Lecture 8 Flashcards
Project Planning
* Project planning is a formal document designed to guide the _______ and _________of a project.
* Project planning is a procedural step, where required documentation is _______ to ensure ___________ project completion
control, execution, created, successful
Project Planning
Project Planning is needed for:
* ______ recognition
* Task definition & responsibility __________
* Effective utilization of __________ (labor, material & equipment, money)
* Tracking and controlling project ___ and cost
* _______ analysis, quantification and defense
* Enable performance excellence and repeated business
scope, identification, resources, time, claims
Project Planning
Deming Cycle - for project execution, monitoring, and control, __________effort throughout the project
ongoing
Important Elements In Successful
Project Planning
* Project Planning is ____ _______ about time.
* Thorough __________ of the project:
– Type of work
– Contract
* Proper ________ of team participants
* Sufficient time
* Appropriate location
* Appropriate resources
* Risk analysis of the final plan
* Utilization of effective planning ______/_______
NOT ONLY, understanding, planning tools/approach
Alternative Planning Strategies
1. __________ to End Planning
* Step by step _________ plan from mobilization to commissioning
beginning, sequential
Alternative Planning Strategies
2. Top-Down Planning
* Moving from a ______-______ strategic view with few activities to a ___________ view with many activities
* The result is the ______ _________ ________ (WBS)
high-level, detailed, Work Breakdown Structure
Beginning to End Planning
Has some disadvantages
– Sequencing __________ tend to be __________by the scheduler
– There never seems to be adequate _______
– Easy to become lost in _____
– Easy to _________some operations
decisions, skewed, information, detail, overlook
Top-Down Planning:
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
* The WBS breaks the project down into construction _________
* It is a listing of the discrete activities that must be __________ to finish the project
* It’s the _______ commonly used way in construction planning
elements, accomplished, most
Top-Down Planning Procedure
1. Start at ________ (e.g., a building)
2. List major known _________ of the project
3. At next level, __________ major components as necessary:
* consider only 1 “parent” at a time
* identify only vertical relationships (parent/child)
4. Continue until desired level of ______ is achieved
5. ____ detail, ______ or change at any time
concept, components, subdivide, detail, add, delete
WBS Guidelines – Work Packages
* A project management tool that aims at abridging complex projects by ________ large tasks into ________, more achievable actions.
* To define a clear ________, identify ______ in the project, understand the stakeholders’ involvement and identify all the ________ necessary for the successful project delivery.
* Coding using computer outliner in scheduling __________
* ________ collaborations – whiteboard or sticky note
dividing, smaller, scope, phases, subtasks, software, team
Hierarchy in WBS
WBS - work packages - activities - tasks/operations
WBS Guidelines – Work Packages
Work Packages – Higher Level ________ _______ of WBS
* Must be clearly ______________ from other work packages.
* Should have its own ______ (for cost control).
* Should have its own _________ and a unique starting and ending date.
* Should allow precise measurement of work _________.
* Should involve a single trade or engineering discipline.
* No ____-________
Building Blocks, distinguishable, budget, duration, progress, multi-tasking
WBS Guidelines - Activities
* An _______ is a single continuous work step that has a recognizable ________ and ____ and requires time for its accomplishment
* Proper activity _________ is a critical step:
– Too few activities ________ the ability for close analysis
– Too many activities can ________ the system and cause a break in analysis
activity, beginning, end, breakdown, limits, overload
