INTRODUCTION TO
PROJECT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT
CEM Solutions
Objectives of Today
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Glance at history of Project Management
Modern Techniques of Project Management
Project Management (Definition & Stages)
Planning (Concepts)
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
Resources
Cost
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
House # 1
Structural Works
Up to Plinth
House # 2
Architectural Works
Up to Ground Floor
Main Project
House # 3
Electrical & Plumbing
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
House # 1
Structural Works
Up to Plinth
Architectural Works
Up to Ground Floor
Laying of 4 thick PCC
House # 2
House # 3
WBS Level 1
WBS Level 2
Electrical & Plumbing
Up to 1st Floor & Roof
Earth Compaction
Main Project
WBS Level 3
Laying of 4 Sand Cushion
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
House # 1
Structural Works
Up to Plinth
Architectural Works
Up to Ground Floor
Laying of 4 thick PCC
House # 2
House # 3
WBS Level 1
WBS Level 2
Electrical & Plumbing
Up to 1st Floor & Roof
Earth Compaction
Main Project
WBS Level 3
Laying of 4 Sand Cushion
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)
