Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Learning Objectives
Understand the various techniques for schedule compression p Understand the control schedule process
Readings
Chapter 6: Project Time Management
Schedule Compression
Schedule Compression shortens the project schedule to meet schedule constraints, imposed dates, or other schedule objectives Schedule Compression Techniques
Crashing Fast tracking Descoping
Crashing
Crashing is a technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost.
Reanalyze the critical path tasks and reduce the l h l h k d d h duration of some of the tasks, if possible Add more resources to critical path tasks
Examples approving overtime, bringing in additional resources
Crashing Example
Before Crashing
After Crashing
Fast Tracking
Fast Tracking is a duration compression technique that looks for:
Opportunities to overlap the work on the critical path
Task T k 4 can be started after th fi t t b t t d ft the first two d days of f work are completed on Task 1
Descoping
Descoping is a duration compression technique that focuses on removing work from the project When you descope, you remove or change descope one or more of the following:
Features of the product Functionality of the product
Control Schedule
Process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline
Variance Analysis
Variance analysis involves looking at the difference between the planned and actual work. You must look at each task in step-by-step p y p fashion to determine the amount of variance, if y any. Determine the impact of the variance on the entire project and take corrective action if actual performance is behind planned performance
Reporting Period
How much work (hours or days) has been completed on task? What is the percentage of completion? p How much work is remaining to be done? What was the actual start date? Are any issues preventing the completion of task?
All work has been completed on the task It is 100% complete There s Theres 0% left to do The task started on the correct start date There are no outstanding issues at this point in time
Status at Week 1
Status at Week 3
26