Project Planning
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Elements of Project Planning
Scheduling
Cost estimating and budgeting
Quality planning
Human resource planning
Communication planning
Risk management planning
Procurement planning
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Scheduling
Activity definition
Activity sequencing
Activity resource estimating
Activity duration estimating
Schedule development
– Network development
– CPM and PERT
– Schedule compression
– Resource leveling
– Resource constrained scheduling
Critical chain project management 3
Cost estimating and budgeting
Cost estimating
Budgeting
Cost control
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Quality planning
Identifying quality standard/s
Quality metrices
Quality control
Quality assurance
Quality improvement
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Human resource planning
Identifying and documenting project roles,
responsibilities, and reporting relationships
Staffing
Training
Team development
Conflict management
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Communication planning
Determining information and
communication needs of the stakeholders
Information collection and distribution
– Methods: manual v/s electronic
– Time and frequency
– Responsibility
Performance reporting
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Risk management planning
Risk identification
Risk analysis
– Qualitative
– Quantitative
Risk response planning
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Procurement planning
Make or buy
Determine what to purchase, when to
purchase and how to purchase
Suppliers- obtain information, quotations,
bids, proposals
Supplier selection
Contract administration
Contract closure
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