PROJECT PLANNING

MICHAEL WHITLEY

AND

JUSTIN SATTERFIELD

OVERVIEW

•What is scheduling?

•Why is scheduling important?

•Microsoft Project and alternatives

•Demo

WHAT IS SCHEDULING?

•Schedule is a basic time management tool consisting of tasks.

•Scheduling is deciding how to order tasks and commit resources.

WHY IS SCHEDULING IMPORTANT?• Crucial role in ensuring project success in multiple ways:

• Financial management of costly resources

• Documentation such as Gantt chart, record progress

• Management meetings between processes

• Quality control

RESOURCES

•More than just physical objects

•Examples:

•Wood, coal, people, money, TIME,… etc.

WHAT IS MS PROJECT?

•Resource management tool

•Manage the scheduling of tasks

•Manage allocation of resources.

WHY USE MS PROJECT

•Free for students

•Supported by Microsoft

•Templates

•Quickly modify the entire schedule

ALTERNATIVES

•Resource Guru

•Float

•Harvest

•Teamwork Project Manager

•Projectplace

REFERENCES• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-decision-maker/some-benefits-

and-drawbacks-of-microsoft-project/

• http://www.thedigitalprojectmanager.com/12-project-management-software-resource-scheduling-tools/

• http://www.ese.upenn.edu/seniordesign/resources/MS_Project_Tutorial.pdf

• http://www.tacticalprojectmanagement.com/microsoft-project-tutorials/

• http://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/importance-project-scheduling-its-role-business-projects-9503.html