Project planning and scheduling / Gregory T. Haugan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haugan, Gregory T., 1931- author.

Series:

Project management essential library.

Project Management Essential Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Production planning.

Production scheduling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Vienna, Virginia : Management Concepts, 2002.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Instead of applying techniques piecemeal, this title helps you take a cohesive, step-by-step approach to improve strategic and operational planning and scheduling throughout the organization. It helps you master scheduling techniques and tools such as strategic planning models and critical chain and enterprise project management.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright; About the Author; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; CHAPTER 1 introduction to Project Planning and Scheduling; Definitions; The Purpose of Planning; Planning and Scheduling in the Project Management Process; Planning, Scheduling, and the PMBOK® Guide; CHAPTER 2 Concepts and Tools of Planning and Scheduling; Strategic Planning; Applied Strategic Planning Model; Enterprise Resource Planning; Management Control Planning; Enterprise-wide Project Management; Program Management; Project Management; Operational Control Planning; Material Resource Planning

Line of BalanceCHAPTER 3 Steps in Project Planning and Scheduling; Step 1: Establishing the Planning Framework-The WBS; WBS Development Steps; Work Package Definition; Step 2: Defining the Activities or Tasks-The Basic Building Blocks; Activity Definition; Activity Characteristics; Step 3: Developing the Network Diagram; Networking Procedures; Use of PM Software for Network Development; Step 4: Estimating Activity Durations; Elapsed Time versus Work Time; Effort-Driven Versus Fixed-Duration Activities; Activity Duration Estimation-PERT; Activity Duration in Critical Chain Project Management

Step 5: Estimating the Resource RequirementsResource Tables; Resource Histograms; Step 6: Developing the Schedule; PDM and CPM/PERT Calculations; Calculating Critical Path and Float; Setting Standard Milestones; Establishing Check Points and Performance Measures; Rolling Wave; Step 7: Establishing the Baseline Schedule and Budget; Preparing the Project Plan; CHAPTER 4 Advanced Planning and Scheduling Considerations; Heuristics And Optimization; Resource-leveling Heuristics; Crashing; PERT Probability and Monte Carlo; Critical Chain Project Management

Step 4CC: Identify the Constraint-Critical ChainStep 5CC: Exploit the Constraint; Step 6CC: Subordinate Non-critical Chain Path; Project Management Maturity Models; CHAPTER 5 Summary and Checklist; Planning and Scheduling Process Review; Planning and Scheduling Checklist; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781523096787

1523096780

9781567264579

1567264573