PERT/CPM and its 3 Phases

PERT is Planning Evaluation and Review Technique. CPM is Critical Path Method. Pert is a result of looking for improved method of planning and evaluating progress of a large scale research and development program. And CPM was designed as a tool for planning, scheduling and control of construction work.
PERT/CPM is a control tool for defining [...]

Managing the Project Plan

For establishing requirements in a project plan, the following questions should be answered:
* What are the company’s goals, and how will the project support
those goals?
* What is the overall budgeted estimate (duration and cost) of
this project?
* What resources are available to me?
* How detailed a plan is appropriate?
* How often will I update the plan?
* [...]

The Update Cycle on Project Management

Monitoring the update cycle will make planning better. Though planning comes first, regular monitoring and update of work will less likely to fail.
Update activities or driving resources
1. To improve future estimates, take note ‘who did what’ and ‘how much it cost’.
2. Record the time frame for each activity or resource, time work accomplished and [...]

Reviewing Project Management

In college, we were taught of Project Management and we do scheduling manually. Until next year, I learned from my previous work the use of Primavera Project Planner for better management of manpower, time, equipment and other things needed and managed for the construction. I was only given the software and told to study the [...]