... the project diary and the various project status reports, the project manager must now prepare his project close-outreport. This should discuss the degree of compliance with the original project brief ... tasks, the floats (total and free) for all tasks, the project statistics, project overview and resources. In MS Project, the float iscalled slack, i.e. total slack and free slack.A filter facility ... System36132 Project close-out Project close-outTowards the end of the project, the project manager must make arrangements for a controlledclose-out of the project. There is always a risk oftime and...
... Cycle The project management lifecycle is different from the projectlife cycle. But the terms are often confused.The projectlifecycle refers to the development phases that a project can ... same for all projects.Relationship of Project Management LifeCycle to Phasesof the ProjectLife Cycle This is where things get really confusing.Each phase of the projectlifecycle (such as ... that a project goes through are determined by the nature of the project. The projectlifecycle istailored to suit individual project needs.In contrast, the project management lifecycle stays...
... relax and discover the vital steps needed to manage a project through the four critical phasesof the projectlife cycle: initiation, planning, execution and closure.1.2 WHAT IS A PROJECT? A project ... under-take a project successfully. It incorporates:2lThe project management life cycle 3.1 Project phases 593.2 Project milestones 603.3 Project activities 613.4 Project tasks 613.5 Project ... Project management components 31.2 The four phases of the projectlifecycle 41.3 Project initiation activities 51.4 Projectplanning activities 71.5 Project execution activities 111.6 Project...
... objectives, scope and structureof the new project, and a project manager is appointed. The project manager recruits the project team and establishes a project officeenvironment.# 1 Project planning This ... CREATE A PROJECT PLANThe project plan is the central document by which the project is formally managed. A project plan lists the activities, tasks and resources required to complete a project and realize ... status of the project, the quality of thedeliverables produced and any outstanding risks, issuesor changesTo control the progress ofthe project through eachphase in the project life cycle, thereby...
... the project manager.166lThe project management life cycle Figure 4.8 Risk form PROJECT DETAILS Project name: Name of the project against which the risk relates Project manager: Name of the project ... PaymentstatusPaymentdatePayee Method160lThe project management lifecycle PROJECT DETAILS Project name: Name of the project against which the change is being requested Project manager: Name of the project manager responsible ... form146lThe project management life cycle Table 4.3 Sample expense form PROJECT DETAILS Project name: Name of the project incurring this expense Project manager: Name of the project manager...
... closure 5, 14, 14, 15 project execution 5, 10–14 project initiation 3–4, 5, 5, 6–7 project planning 4–5 project lifecycle activity model 220, 221 project management 2–3, 3, 24 project manager xvi, ... section and create your project closure report. The next step in the projectlifecycle is to complete the project closure actions identified in the project closure report.Complete project closure ... release of project resource back to the business and the communication of project closure to all project stakeholders.5.3 REVIEW PROJECT COMPLETIONThe final step in the projectlifecycle is...
... Force) and Matrix.194 Project life cyclesMost, if not all, projects go through a life cycle which varies with the size and complexity of the project. On medium to large projects the life cycle ... MS Project 98 33932 Project close-out 35133 Stages and sequence 35334 Abbreviations and acronyms used in project management 359Glossary 363Bibliography 371Index 377viContents Project Planning ... and rations’ and their compliance with the department’s standards and procedures,including technical competence and conformity to company quality standards.The members of this project team...
... Milestones and milestone slip chart6.6 Bar chart and network if availableThe Who7 Project organization8 Project resource management9 Project team organization9.1 Project staff directory43 Project ... assess, for example, all major risks to a project or programme Project Planningand ControlIn all these stages resources and facilities must always be considered and arrangements must be made to feed ... distribution and amendment record3 Introduction3.1 Project diary3.2 Project historyThe Why4 Project aims and objectives4.1 Business caseThe What5 General description5.1 Scope5.2 Project...
... activities113 Project Planningand ControlAnalysis and float calculation (see Chapter 15) is identical to the methodsemployed for arrow diagrams and, if the box is large enough, the earliest and latest ... Lesterdiagram and the precedence diagram becomes immediately apparent. SeeFigure 13.6.91Figure 13.4Figure 13.5 Project Planningand Controlwould simply restate the first activity as ‘Cast Column and ... no.) of the previous activityhaving the same time value (day no.).Figure 16.3 Project Planningand ControlFe and Gd meet at Ge, therefore they can be ignored.String Gf–Gh meets Aj at day 45String...
... 7)+106= 7.16 days159 Project Planningand ControlWith the proliferation of the personal computer (PC) and the expansion ofIT, especially the Internet, many of the projects management techniques ... beenproduced and marketed. All these programs have the ability to analysenetworks and produce the standard output of early and late start and the threemain types of float, i.e. total, free and independent. ... (Duration in days)Figure 18.11 (Duration in days) Project Planningand Control3 The attitudes to planning on UK1 and the Dutch plant were very different, and this may have contributed to the delay...
... has beenexceeded and the client has also suffered loss dueto the delay. Project Planningand Control194Figure 23.9 (Original)Figure 23.10 (Revised) Project management and planning short civil-engineering ... 21.5 Simplified boiler network22 Project management and planning Responsibilities of the project managersIt is not easy to define the responsibilities of a project manager, mainly because the ... different clients and hasprogrammed the two contracts through his shops in such a way that as one199Figure 24.3 Project Planningand ControlAdvantages:(a) Easy to establish and monitor the...
... developedby Foster Wheeler. Project Planningand Control244Figure 27.16 Boiler No. 1. Erection manhoursFigure 27.17 Boiler No. 1. Percentage complete and efficiency Project Planningand Control248Table ... in£x100Sub-contr.364091032Figure 26.5 Project Planningand Control254Figure 27.19Figure 27.1227Cost control and EVAApart from ensuring that their project is com-pleted on time, all managers, ... difference between 2000 and 1950 is not very great (infact, only 212%) and this tends to be the variation on a project with a largenumber of activities.224Cost control and EVASMAC – Manhour...
... points.271Figure 28.9 Project Planningand Control2844 The addition of other substantive items such as levies, insurance, protectiveclothing and non-taxable fares and lodging increases the ... acceptable, can be incorporated into thefinal plan. Project Planningand Control9 Resource restraints require Sections A and B of suction and dischargeheaders to be erected in series.10 Suction ... of resources – men and materials and plant – each activity is representedby two lines. The top line represents the labour cost in £100 units and thelower line the material and plant cost in...
... flexible and powerfulmanagement tool. Hornet Windmill may be usedin both the single -project and multi -project environments, and includes an extremely power-ful scheduling capacity and very ... SMAC Cost Control Project Planningand Controlreport in two different styles – list tasks by responsibility and colour coding thedisplay by work type, and list tasks by work type and colour coding ... listsDispose of surplus materials.311 Project Planningand ControlApart from the start and finish, there are four milestones (days 8, 16, 24 and 30). These are described and plotted on the Milestone...