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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