to see what’s really appropriate as an

FS, FF, SS, or SF dependency relationshipFind and indicate the critical chainIf there’s time left, re-evaluate your dependency

relationships to see if you can compress the schedule

Time: 20 minutes

Questions