Planning

PREPARED BY:
Joan Camille L. Hernandez
 RESOURCE SCHEDULING
Basically resource scheduling refers to the set of actions and methodology
used by organizations to efficiently assign the resources they have to jobs,
tasks or projects they need to complete, and schedule start and end dates for
each task or project based on resource availability.
 GANTT CHART
A Gantt chart is a visual project management tool that helps to
plan and schedule projects of every size.

EXAMPLE:
NODE METHODOLOGY, MANAGING
RISK AND OPPORTUNITIES
 NODE METHODOLOGY

In the context of project management, the term node refers to any

one of a number of miscellaneous defining points that exist as part
of the project’s schedule network. These specific definition points
that exist as part of the project’s schedule network in most cases
have been pre-determined by the project management team and or
the project management team leader and typically will represent
momentous or significant moments or occurrences that may take
place during the course of the project. 
MANAGING RISK AND OPPROTUNITIES
The contunious, Proactive
process of ; identifying
program risks and
opportunities, assessing
them for potential action,
implementing action plans,
and monitoring those plans
to completion.
 SCHEDULING RESOURCES AND COST

Project network times are not a schedule until resources have

been assigned. The implicit assumption is that resources will
be available in the required amounts when needed. Adding
new projects requires making realistic judgments of resource
availability and project durations.
 ANSWERING A QUESTIONS:
1.   How does resource scheduling tie to project priority?
Resource scheduling ties to project priority because resources are limited.  Remember, the priority system ranks
projects which then determines which project each resource should work on first.

2.   How does resource scheduling reduce flexibility in managing projects?

Resource scheduling systems usually reduce flexibility because when resources are considered, computer
routines use slack to get an “efficient” schedule.  When slack is used up, flexibility is lost and the risk of
delaying the project increases.  If the resource conflict occurs on the critical path, the project is delayed.

3. How can outsourcing project work alleviate the three most common problems associated with
multiproject resource scheduling?
Outsourcing can be used to reduce project slippage, improve utilization of critical resources, and avoid resource
bottlenecks.  

4.  Why is it critical to develop a time-phased baseline?

Other systems do not measure how much work is accomplished for the money spent!  Hence, without time-
phasing cost to match your project schedule, it is impossible to have reliable information for control purposes.