文档介绍：Chapter 8 Resource Considerations
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Learning Objectives
Learn how to take resource constraints into account
Determine the planned resource utilization for a project
Level the use of resources within the required time frame
Determine the shortest project schedule with limited resources
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Real World Example
te: San Diego County moves toward e-government
First year: replace 15-year old telephone system, old PCs, the work, and several key software applications. Implement first ever countywide e-mail and voice mail systems.
Second year: replace the outdated HR system and their old financial system. Develop data warehousing capabilities.
Third year: provide an delivery channel for all county services, such as on-line permits and tax payments.
A $644 million pact was approved, making this one of the most aggressive outsourced contracts by a . local government.
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Real World Example
te: Advice from an Expert –
Barbara Perrier-Dreyer
After numerous essful projects and awards, Barbara offers the following suggestions:
Spend plenty of time on up-front design and requirements
Ask technical leads HOW they will build the product
Make sure you can measure progress along the way
Test. Test. Test.
Give the team regular feedback
Have some fun and say thank you – a lot!
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Resource-Constrained Planning
Nearly all projects have limits on available resources.
Project delays often occur due to certain resources being unavailable.
work diagram can be drawn to reflect the availability of a limited number of resources.
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Planned Resource Utilization
It is necessary to indicate the amounts and types of resources needed to perform each activity.
Resource utilization based on each activity’s earliest start time are based on an as-soon-as-possible (ASAP) schedule.
Resource utilization charts based on each activity’s latest start time are based on an as-late-as-possible (ALAP) schedule.
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Resource Leveling
Resource leveling, or smoothing, is a method for developin