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Project Planning

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Characteristics of a Project

RFP (Request For Proposal)

Project Planning Tools

Gannt (Bar) Charts

Assoc.Prof.Dr.B.G.Çetiner

Network Scheduling Systems (PERT Charts)

Characteristics of a Project


Project Planning

Performance

ScheduleCost

Three Legged Stool for successful project management

Request For Proposals (RFP)


Project Planning

Management part of Proposal: Discusses company,its relevant experience, its management methods and control systems, and describes the personnel proposed to lead the project

Technical part of Proposal: Outlines the design concept proposed to meet the needs, emphasizing the difference of the method with others to sell the idea

Cost part of Proposal: Price breakdown, contract change procedures, payment details



Project Planning

Statement of Work: Describes what is to be provided in the project. Covers General Scope, itemize the tasks to be performed, products to be delivered at the end, the data and reports to be supplied

Milestones: They are key dates for major project activities

Work Breakdown Structure: Product oriented family tree

Gantt (Bar) Charts

Network Scheduling Systems (PERT Charts)



Project Planning

Gantt (Bar) Charts

Three things need to be established for Gantt Charts 1. The tasks (activities) needed to complete the project

2. The precedence relationships of the tasks

3. Expected Duration of each task



Project Planning

Gantt (Bar) Charts

Example TIME ESTIMATE EXPECTED TIME PRECEEDING

ACTIVITY (TASK) (in weeks) (o+4r+p)/6 ACTIVITYo r p

1. Requirements Collection 1 5 9 5.00 -2. Screen Design 5 6 7 6.00 13. Report Design 3 6 9 6.00 14. Database Design 1 2 3 2.00 2 and 35. User Documentation 3 6 7 5.50 46. Programming 4 5 6 5.00 47. Testing 1 3 5 3.00 68. Installation 1 1 1 1.00 5 and 7

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Project Planning Gantt (Bar) Charts

Project Planning PERT Charts

Arrow (network) diagram

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Start A Stop AStart B

Stop BStart A

Activity A Activity B

Activity-on-node (network) diagram

Start A B




0 1 3

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Incomplete Network Diagram




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Activity A Activity D

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Illogical Network

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Example: Arrow (network) diagram

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Example: Adding Times

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Example: Adding TimesESD LFD

Earliest Start Date

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LFD calculated backward (get minimum)ESD calculated forward (get maximum)

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Example: Finding Critical PathESD LFD

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