project management session 4 planning toools
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› The Institute of Finance Management >Faculty of Computing and Mathematics>Department - Information Technology, P.O Box 3918, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel: +255-22-2 112931 /4, Fax: +255-22-2112935, Email: [email protected]
Information Systems Project Management
Jim Yonazi, Ph. DFaculty of Computing, Information Systems, and Mathematics
Session 4Introduction to Planning Tools
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The flow› Planning tools› WBS› PERT› Gant Chart
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Project Planning
› It is necessary that a project is well planned› Failure to plan leads to project failure
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Work Breakdown Structure
› It is an approach used to decompose a project in to small affordable tasks
› It helps to estimate time, cost, and risk› It helps to assign tasks
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WBS Diagram
Project
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Task 3.2Task 3.1Task 2.2Task 1.2Task 1.1 Task 2.1
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WBS Diagram - Example
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Project Management Tools
› PERT Chart- designed to analyze and represent the tasks involved in completing a given project
Gantt Chart - popular type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule
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› Direct Costs› Indirect Costs› Ongoing costs
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Project Budget
› Direct Costs• Hardware• Software• Contractor fees
• Estimated hours• Hourly Rates per
contractor• Various
contractor rates• Training• Fanfare• Other
TOTALS
› Indirect Costs• Project team’s time and
effort• Estimated time on
project• Estimated cost based
on hourly rate• Other’s time and effort• Opportunity cost
• What projects or tasks are NOT going to get done in order to get this project done?
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
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Conversations…?
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Enjoy your work…!