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| series of related jobs directed toward some major output and requiring time to perform |
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| planning, directing, and controlling resources to meet the techonology, cost, and time considerations |
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a self-contained team works full time on project
1 boss
quick decisions
increased motivation
duplication of resources |
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housing project within functional division
several projects
expertise
low motivation
slow response |
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| written description of objectives to be achieved; brief statement of work to be done, proposed schedule, could include milestones |
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| groups of activities combined to be assigned to single organizational unit |
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| specific events to be reached at a certain time |
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| defines the heirarchy of tasks and work packages |
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| pieces of work that take time |
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| bar chart; shows time and sequence |
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| Total Program Cost Breakdown |
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| labor, materials, and overhead |
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| Divisional Breakdown of Cost and Labor |
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| % of labor hours from each division |
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| Cost and Performance Tracking Schedule |
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technique for measuring project progress objectively; scope,schedule, cost
essential features: project plan ids activities; valuation of each activity (revenue and cost); predefined earning/costing rates |
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procedure for scheduling a project
id activities and estimate time
determine sequence and network construction
determine critical path
determine ES/LS and EF/LF
determine slack time |
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| sequence of activities that form the longest chain |
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| attempt to develop a minimum cost schedule to control expenditures |
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prepare CPM netowrk diagram; normal and crash cost/time
determine cost/day to expedite each activity
compute critical path
decrease CP at lowest cost
plot direct indirect and total cost curves and find minimum cost schedule |
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