Changes between Version 26 and Version 27 of ProjectManagementIdeas

Timestamp:

Apr 29, 2009, 6:20:32 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

Chris Nelson

Comment:

Critical path illustration

ProjectManagementIdeas

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 [[Image(gantt-resource.PNG)]]
 
+When the hardware and software engineers are only available half time, the project gets delayed.
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+== Critical Path ==
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+Some tasks affect project schedule and some do not.  The tasks which affect the schedule are on the ''critical path''.
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+[[Image(critical-path.PNG)]]
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+Packaging design and circuit board layout are so short -- relative to other activities -- they speeding them up doesn't really help the project.  But if we could shorten schematic design or firmware, every day we take out of one of those activities we also take out of the project schedule.
 == Plan of attack ==