Lecture Project management in practice (6th Edition) – Chapter 6: Allocating resources to the project

The following will be discussed in this chapter: Expediting a project, resource loading, resource leveling, allocating scarce resources to projects, allocating scarce resources to several projects, goldratt’s critical chain.

Sixth Edition

Chapter 6 Allocating Resources to 

the Project

 ­   crash time

cost  

normal  ­

cost  crash 

slope

Project

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a Project, AOA Network Part 1

Figure 6­1 (Partial)

a Project, AOA Network Part 2

Figure 6­1 (Partial)

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AOA Network with Node Labels

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Spreadsheet Model

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Spreadsheet Model

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Completed Solver Dialog Box

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Solution to Crash Project 5 Days

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• Will see using short documentary DVD 

example

Project Plan and Gantt Chart for  Production of a Short Documentary Film

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Adjusted for Client Availability

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Production

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• Most project management software assumes  that any resource assigned to an activity 

Scriptwriter Showing All Activities

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Report for Scriptwriter

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Resource Leveled Report for  Scriptwriter Showing All Activities

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for Scriptwriter

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for Scriptwriter Leveled 

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Final Gantt Chart Schedule,  Scriptwriters and Producer Leveled

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• Pseudoactivities are those which have duration but require no resources

Pseudoactivities

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• The budget is frequently unrealistic and therefore 

often exceeded

• It seems like my project is always in competition 

for resources with other projects

Figure 6­17

Based on Simulation

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A and B

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