Effort represents the work required to perform a task. Effort is measured in person-hours (or person-days, person-weeks, etc.) It represents the total number of hours that each person spent working on the task. Duration is amount of time that elapses between the time the task is started and the time it is completed. Duration is measured in hours (or days, weeks, etc.) It does not take into account the number of people performing the task | PROJECT SCHEDULES Applied Software Project Management 5/13/2020 10:42:34 PM WHAT IS A PROJECT SCHEDULE? The project schedule is a calendar that links the tasks to be done with the resources that will do them. Before a project schedule can be created, the project manager must have a work breakdown structure (WBS) and estimates. The schedule is part of the project plan. 5/13/2020 10:42:34 PM SCHEDULING CONCEPTS: EFFORT VS. DURATION Effort represents the work required to perform a task. Effort is measured in person-hours (or person-days, person-weeks, etc.) It represents the total number of hours that each person spent working on the task. Duration is amount of time that elapses between the time the task is started and the time it is completed. Duration is measured in hours (or days, weeks, etc.) It does not take into account the number of people performing the task 5/13/2020 10:42:34 PM SCHEDULING CONCEPTS: SLACK AND OVERHEAD Slack is the amount of time which any of the tasks can be delayed without causing the due date of the final task in the sequence to be delayed as well. A tight schedule has very little slack; a delay in any task will cause a delay in the due date Parkinson’s Law: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” Float Overhead is any effort that does not go to the core activities of the task but is still required in order for the people to perform it—a sort of “real world” cost of actually doing the work. Two people performing a task will require more effort than one person doing the same task Assigning two people to the task requires more effort, but the task has a shorter duration if the duration of a task is 12 days, it may require 7 days for 2 people to finish it 5/13/2020 10:42:34 PM MILESTONES 5/13/2020 10:42:34 PM MILESTONES A control point event in the project, usually the completion of a key deliverable, that triggers a reporting requirement or that requires sponsor or customer . | PROJECT SCHEDULES Applied Software Project Management 5/13/2020 11:56:42 PM WHAT IS A PROJECT SCHEDULE? The project schedule is a calendar that links the tasks to be done with the resources that will do them. Before a project schedule can be created, the project manager must have a work breakdown structure (WBS) and estimates. The schedule is part of the project plan. 5/13/2020 11:56:42 PM SCHEDULING CONCEPTS: EFFORT VS. DURATION Effort represents the work required to perform a task. Effort is measured in person-hours (or person-days, person-weeks, etc.) It represents the total number of hours that each person spent working on the task. Duration is amount of time that elapses between the time the task is started and the time it is completed. Duration is measured in hours (or days, weeks, etc.) It does not take into account the number of people performing the task 5/13/2020 11:56:42 PM SCHEDULING CONCEPTS: SLACK AND OVERHEAD Slack is the amount of time which .
