Project Planning 1 Project n Group of Activities

Project Planning 1

Project n Group of Activities n Beginning, Middle, End n Well-Defined End Result 2

Projects Example 3

Examples of Projects n n n n Construction Research and Development Design of New Product or Process Space Shuttle Wedding Can You Think of Projects? Can You Think of Non-Projects? 4

Project Life Cycle 5

Project Layout is Oriented Around Project 6

Growth in Project Management n n n n Decline of Repetitive Manufacturing in U. S. Growth of U. S. Service & Project Oriented Industries Lack of Foreign Competition in Defense, Construction Need to Rebuild U. S. Infrastructure Greater Demand for New Product Introduction Proliferation of Project Management Software (Over 100 Kinds - $20 to $8000) Project Management Institute (PMI) 7

Growth in Project Management Growing Demand for Complex Goods, Services And Exponential Explosion of Human Knowledge Results in Larger and Larger Projects. This Creates Need for Sophisticated Management System 8

Project Planning Consists of: n Purpose n Objectives n Overview and General Approach n Schedules (PERT/CPM) n Resources n Personnel n Risk Management Plans n Evaluation and Control (Feedback) 9

Planning and Managing Risk n Risk Management Planning – Form Team n Risk Identification – Delphi Method n Qualitative Risk Analysis – Subjective Likelihood n Quantitative Risk Analysis – Use Probabilities n Risk Response Planning – Avoid, Mitigate, Accept, Control n Risk Monitoring and Control n Risk Management Register 10

Initial Project Planning: Draw System Boundaries A System Consists of the Following: n n Mission and Goals - Objectives - Performance - Effectiveness - Cost Environment Resources Subsystems 11

In Project Planning Activities Must be Identified Activities are Groups of Work Elements or Tasks with: n Similar Technology & Groups of Personnel n Single Duration of Time (Activity Completion is Event) n Definite Beginning & End 12

List of Activities Can Be Developed with: n “Gozinto” Chart n Bill of Materials n Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Basically a “Bill of Work Units” 13

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 14

WBS Information For Each Work Element (Activity) We Can Record: n n n n n Work Statement (Input/Output) Vendors, Contacts, Subcontractors End Item Specifications Cost Accounting Numbers & Costs (ABC) Resource Needs Probability Personnel (Linear Responsibility Chart, Trend) Times (Scheduling, PERT/CPM, Gantt Charts) Sequence Requirements 15

Activity Analysis: Example One Activity A B C D E F G H Description Define Problem Lease Computer Obtain Data Determine Alternatives Feasible Alternatives Evaluation & Modeling Find Best Alternative Implementation Follows ----A, B D C, E F G Days 3 5 4 1 1 5 1 3 16

Activity Analysis: Example Two Activity X Y Z A B Description ------------------------------------ Follows ------X, Y, Z Days 1 2 3 1 2 Draw Activity-On-Node (AON or CPM) Diagram. Draw Activity-On-Arrow (AOA or PERT) Diagram. 17

Activity Analysis: Example Three Activity a b c d e f g h Description Plan Survey Hire Personnel Design Questionnaire Train Personnel Select Households Print Questionnaire Conduct Survey Analyze Results Follows --a a b, c c c d, e, f g Draw Activity-On-Node (AON or CPM) Diagram. Draw Activity-On-Arrow (AOA or PERT) Diagram. 18

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