Chapter 6: Project Time ManagementToday’s ScheduleFigure 6-2. Sample Activity-on-Arrow (AOA) Network Diagram for Project XPrecedence Diagramming Method NetworkDetermining the Critical PathSchedule DevelopmentGantt ChartsGantt Chart for Project XGantt Chart for Software LaunchAdding Milestones to Gantt ChartsUsing Critical Path Analysis to Make Schedule Trade-offsCalculating Early and Late Start and Finish DatesUsing the Critical Path to Shorten a Project ScheduleYou try it …For Thursday, March 1Chapter 6:Project Time ManagementInformation Technology Project Management,Fourth EditionUsing Critical Path and MS Project 2003Tuesday, February 27Information Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 2Today’s ScheduleChapter 6 Time ManagementUsing Critical PathUsing MS ProjectInformation Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 3Figure 6-2. Sample Activity-on-Arrow (AOA) Network Diagram for Project XInformation Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 4Precedence Diagramming Method NetworkInformation Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 5Determining the Critical PathInformation Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 6Schedule DevelopmentUses results of the other time management processes to determine the start and end dates of the project.Ultimate goal is to create a realistic project schedule that provides a basis for monitoring project progress for the time dimension of the project.Important tools and techniques include Gantt charts, critical path analysis, critical chain scheduling, and PERT analysis.Information Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 7Gantt ChartsGantt charts provide a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in a calendar format.Symbols include:Black diamonds: MilestonesThick black bars: Summary tasksLighter horizontal bars: Durations of tasksArrows: Dependencies between tasksInformation Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 8Gantt Chart for Project XNote: In Project 2003 darker bars are red to represent critical tasks.Information Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 9Gantt Chart for Software LaunchInformation Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 10Adding Milestones to Gantt ChartsMany people like to focus on meeting milestones, especially for large projects.Milestones emphasize important events or accomplishments in projects.You typically create milestone by entering tasks that have a zero duration, or you can mark any task as a milestone.Information Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 11Using Critical Path Analysis to Make Schedule Trade-offsFree slack or free float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start of any immediately following activities.Total slack or total float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start without delaying the planned project finish date.Information Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 12Calculating Early and Late Start and Finish DatesInformation Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 13Using the Critical Path to Shorten a Project ScheduleThree main techniques for shortening schedules:Shortening the duration of critical activities or tasks by adding more resources or changing their scope.Crashing activities by obtaining the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost.Fast tracking activities by doing them in parallel or overlapping them.Information Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 14You try it …Together -- Using MS Project, Create a project using Pg 208Using MS Project, with a partner, From your textbook Chapter 6, page 241, #3Information Technology Project Management, Fourth Edition 15For Thursday, March 1Complete Chapter 6 Continue learning Project 2003 to create Gantt