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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.
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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
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
Product Flow • Identify sequences and dependencies • Distinguish new from existing components