project management introduction

INTRODUCTION TO

PROJECT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

CEM Solutions

Objectives of Today

1. Glance at history of Project Management 2. Modern Techniques of Project Management 3. Project Management (Definition & Stages) 4. Planning (Concepts) 5. What does Scheduling includes?

History of the Project Management

Frederick Winslow Taylor

Father of Scientific Management

American Mechanical Engineer

One of the first management consultants

Introduced WBS & Resource Allocation

History of the Project Management

Henry Gantt

Father of Planning & Control

Techniques

Student of Frederick Winslow Taylor's theories of scientific management

Introduced Gantt Chart;

Essential tool of all Project Management Software

Gantt Charts

Graphic schedule for the planning and controlling of work

Gantt Chart (Primavera P6)

Gantt Chart (MS Project)

History of the Project Management

Henry Fayol

French Mining Engineer

Student of Frederick Winslow Taylor's theories of scientific management

Proposed primary functions &

principles of management

Modern Techniques of Project Management

Critical Path Method (CPM) Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Construct a model including Activities, their Duration & their Dependencies

Perform CPM Calculations

Determine Critical Activities

Manage the project for least possible time & cost using either Fast Tracking or Crashing the Critical Path

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)

Commonly used in conjunction with CPM

Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT)

A Gantt chart created using Microsoft Project (MSP). Note (1) the critical path is in red, (2) the slack is the black lines connected to non-critical activities

Rest of the procedure is same as CPM

Before defining Project Management

Resources A resource is a source or supply from which benefit is

produced Typical resources can be:

Labor (Skilled)

Labor (Unskilled)

Machinery

Materials

Project Management

Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals.

The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while honoring the preconceived constraints. Typical constraints are scope, time, and budget.

Project Management (Stages)

Initiation Planning and design Execution and construction Monitoring and controlling systems Completion & closing

Project Management (Stages)

Planning

The ultimate purpose of planning is to build a model that allows you to predict which activities and resources are critical to timely completion of the project.

Strategies may then be implemented to ensure that these activities and resources are managed properly, ensuring that project will be delivered both On Time & Within Budget.

Project Planning Metrics

Time

Cost Resources

What does Scheduling includes?

Break down the project into products or deliverables under a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

What does Scheduling includes?

Sawan Garden Housing Scheme Main Project

House # 1 House # 2 House # 3

Structural Works Architectural Works Electrical & Plumbing

Up to Plinth Up to Ground Floor Up to 1st Floor & Roof

WBS Level 1

WBS Level 2

WBS Level 3

What does Scheduling includes?

Break down the project into products or deliverables under a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Break the project into activities that are entered into the software under the WBS

What does Scheduling includes?

Sawan Garden Housing Scheme Main Project

House # 1 House # 2 House # 3

Structural Works Architectural Works Electrical & Plumbing

Up to Plinth Up to Ground Floor Up to 1st Floor & Roof

Laying of 4” thick PCC Earth Compaction Laying of 4” Sand Cushion

WBS Level 1

WBS Level 2

WBS Level 3

Activities

What does Scheduling includes?

Break down the project into products or deliverables under a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Break the project into activities that are entered into the software under the WBS

Assign to activities their Relationships (Predecessors & Successors) & durations

What does Scheduling includes?

Sawan Garden Housing Scheme Main Project

House # 1 House # 2 House # 3

Structural Works Architectural Works Electrical & Plumbing

Up to Plinth Up to Ground Floor Up to 1st Floor & Roof

Laying of 4” thick PCC Earth Compaction Laying of 4” Sand Cushion 1

WBS Level 1

WBS Level 2

WBS Level 3

Activities

Relationships

What does Scheduling includes?

Break down the project into products or deliverables under a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Break the project into activities that are entered into the software under the WBS

Assign to activities their Relationships (Predecessors & Successors) & durations

Making an Optimum Schedule (W.R.T Time, Cost & Resources)