Resource leveling example ppt

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Teaching Strategies

The two vignettes in this chapter reinforce the need think creatively about the constraints of a project. Projects have the potential to make innovative changes and must include concern for the community, culture, and socioeconomic characteristics of the stakeholders.
In the first vignette, project teams need to consider the impact of rules in a region and components of the resource when scheduling. The rules for Singapore and the United States related to ready mix concrete are similar. Scheduling and communication are essential because concrete is a perishable commodity once mixed.
The second vignette portrays various approaches to the same problem – collisions of automobiles with animals on the highway. The levels of challenges have resulted in mixed levels of success Students could review the success and failures of these projects and find other projects that are similar.
Good project management utilizes techniques that work in complex situations. The solution to a project problem can be as simple as a spreadsheet. Solutions are not always complex.
Resource leveling is an important concept discussed in this chapter.
Ask the students why it is important to consider resources when planning and managing a project.
Will the amount of available resources affect the completion date? If you had 2 experienced people building a house, would it take as long as if you had 10 experienced people building a house? What would happen if you started with 10 and half of them quit?
Optional Supplemental Activities

Have students read the real-world vignettes and discuss them
Have students read the chapter and answer all of the Reinforce Your Learning questions and the questions at the end of the chapter.
Have students manually solve the resource leveling and resource-limited scheduling presented in this chapter then solve the problems in Microsoft Project.
Examine the Association for Project Management website with the class and explore the resources.
Have students determine what resources would be best for junior-level project managers versus for more senior-level management.
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Chapter Concepts

Taking resource constraints into account when developing a network diagram

Determining the resource requirements plan for a project

Leveling the use of resources within the required time frame of the project

Determining the shortest project schedule with the limited resources available

Chapter Concepts

Considering how to best utilize limited resources adds another dimension to planning and scheduling.
It is necessary to estimate the types and quantities of resources required to perform each activity.
These resources can include people, materials, equipment, tools, or facilities.
A resource requirements plan illustrates the expected utilization of resources by time period during the time span of the project.
In many projects, several activities may require the same resources at the same time.
There may not be sufficient resources available to satisfy all demands.
These activities compete for the use of the same resources.
If sufficient resources are not available when required, some activities may have to be delayed until a later time when more resources are available.
Resource availability can constrain the project schedule.
They can also be a constraint on completing the project within budget if it is determined that additional resources are needed to complete the project by its required completion time.
This chapter covers several approaches to incorporating resource considerations into the project plan and schedule. Based on the information in this chapter, students will become familiar with:

Taking resource constraints into account when developing a network diagram
Determining the resource requirements plan for a project
Leveling the use of resources within the required time frame of the project
Determining the shortest project schedule with the limited resources available
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© 2018 Cengage®. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website or school-approved learning management system for classroom use.

Learning Outcomes

Create a network diagram that takes resource constraints into account

Prepare a resource requirements plan

Explain resource leveling

Discuss resource-limited scheduling

Learning Outcomes

After studying this chapter, the student should be able to:

Create a network diagram that takes resource constraints into account
Prepare a resource requirements plan
Explain resource leveling
Discuss resource-limited scheduling