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    The document provides an overview of project scheduling techniques. It discusses how scheduling converts a project plan into a timetable and serves as a tool for monitoring and controlling project activities. Network techniques like PERT and CPM are described as the most common scheduling approaches, using diagrams of connected activities to illustrate task dependencies and identify critical paths. Gantt charts are also covered as a way to visually track planned versus actual progress in an easy-to-understand format. The key benefits of scheduling, critical tasks, and network construction methods are summarized.

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    The document provides an overview of project scheduling techniques. It discusses how scheduling converts a project plan into a timetable and serves as a tool for monitoring and controlling project activities. Network techniques like PERT and CPM are described as the most common scheduling approaches, using diagrams of connected activities to illustrate task dependencies and identify critical paths. Gantt charts are also covered as a way to visually track planned versus actual progress in an easy-to-understand format. The key benefits of scheduling, critical tasks, and network construction methods are summarized.

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    Project Management:

    A Managerial Approach
    By Jack R. Meredith and Samuel J. Mantel, Jr.

    Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

    Presentation prepared by RTBM WebGroup


    Project Management
    A Managerial Approach

    Project
    Scheduling
    Scheduling
     A schedule is the conversion of a
    project action plan into an operating
    timetable
     It serves as the basis for monitoring
    and controlling project activity
     Taken together with the plan and
    budget, it is probably the major tool
    for the management of projects
    Chapter 8-1
    Scheduling
     In a project environment, the
    scheduling function is more important
    than it would be in an ongoing
    operation
     Projects lack the continuity of day-to-
    day operations and often present much
    more complex problems of
    coordination
    Chapter 8-2
    Scheduling
     The basic approach of all scheduling
    techniques is to form a network of
    activity and event relationships
     This network should graphically portray
    the sequential relations between the
    tasks in a project
     Tasks that must precede or follow
    other tasks are then clearly identified,
    in time as well as function
    Chapter 8-3
    Scheduling
     Such networks are a powerful tool for
    planning and controlling a project and
    have the following benefits:
     It is a consistent framework for planning,
    scheduling, monitoring, and controlling the
    project
     It illustrates the interdependence of all tasks,
    work packages, and work elements
     It denotes the times when specific individuals
    must be available for work on a given task
    Chapter 8-4
    Scheduling
     Network benefits (cont.):
     It aids in ensuring that the proper
    communications take place between
    departments and functions
     It determines an expected project completion
    date
     It identifies so-called critical activities that, if
    delayed, will delay the project completion time
     It identifies activities with slack that can be
    delayed for specific periods without penalty
    Chapter 8-5
    Scheduling
     Network benefits (cont.):
     It determines the dates on which tasks may be
    started - or must be started if the project is to
    stay on schedule
     It illustrates which tasks must be coordinated to
    avoid resource timing conflicts
     It illustrates which tasks may run, or must be
    run, in parallel to achieve the predetermined
    project completion date
     It relieves some interpersonal conflict by clearly
    showing task dependencies Chapter 8-6
    Network Techniques:
    PERT and CPM
     With the exception of Gantt charts, the most
    common approach to scheduling is the use of
    network techniques such as PERT and CPM
     The Program Evaluation and Review
    Technique was developed by the U.S. Navy in
    1958
     The Critical Path Method was developed by
    DuPont, Inc during the same time period

    Chapter 8-7
    Network Techniques:
    PERT and CPM
     PERT has been primarily used for
    research and development projects
     CPM was designed for construction
    projects and has been generally
    embraced by the construction industry
     The two methods are quite similar and
    are often combined for educational
    presentation
    Chapter 8-8
    Terminology
     Activity - A specific task or set of tasks that
    are required by the project, use up resources,
    and take time to complete
     Event - The result of completing one or more
    activities. An identifiable end state occurring
    at a particular time. Events use no resources.
     Network - The combination of all activities
    and events define the project and the activity
    precedence relationships

    Chapter 8-9
    Terminology
     Path - The series of connected activities
    (or intermediate events) between any two
    events in a network
     Critical - Activities, events, or paths
    which, if delayed, will delay the
    completion of the project. A project’s
    critical path is understood to mean that
    sequence of critical activities that connect
    the project’s start event to its finish event
    Chapter 8-10
    Terminology
     An activity can be in any of these conditions:
     It may have a successor(s) but no
    predecessor(s) - starts a network
     It may have a predecessor(s) but no
    successor(s) - ends a network
     It may have both predecessor(s) and
    successor(s) - in the middle of a network
     The interconnections depend on the
    technological relationships described in the
    action plan Chapter 8-11
    Drawing Networks
     Activity-on-Arrow (AOA) networks use arrows
    to represent activities while nodes stand for
    events
     Activity-on-Node (AON) networks use nodes
    to represent activities with arrows to show
    precedence relationships
     The choice between AOA and AON
    representation is largely a matter of personal
    preference

    Chapter 8-12
    Drawing Networks

    Chapter 8-13
    Gantt Charts

     The Gantt chart shows planned and actual progress


    for a number of tasks displayed against a horizontal
    time scale
     It is an effective and easy-to-read method of
    indicating the actual current status for each set of
    tasks compared to the planned progress for each
    item of the set
     It can be helpful in expediting, sequencing, and
    reallocating resources among tasks
     Gantt charts usually do not show technical
    dependencies
    Chapter 8-14
    Scheduling

    Chapter 8-15
    Gantt Charts
     There are several advantages to the use of
    Gantt charts:
     Even though they may contain a great deal of
    information, they are easily understood
     While they may require frequent updating, they
    are easy to maintain
     Gantt charts provide a clear picture of the
    current state of a project
     They are easy to construct
    Chapter 8-16
    Summary
     Scheduling is particularly important to
    projects because of the complex
    coordination problems
     The network approach to scheduling offers
    a number of specific advantages of special
    value for projects
     Critical project tasks typically constitute
    fewer than 10 percent of all the project
    tasks
    Chapter 8-17
    Summary
     Although research indicates technological
    performance is not significantly affected by
    the use of PERT/CPM, there did seem to be a
    significantly lower probability of cost and
    schedule overruns
     Network techniques can adopt either an
    activity-on-node or activity-on-arc framework
    without significantly altering the analysis

    Chapter 8-18
    Summary
     Networks are usually constructed from
    left to right, indicating activity
    precedence and event times as the
    network is constructed
     Gantt charts are closely related to
    network diagrams, but are more easily
    understood and provide a clearer
    picture of the current state of the
    project
    Chapter 8-19
    Scheduling

    Questions?
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    Picture Files
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    Figure 8-1
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    Figure 8-9
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    Figure 8-10
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    Figure 8-11
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    Figure 8-12
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    Figure 8-13
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    Figure 8-14
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    Figure 8-15
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    Figure 8-16
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    Figure 8-17
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    Figure 8-20
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    Figure 8-21
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    Figure 8-22
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    Figure 8-25
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    Figure 8-27
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    Figure 8-28
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    Figure 8-30
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    Table Files
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