ELC 347 project management

1. ELC 347 project management Week 13

2. Agenda • Integrative Project • 4th part Corrected .. Fedd back sent • 5Th part due • Outline of deliverables (posted in WebCT) • Assignment 5 missing • Was due Nov 28 • Student evaluations • Today we will discuss Resource Management

3. Schedule for the final few Days • Nov 28 • Assignment 5 due (missing) • Nov 30 (today) • IP part 5 due • Discussion on resource Leveling (Chap 12) • Dec 7 • IP part 6 Due (will be corrected and returned within 24 hours of receipt if turned in on time) • Quiz 3 Assigned (Chap 10, 11, 12, & 13) • Discussion on Project Evaluation and Control (chap 13) • Dec 8 @ Midnight • Resubmission of IP part 1 – 5 deadline • Dec 11 @ 10 AM • IP project (complete) due • Resubmission of Part 6 • IP project Presentation • Dec 15 @ noon • Quiz 3 Due • One less quiz and 2 less assignments then was identified in syllabus

4. Resource Management Chapter 12 © 2007 Pearson Education

5. http://www.neaq.org/visit/imax/index.php

6. Types of Constraints • Technical • Physical • Resource • Materials • Human resources • Time • Mixed

9. Resource Loading The amounts of individual resources that a schedule requires during specific time periods. Resource loading table

10. Resource Leveling (Smoothing) A multivariate, combinatorial problem Objectives • To determine the resource requirements so that they will be available at the right time • To allow each activity to be scheduled with the smoothest possible transition across resource usage levels

11. Prioritization Rules for Leveling • Smallest amount of slack • Smallest duration • Lowest ID number (FCFS) • Greatest number of successor tasks • Requiring the most resources

12. Resource leveling(method one) • Develop resource leveling table • Determine activity Late finish dates • Identify resource Over allocation • Level the resource loading table • Requires more than one run-through due to ripple effects • Examine conflicts (apply rules) • Select activity to be reconfigured • Start over looking for more conflicts

13. Sample project

14. Task table

15. Resource Needs

16. Resource Profile

17. Resource loading table

18. Resource Loading with LF dates

19. leveling resource leveling.xls

20. End result

21. A much better Way • Use MS Project • Enter resources • Assign resources to tasks • Use Resource leveling tool • Sample resource leveling.mpp

22. Resource Loading chartsMethod two • Create a project activity network diagram • Develop resource loading table • Determine activity late finish dates • Identify resource over allocation • Resource level the loading table

23. 4 B 5 Res = 2 5 D 9 Res = 7 9 E 11 Res = 3 0 A 4 Res = 6 11 F 12 Res = 6 4 C 7 Res = 2 Creating Resource Loading Charts Display the amount of resources required as a function of time. • Start with a network diagram

24. Creating Resource Loading Charts • Produce a table that shows the duration, early start, late finish, slack, and resource(s) required for each activity.

25. 8 6 Resources D 4 A F B E 2 C 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Project Days Creating Resource Loading Charts • Draw an initial loading chart with each activity scheduled at its ES. Resource imbalance

26. 8 6 Resources D 4 A C F B E 2 C 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Project Days Creating Resource Loading Charts • Rearrange activities within their slack to create a more level profile. Splitting C creates a more level project.

27. efficiency

28. Key Parameters in Multi-Project Environments • Schedule slippage • Possible $ penalty • Resource utilization • More efficient is better • In-process inventory • Reduce back log

29. Prioritizing Resource Allocations in Multi-Project Environments • First come first served • Greatest resource demand • Greatest resource utilization • Minimum late finish time • Mathematical programming