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Lecture 6 ProjectPlanningandNetwork
Diagrams
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Project Planning and Sequencing: Identifying Activities, Dependencies, and Critical Path, Lecture notes of Project Management
An overview of project planning, focusing on activity sequencing, identification, and dependencies. It covers the importance of managing project scope, creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and the role of constraints and change control. The document also discusses task dependencies, network diagrams, and critical path identification. Project managers will learn how to calculate project duration, reveal critical tasks, and optimize resource allocation through techniques like resource levelling and smoothing.
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Project Management Lecture^6 Project Planning and Network
Diagrams Dr. Andre Samuel
Previous Lecture
-^ Project Charter:^ –^ Purpose^ –^ Main Element^ –^ Template
‘The Plan is nothing, Planning is
everything’Lord Nelson and General Eisenhower
Planning
-^ It is about
sequencing
project activities and milestones into a sensible and logical order • It involves linking activities to form a project network to showhow different activities are related to each other • Planning will establish the
timing^ of the activities and resource requirements
The Planning Process
IdentifyActivities DetermineSequence ofactivities
Prepare Estimatesof Time andResources
Present Planin a readilyintelligibleformat
Identifying Activities
-^ Scope of works^ –^ WBS
-^ In the project context scope may refer to:^ –^ Product scope‐
the features and functions that characterize a product or service – Project scope‐
the work that must be done to deliver a product with the specified features and functions
Scope of Works‐
Point Fortin Highway
Construction of Valencia to Toco Roadhttp://www.mowt.gov.tt/documents/Valencia%20Main%20Road%20Upgrade%20Project%20Presentation%20.pdf
Construction of Valencia to Toco Road: Packages
1 to 8 https://www.opm.gov.tt/pm‐rowley‐turns‐sod‐for‐valencia‐to‐toco‐upgrade
-^ Phase 1 is separated into 4 packages which consist of:^ –^ The construction of a
roundabout at Valencia Junction
along with
associated concrete and drainage works; Improvement of drainagenetwork North of Valencia Junction – Milling and paving from the Intersection of Eastern Main Road andToco Main Road to the 2km mark
along the Toco Main Road; Construction of a car park inclusive of a perimeter fence and relocationof the vegetable stall – Road widening and reconstruction
along with associated drainage works from the 2km mark to the 3.5km mark – Road widening and reconstruction
along with associated drainage works from the 3.5km mark to the 5.0km mark inclusive of slopestabilization at 4.2km mark