Project Management Tools for planning and coordinating resources and tasks to achieve project goals'

1
Project ManagementTools for planning and
coordinating resources and tasks to achieve
project goals.

• Timeline
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Design Structure Matrix
• Gantt Chart
• Pert Chart and Critical Path

2
TimelineIncludes milestones and scheduled start
and stop times fortasks and subtasks and the
entire project.
3
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

• A complete depiction of all the tasks necessary
  to achieve successful project completion
• Subtasks
• Estimated time
• Milestones
• Deliverables
• Personnel
• Detail is added as project proceeds

4
WBS for Cheetah Project

• Receive and accept specification
• Meet with Management Jones, 8/1/04
• Discuss as team all, one week
• Meet with Management Jones, 8/8/04
• Concept generation/selection
• Depends on A begin 8/9/04
• Search for existing solutions, Smith, Linkous
• Design beta cartridges
• Produce beta cartridges
• Parallel to E
• Develop testing program
• Parallel to D
• Test beta cartridges
• Design production cartridges

5
Task Dependencies
6
Gantt Chart for Cheetah Project
The Gantt Chart is derived from the Work
Breakdown Structure (WBS)
7
PERT Chart and Critical Path(Program Evaluation
and Review Technique)
8
4
C
2
4
8
2
2
10
2
5
task
14
2
6
duration (weeks)
Critical Path the path identifying the minimum
time required for the project, determined by
identifying the longest chain of dependent tasks.
8
Your Project Management Plan(PMP)

• Timeline
• Work breakdown structure
• Gantt Chart

9
Timeline for the EngE1114 Project
10
Project Assignment Due 4/1/05

• As a team, develop your team charter consisting
  of team name and membership, team mission
  statement, and team code of cooperation. (typed
  on white paper, one per team)
• Prepare the Team Meeting Minutes Record for your
  first meeting (typed on white paper, one per
  team)
• As a team, develop an initial Project Management
  Plan for your design project, including Timeline,
  WBS, and Gantt Chart (use VISIO for Timeline and
  Gantt Chart, WORD for WBS).
• Be sure to note personal events that are
  important for your teammates to be aware of.