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"The
early bird may get the worm,
but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese"
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PMP Module 2 & 6 + PMBOK® Guide Chapter 6 |
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These notes
are supplementary information that expand on the core information
contained in Mosaic's PMP Exam Prep courses. Whilst not central the the
PMP exam requirements the materials are intended to add value to our
course notes and increase the overall richness of the materials as a
project management reference resource. Topics
planned for this page include:
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Critical
Path Method (CPM)
Techniques
Mosaic's Managing Director, Patrick Weaver, is an internationally recognised scheduling expert. In addition to the basic PMP and CAPM course materials, we offer a very popular 'How To develop a successful schedule' course [view course details] and an advanced course to prepare candidates for the PMI-SP credential [view 'Scheduling Professional' course details]. Some of our key resources of direct relevance to PMP candidates include: - Scheduling Whitepaper: A Guide to Scheduling Good Practice describes the work undertaken by a scheduler to create an effective schedule. - Scheduling Whitepaper: Attributes of a Scheduler considers the personal skills and competencies needed by a person to be an effective scheduler. - Scheduling Whitepaper: Dynamic Scheduling describes the benefits derived from developing a fully linked schedule. - Scheduling Whitepaper: Links, Lags & Ladders focuses on the issues, problems and challenges of overlapping tasks in a schedule. - Scheduling Whitepaper: Schedule Float discusses the various calculations and definitions for float. - Scheduling Whitepaper: Schedule Levels provides a guide the the 5 levels of schedule typically used on major projects. - Scheduling Whitepaper: Schedule Calculations the basic Time Analysis calculations needed for the PMP and other exams. - PMI CoS Webinars: Free Webinars from scheduling experts - Mosaic's Planning & Scheduling Home Page provides access to a wide range of additional scheduling resources, papers and general information. - Blog (Feb. 2009): Time IS NOT Money - Blog (May 2009): The Last Planner and other Old Ideas - Blog (Aug. 2009): Project Planning The development of CPM in the 1950s was limited by the limited processing power of the computers then available. These limitations can have significant impacts on the CPM modelling process. Two emerging techniques focused on removing some of the identified shortcomings are RDCPM® discussed in WP1035 and Momentology discussed in WP1036. |
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Developing
CPM Networks
- PMI Practice Standard for Scheduling is available free of charge to PMI members as a non-printing PDF For instructions on downloading the PDF see: http://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/Books.html - Core Scheduling Paper: Dynamic Scheduling - Core Scheduling Paper: Schedule Levels Designing the schedule for a complex project is an art, the project needs to be 'planned' before an effective schedule can be developed; WP1039 focuses on planning. The concept of 'schedule density' discussed in WP1016 is one way to ensure an effective schedule is created (schedule density is a sophisticated update on the rolling wave approach to scheduling described in WP1060). Every schedule requires activity duration estimates. WP1052 describes the processes involved in duration estimating. The important effect of cognitive biases on the way estimates are developed is discussed in WP1069. |
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CPM
Calculations
- Core Scheduling Paper: Schedule Calculations - Core Scheduling Paper: Schedule Float - Paper: The Cost of Time - or who's duration is it anyway? - Paper: Float - Is It Real? - Blog (Aug. 2009): Mathematical Modelling of Project Estimates The concept of the critical path is central to the practice of CPM. WP1043 offers a precise definition of the critical path for use by planners, lawyers and contract drafters. |
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Schedule Development &
Control
- Paper: Managing for Success, The power of regular updates - Blog (Dec. 2008): Scheduling For Effect Various approaches can be used to manage time including Timeboxing (WP 1020) , Schedule Density (WP1016) and Critical Chain (WP1050). The techniques used to compress the overall duration of a schedule are discussed in WP1059 - Shedule Compression Managing delays and disruptions to a schedule are discussed in two published papers (see:http://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/Resources_Papers_035.html) the spcific issue of assessing parallel delays in WP1064 - Concurrent Delays |
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Schedule
Uncertainty
- Paper: Scheduling in the Age of Complexity Add topic details....................... |
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Other
Scheduling Techniques
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