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    ESD.36J System & Project Management

    Dynamics of Project Performance+-

    Strategic Issues in ProjectPreparation and Planning

    SD Class Five (10/7/03)Copyright 2003James M. Lyneis

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    - Topics

    Homework Review and Module One

    Wrapup

    Project Management A StrategicView

    Managing Project Dynamics -Project Preparation and Planning

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    - Topics

    Homework Review and Module One

    Wrapup

    Project Management A StrategicView

    Managing Project Dynamics -Project Preparation and Planning

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    - Homework Assignments HW1: Network Planning Techniques HW2: Task based DSM HW3: Design a Project Organization

    HW4: SD verify Brooks law HW5: Case study comparison HW6: SD project adapation

    Discuss MasterSolution

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    - HW1 SolutionUAV Project

    Reducing Critical Path [Kerzner]: Transferring resources to critical paths Elimination of some parts of the project Addition of more resources Substitution of less time-consuming tasks Parallelization of activities Shortening critical path activities Shortening early activities Shortening longest activities

    Shortening easiest activities Shortening activities least costly to speed up Increasing the number of work hours per day

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    - HW1 Solution (cont.)

    (EF) June 6, 2008

    GFEengineSetting target dates for

    suppliers:

    GFEday 29 Engineday 44 (51)

    Probability of finishing byday 100

    TE(m)=20, TV(m)=4 TE(n)=25, TV(n)=25 z=(100-110)/sqrt(29)=-1.86 Probability 3.1%

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    - HW2 Solution DSMItems 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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    3! Vehicle layout 1 d 14! GFE interface 1 e 1

    5! Fuselage design 1 1 1 f 1

    6! Wing design 1 g 1

    7! Avionics design 1 1 h 1

    8! Empennage design 1 i

    9! Engine delivery 1 j

    10! Vehicle integration 1 1 1 k

    11! GFE delivery 1

    12! Ground testing 1 m

    13! Flight testing 1 n

    Artifact of sequencingDesign processFeedback additions

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    - HW2 Solution (cont.)Airframe Equipment

    Design InstallationItems

    1! Requirement definition

    3! Vehicle layout

    5! Fuselage design

    8! Empennage design Unplanned6! Wing design Iterations4! GFE interface

    7! Avionics design

    2! Engine specification

    9! Engine delivery

    11! GFE delivery

    10! Vehicle integration

    12! Ground testing

    13! Flight testing

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    Integration

    and Test

    PlannedIterations

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    Wrapup Discussion for Module 1(Methods and Tools)

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    - Critical Path Method/PERT

    critical path0 C,20 20 20

    E,20 F,4040 40 80

    Finish

    S=0 A,0 0

    Start

    G,2080 H,0100 100 F=100

    0 B,10 10 20 D,30 50

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    - What is CPM useful for?

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    - Design Structure Matrix1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60Set customer targetEstimate sales volumesEstablish pricing directionSchedule project timelineDevelopment methodsMacro targets/constraintsFinancial analysisDevelop program mapCreate initial QFD matrixSet technical requirementsWrite customer specificationHigh-level modelingWrite target specificationDevelop test planDevelop validation planBuild base prototypeFunctional modelingDevelop product modules

    Lay out integrationIntegration modelingRandom testingDevelop test parametersFinalize schematicsValidation simulationReliability modelingComplete product layoutContinuity verificationDesign rule checkDesign package

    Generate masksVerify masks in fabRun wafersSort wafersCreate test programsDebug productsPackage productsFunctionality testingSend samples to customersFeedback from customersVerify sample functionalityApprove packaged productsEnvironmental validationComplete product validationDevelop tech. publicationsDevelop service coursesDetermine marketing nameLicensing strategyCreate demonstrationConfirm quality goalsLife testingInfant mortality testingMfg. process stabilizationDevelop field support planThermal testingConfirm process standardsConfirm package standardsFinal certificationVolume productionPrepare distribution networkDeliver product to customers

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    - What is DSM useful for?

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    -System Dynamics

    External factors; management responses; side effects

    ity

    ApparentProgress

    CustomerChanges Schedule

    Acceleration

    Work, Worksite

    Congestion,CoordinationProblems,

    Employee Skill

    Fatigue,Burnout

    Overtime

    Hiring

    ScopeGrowth

    UndiscoveredReworkKnownRework

    Work

    Really Done

    Work

    To Be Done

    Progress

    ReworkDiscovery

    People Productiv Quality

    Out-of-Sequence

    Morale Problems

    Average

    and Quality

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    - What is SD useful for?

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    - SPM Methods OverviewPERT DSM SD

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    strength

    Detailed

    Planning

    Critical path

    identification

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    iterations

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    Architecture-

    task mapping

    Explores

    dynamic

    drivers

    Informs PM

    actions

    (-)weakness

    No iterationsNo connection

    to organization

    Operationalplanning

    individual taskmodels

    impractical

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    Class

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    12/4 Presentations 212/2 Presentations 1

    11/25 No Class

    11/20 Success Factors

    11/13 Concurrency11/11 Veterans Day

    11/6 Project Adaptation11/4 Project Tracking

    10/30 Risk Management10/28 Critical Path

    10/23 Case 3: H/W&S/W10/21 Case 2: H/W

    10/16 Case 1: S/W10/14 ICE Methods

    10/9 PDPs10/7 Strategic Issues

    10/2 Managing9/30 Project Simulation

    9/25 Feedback & Rework

    9/18 Project Organization9/16 Iterations DSM

    9/11 Task-based DSM9/9 Network Techniques

    11/27 Thanksgiving

    11/18 Project Metrics

    Dynamics

    9/23 System Dynamics 1

    Trip

    Note twoNo Class3-hour

    classes

    in

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    System Project Management

    ESD.36 Framework

    ProjectPreparation Project

    Planning

    ProjectAdaptation

    Project

    Monitoring

    Enterprise has

    chosen what productor system to develop

    Ref: J. Warmkessel

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    Homework Review and Module One

    Wrapup

    Project Management A StrategicView

    Managing Project Dynamics -Project Preparation and Planning

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    - Framework

    Project

    Preparation

    Project

    Planning

    Project

    Execution

    Project

    Adaptation

    Doing the right job

    Doing the job right

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    What is strategy as it applies to

    an individual project (vs. corporate

    strategy as it applies to projectsand the project portfolio)?

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    Corporate Strategy for the Project

    Determining the fit of the project to businessobjectives (the mission doing the right job)

    features / scope of end product schedule milestones (time to market) delivered quality (defects) resources & budget (development cost)And the mix/timing of projects necessary to achieve

    corporate strategy

    Operationally, projects implementcorporate strategy.

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    -Mission Dimensions

    Priority & Specific ObjectivesHigh, Stretch Low, Slack

    Features / Scope

    Defects/ Undiscovered

    Rework

    Resources / Cost

    Time-to-Market/

    Schedule

    Medium

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    -Strategic Project Management

    Understanding how project design decisionsaffect project performance Scope/schedule/ ... (i.e., mission) Organization, process, ... Buffers, phase overlap, ... Staffing strategies, schedule slip, ... ...

    and how they affect other current projects(portfolio issues), and future projects.

    Operationally, day-to-day projectdecisions implement project strategy.

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    -Process & Organization Issues

    Waterfall vs. spiral vs. ...Autonomous team vs. functional (&

    therefore multiple projects per person?)

    Integrated product teams? System vs. modules (?) How much to subcontract, make vs. buy

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    -Staffing Issues

    How much to rely on overtime (vs.adding staff)?

    Should you pay extra for experience? Generalists vs. specialists? Co-location vs. geographically

    dispersed (vs. not getting enough

    people, local content, ?) How much training How much is it worth to reduce attrition?

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    -Strategic vs Operational Decisions

    Operational Strategic

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    Strategic Project Management Pertains

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    Project

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    Project

    Planning

    Project

    Execution

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    Adaptation

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    Doing the job right

    Strategic Project

    Management

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    Homework Review and Module One

    Wrapup

    Project Management A Strategic

    View

    Managing Project Dynamics -Project Preparation and Planning

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    Typical project dynamics ...

    ProjectStaffing

    Typical

    Plan

    ... Result inschedule

    &/or budget

    overrun

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    Project dynamics from Homework 4:

    Graph for Staff Level60

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    Time (Month)

    Staff Level : Class4 Hire 100 People

    Staff Level : Class4 Hire 0 People

    Staff Level : Class4 People

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    Strategic Project Management

    What can we do to avoid/minimize thedynamics ...

    in project preparation (design) andproject planning?

    in project execution and adaptation(e.g., risk management and change

    management)?

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    Work Qualityto Date

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    How Does It Get Started?

    Inconsistent mission(scope/schedule/defects/budget)

    Late changes and other risks

    Quality problems

    These are characteristics of complex

    (vs. simple) projects

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    How Does It Get Started?

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    Late changes and other risks

    Quality problems

    These are characteristics of complex

    (vs. simple) projects

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    Mission Dimensions

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    Defects/ Undiscovered

    Rework

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    Schedule

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    Consistent Project Can Achieve the Plan

    Scope = 100 (tasks) Scheduled Completion Date = 30

    (month) (vs. 27 in Class4 model)

    Delivered Quality > 99% Staff = 4 (people) Normal Quality = .95 (fraction) (vs. .85

    in Class4 model)

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    Staff & Progress

    100 Task6 People

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    Time (Month)

    Work Done : Plan Task

    Staff Level : Plan People

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    Quality : Plan FractionEffect of Prior Work Quality on Quality : Plan Fraction

    Effect of Experience on Quality : Plan Fraction

    Effect of Schedule Pressure on Quality : Plan Fraction

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    Inconsistent Projects Can Initiate

    the Dynamics

    Plan Work 125 [Scope = 125 initial tasks (vs100)]

    Plan Schedule 22 [Scheduled completiondate = 22.5 (vs 30)]

    Plan Staff 3 [Staff = 3 people until past 50%complete (vs 4); this might also reflect

    resource constraints as well as poor or

    aggressive planning]. Plan Quality 85 [Normal Quality = .85 (vs

    .95)]

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    Staff Level : Plan Work 125 People

    Staff Level : Plan Schedule 22 People

    Staff Level : Plan Staff 3 People

    Staff Level : Plan Quality 85 People

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    What makes it worse?

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    Work To

    Be Done Really Done Hours atTime of Prerequisites Added Completion

    Work ObsoletedKnown Undiscovered WorkWork Quality

    to DateRework Rework

    ReworkDiscovery

    PerceivedProgress

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    Graph for Quality

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    Quality on Quality

    Feedback

    What makes it worse?

    Plan

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    Time (Month)

    Quality : Class 5 Plan Fraction

    Quality : Class 5 Plan Scope 125 Fraction

    Quality : Class 5 Plan Schedule 22 Fraction

    Quality : Class 5 Plan Staff 3 Fraction

    Quality : Class 5 Plan Quality 85 Fraction

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    Graph for Effect of Experience on Quality

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    Quality Feedback

    What makes it worse?

    Plan

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    Time (Month)

    Effect of Experience on Quality : Class 5 Plan Dimensionless

    Effect of Experience on Quality : Class 5 Plan Scope 125 Dimensionless

    Effect of Experience on Quality : Class 5 Plan Schedule 22 Dimensionless

    Effect of Experience on Quality : Class 5 Plan Staff 3 Dimensionless

    Effect of Experience on Quality : Class 5 Plan Quality 85 Dimensionless

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    Trying to achieve inconsistent

    objectives can lead to disasterTest Finish Cost(person-mos)Plan 29.875 116.7Increase Scope 33.125 211.3 (vs. 145

    to 125 budget)

    Reduce 27.6 194.7

    Schedule to 22.5Reduce Initial 34 193.0Staff to 3

    35.8 213.5

    Normal Q = .85

    With end result worse (schedule/cost) than if project

    budgeted higher at startCopyright

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    simulations (and Homework 4 model)?

    Adding staff, and therefore cost. Based on homework, can this ever

    work?

    How often do you believe thoseconditions exist?

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    How Does It Get Started?

    Inconsistent mission(scope/schedule/defects/budget)

    Late changes and other risks Quality problems

    These are characteristics of complex(vs. simple) projects

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    the Dynamics As Well

    Changes 20% of tasks done obsoleted at month 15 Put into undiscovered rework (what needs

    to be redone often not completely known

    when change is made).

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    Changes

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    Graph for Quality-

    Quality ...1

    0.9

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    Changes

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    H D It G t St t d?

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    How Does It Get Started?

    Inconsistent mission(scope/schedule/budget)

    Late changes and other risks Quality problems

    These are characteristics of complex(vs. simple) projects

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    + What causes project quality

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    - problems?

    Remember, quality as used in themodel is any work done incorrectly orincompletely, regardless of cause

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    d lit bl ?

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    and quality problems?

    Changes represent truly unknowable,uncontrollable, exogenous impacts(though the fact that they often happenmight be planned for)

    competitor introduces a new feature ...

    Quality problems can be anticipatedand dealt with in the design andmanagement of the project

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    the chances of the dynamics getting started?

    Consistent mission? Reflects typical quality problems?

    Accounts for possible changes andrisks?

    Note: Source of problem affects solution

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    - Both Preparation & Planning

    Project

    Preparation

    Project

    Planning

    Project

    Execution

    Project

    Adaptation

    Doing the right job

    Doing the job right

    Strategic Project

    Management

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    Strategic Project Management

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    Strategic Project Management

    Establishing project designparameters -

    Consistent mission Development process Organization structure (?) Staffing strategy Phase overlap & concurrency What to measure, monitor, and exert

    pressure on ...

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    Strategic Project Design

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    Strategic Project Design

    Given the mission objectives, what is theproject likely to cost and when will it finish(given prior experience)? What risks mightthe project face?

    How can we optimize the tradeoff amongscope/schedule/budget in meeting theprojects mission? What will it really cost meto finish earlier, add features, .

    What changes in process, organization, etc. might improve the tradeoff.

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    +How many people feel that on the typical project

    i i i b d d h d l

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    -in your organization, budget and schedule are

    More than is needed __________

    Just right __________

    Tight, but manageable __________

    Insufficient enough that the vicious circles aresignificant __________

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    Why Wont We Develop a Realistic Plan?

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    Why Won t We Develop a Realistic Plan?

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    Lessons

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    Lessons

    Getting a feasible project design is thefirst step to avoiding adverse projectdynamics

    Prior projects are the best source ofinformation with which to design arobust project

    There is an optimal tradeoff amongscope, budget, schedule, and delivered

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    + How can we design a project that minimizes the

    chances of the dynamics getting started?

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    chances of the dynamics getting started?

    Consistent mission? Reflects typical quality problems?

    Accounts for possible changes andrisks?

    Note: Source of problem affects solution

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    Strategic Project Management

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    g j g

    Establishing project design

    parameters - Consistent mission Development process Organization structure (?) Staffing strategy

    Strategic Phase overlap & concurrency Project

    Planning? What to measure, monitor,and exert pressure on

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    Selected Issues in Project Planning

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    -Selected Issues in Project Planning

    Selecting the process model Defining teams and responsibilitiesActivity planning and resource allocation Scheduling Determining what to measure, monitor,

    exert pressure on (reward)

    Identifying risks and mitigation plans

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    Strategic Process & Organization Issues

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    Waterfall vs. spiral vs. adaptive vs. ?Autonomous (dedicated) integrated

    product team vs. functional? System vs. modules? How much phase overlap and

    concurrency?

    How much to subcontract, make vs.buy?

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    Strategic Staffing Issues

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    How much to rely on overtime (vs.adding staff)?

    Should you pay extra for experience? Generalists vs. specialists? Co-location vs. geographically

    dispersed?

    How much training?

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    How do we assess what is rightfor out project?

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    + How do we assess what is right

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    for our project?System Dynamics Approach: Model the project with current processes, policies, Specify the direct impacts of alternatives (steady

    state vs. dynamic) on - Scope productivity quality rework discovery strength of productivity and quality effects ...[Secondary impacts assessed via simulation]

    Simulate and compare performance

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    Functional: Autonomous Teams ...

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    - Functional: Autonomous Teams ...

    Pros Cons

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    Functional: Sample Test

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    - Functional: Sample Test

    Integrated Teams:

    Improve normal quality to 0.925 (from 0.85because diverse members of team capture

    mistakes before they happen)

    Reduce Maximum rework discovery time to4 months (from 12 months)

    Reduce Normal productivity to .9 (from 1

    because multiple team member slowprogress, more review, discussion, )

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    Graph for Staff Level

    20

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    10

    5

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    Plan

    Functional

    Product Team

    Integrated

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    Time (Month)

    Staff Level : Class6 Plan People

    Staff Level : Class6 Waterfall People

    Staff Level : Class6 Integrated Teams People

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    Graph for Quality

    1

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    0.5

    0.25

    0

    Plan

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    Product Team

    Integrated

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    Quality : Class6 Plan Fraction

    Quality : Class6 Waterfall Fraction

    Quality : Class6 Integrated Teams Fraction

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    Graph for Undiscovered Rework

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    Undiscovered Rework : Class6 Waterfall Task

    Undiscovered Rework : Class6 Integrated Teams Task

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    Autonomous Integrated Teams vs.

    Functional

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    TestPlanFunctional

    Integrated

    Product Team

    Finish Cost(person-mos)

    29.875 116.738.875 263.3

    31.625 189.38

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    An integrated product team or similarorganization structure can improve

    performance if project conditions would

    otherwise cause significant undiscovered

    rework

    The benefits of these structures increase withthe uncertainty (risk), and likely project

    overrun with traditional development

    approaches

    Cautions ...Copyright 2003

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    -Strategic Project Management

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    Establishing project design parameters - Consistent mission Development process Organization structure (?) Staffing strategy Phase overlap & concurrency What to measure, monitor, and exert pressure on ...

    Next SD class well deal with the other

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