Project Management

30 January

Odds and ends

Tournament on the web In the news

What can you be controlled? Cost

Number of people Hours worked Hardware and software used

Capability Function that you ship

Quality Procedures that increase cost and quality Testing

Delivery Dates

What can you control? Cost

Number of people Hours worked Hardware and software used

Capability Function that you ship

Quality Procedures that increase cost and quality Testing

Delivery Dates

So what will you do if you’re behind?

Organization Needed to control communications cost

Channel of communications costs about 2 hours per week

Optimal number 3-7 Organization structures

Hierarchical Peer

Requires leader of team or aspects Subteam

Requires gatekeeper Matrix

How to Build a Schedule

Identify the component parts Identify the dependencies Estimate

Really just another word for guess Prefer educated guess

Lay out assignments and time frames

Tools to Help

Product description Clear statement of what you are building

Work breakdown Product flow PERT charts

Program Evaluation and Review Technique

Gantt charts

Work Breakdown Structure

Need to break down the tasks into component parts and tasks

Level of detail important Lacks any time component

Work Breakdown

Graphical WBS

Product Flow

Identify sequences and dependencies

Distinguish new from existing components

Product Flow