PROJECT CONTROLS TRAINING FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

PROJECT CONTROLS TRAINING FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANNING AND SCHEDULING The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by a period of worry and depression. John Preston Boston College

Its never as simple as it appears! Common sense must prevail.

PLANNING AND SCHEDULING Planning and Scheduling are two distinct elements of Project Management. Common practice is to use these terms interchangeably which leads to confusion. Planning & Scheduling phase may repeat over and over during a project Planning Scheduling Project Life Cycle

Terminology What are we talking about? ◦ CPM ADM PDM ◦ Node Arrow Activity ID ◦ Logic Restraint Link Dummy ◦ Forward Pass Backward Pass ◦ Critical Path Total Float Free Float ◦ Constraints Hammocks ◦ Logic Diagram Barchart

Relationships Name Four types of Relationships. Activity A Activity B Finish - to - Start Activity A Finish - to - Finish Activity A Activity B Start - to - Start Activity B Start - to - Finish Activity A Activity B What Type of Network are we using?

Calendars This is the calendar that we will use for this schedule

What pieces and parts of work and activities can you name? Estimate Constraints Scope Calendars Codes Data Items Progress Variance Schedule Activity WBS Reports Account abilities Integration Cost Accounts Resources Costs Schedule Dictionary EV Calculations SIMPOS Resource Planning

Networks are just activities and logic. The Power is in how you organize the Picture.

How does the schedule inform? Work Flows Resource Usage Project Schedule Delivery Timing THE INFORMATION WE NEED FOR DECISIONS IS WHAT MAKES THE SCHEDULE

Factoids Experience comes from good judgment Good judgment comes from bad experiences Most problems experienced during a project stem from poor communication of the execution plan

Tools like P 6, Microsoft planner, Open Plan, etc. are not useful if the following concepts are not in place. Baselines are based on. ◦ Scope ◦ Estimate ◦ Schedules must reflective the scope of work and the method of execution. Changes are documented and incorporated in a timely manor Team buy-in and usage. Scheduling is a Key of Baseline Management Thank you