6 project management realistic scheduling and accurate estimating
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Realistic Scheduling and
accurate estimating
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Scheduling is the fundamental
element of any project.
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Realistic Scheduling
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Gantt Chart
Technique: Focuses on Schedule
Management
Representing the phases and activities of a
project work breakdown structure (WBS)
Great tool for managing smaller projects
Does not give you a holistic view of a project
magnitude.
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• A realistic schedule takes into consideration
all the objectives of the project .
• Each planning step relies on the one
preceding it, and each adds a new element
to the plan .
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Recap of the steps involved in
planning a project
1. Create the project definition
2. Develop a risk management strategy.
3. Build a work breakdown structure .
4. Identify tasks relationships .
5. Estimate work packages.
6. Calculate initial schedule.
7. Assign and level resources.
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These steps generate all the information
required to understand how a project will be
executed. The steps are systematic, but they
don't necessarily come up with the 'right
answer'.
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Milestones
Milestones have zero duration, so adding them
to a project doesn't affect the schedule at all.
1. Project start and finish milestones are useful
anchor for the network.
2. Milestones can be used to mark input from one
party to one another.
3. A milestone can represent significant events that
aren't already represented by a work package or
summary.
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1. Idea evaluation or "ball park estimate"
2. Project selection or order of magnitude
3. Detailed estimate
3 Levels of Accuracy
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Estimating techniques
1. Phased estimating
2. Apportioning
3. Parametric estimates
4. Bottom- up estimating
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