S N R E University of Michigan Announcements 1. 1.Pick project treasurer All treasurers have group meeting with Mary M. in SNRE business office soon Use Agenda templates, and 4. 4.Use Team diagnostic survey (both on course webpage).

S N R E University of Michigan PROJECT SCHEDULING: TASK LISTS, TIMELINES, and CHARTS See course website for tutorial Source of images: Manchester Metropolitan University, 2004

NRE Project scheduling TASK –by– TIME LISTINGS MILESTONE SCHEDULING – –Gantt charts NETWORK SCHEDULING – ( –Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) – –Critical Path Method (CPM)

NRE Important elements List of tasks and subtasksList of tasks and subtasks Identify deadlinesIdentify deadlines Create timeline (start/end dates, duration)Create timeline (start/end dates, duration) Assign resources to tasks (people, budget)Assign resources to tasks (people, budget) Identify task inter-dependenciesIdentify task inter-dependencies Make it easy to updateMake it easy to update Update it periodically (list as task on schedule)Update it periodically (list as task on schedule)

NRE Handout of timelines Example 1Example 1 –Lists major products in two phases –Breaks each up into tasks and subtasks –Establishes deadlines and work periods for each Example 2Example 2 –Lists major objectives –Breaks each up into tasks –Assigns team members to specific tasks –Establishes start and finish dates Example 3Example 3 –Lists major tasks –Creates a ~GANTT chart showing start and end dates MISSING = example with clear task inter-dependenciesMISSING = example with clear task inter-dependencies

NRE Simple GANTT chart Behind schedule at review date Ahead of schedule Done

NRE More detailed GANTT chart Started earlier than planned Completed early At review, now estimate doing this task in half the time Started late

NRE Simple PERT chart Unit of time Line = task Circle = milestone The critical path = total time for tasks on this particular path is greater than any other path through the network. A delay of a task on critical path leads to a delay in the overall project. Critical path

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