GMS 450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Standard Deviation, Microsoft Project, Critical Path Method
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If resource is consumed during use, may not be available for other projects or other projects must wait for replacement. Likewise, different activities on the same project may compete for resources. All estimates of task duration are based on normal (or standard) resource loadings (based on average people, working on an average day) Shortening activities without slack time can shorten the overall project duration. Opportunities when the project is underway o o o o o o o o. Technology may be used to crash an activity or people o. Using ditch witch to dig a ditch rather than adding more workers. May have to expedite tasks not on critical path to make resources available to other projects. E. g. cement drying, waiting on a release of a material. Saying 9 women can"t make a baby in 1 month . Select activities to crash, one at a time. Calculate slope information on activities to crash o o.