1. ELC 347 project management
Day 23

2. Agenda Discussion on Resource Management Integrative Project
Part 6 (page 378) Due Dec 9
Completed project plan and presentation due December 1 PM
Any of the first five sections can be resubmitted for rescoring prior to finals week. The recorded score will the average of the original score and the score on the resubmitted section. Please notify me via which sections you will be resubmitting.
Assignment 8 (Last One) Posted
Due Dec 12:35 PM
Discussion on Resource Management

3. Schedule for rest of semester
Dec 9
Chap 13 & 14
IP Part 6 due
Last day to resubmit prior sections
Dec 1 PM
Quiz 3
Chaps
IP Project’s due
Today
Chap 12
Dec 6
More on MS Project
Group Work
Assignment 8 due
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4. Resource Management
Chapter 12
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5. Types of Constraints Technical Physical Resource Time Mixed Materials
Human resources
Time
Mixed

6. Example Activity Description Duration Predecessors Member Assigned A
Assign Bids 5
Tom B
Document Awards
Jeff C
Calculate Costs D
Select wining Bid 1
B, C
Sue E
Develop PR 4
Carol
figure12.2.mpp

9. Resource loading table
The amounts of individual resources that a schedule requires during specific time periods.
Resource loading table
Resource Name
Work
Details
5/5
5/12
5/19
5/26
Bob
40 hrs 8h
32h
Assign Bids
Carol
Calculate Cost
Ted
Documentation
Alice
8 hrs
Select Bid

10. Resource Leveling (Smoothing)
A multivariate, combinatorial problem
(hard to provide optimal solution)
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 priority rules)
Select activity to be reconfigured
Start over, looking for more conflicts

13. Sample project

14. Task table Activity Duration ES EF LS LF Slack A 5 B 4 9 6 10 1 C D 11B 4 9 6 10 1 C D 11 8 14 3 E 15 16 F G 18 H 7 23 I 20 J K 28

15. Resource Needs Activity Duration Float Hours/day Total hours A 5 6 30B 4 1 2 8 C 20 D 3 18 E F 12 G 16 H 7 21 I J K 25
Total
194

16. Resource loading table

17. Resource Profile

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

24. Creating Resource Loading Charts
Activity
Resource
Duration ES
Slack LF A 6 4 B 2 1 5 C 3 11 D 7 9 E F 12
Produce a table that shows the duration, early start, late finish, slack, and resource(s) required for each activity.

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

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

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