This week, our assignment was to construct a network diagram and Gantt Project Schedule. Collaborating on the two helped us visualize how long this project will take and how the individual tasks may be broken up based on dependency and duration. The two project management assignments also allowed us to take a step back and analyze the project as a collective whole. We started with a basic task list to acquire an understanding of the basic steps we need to take in order to successfully complete the project. That then led to the creation of our AOA Diagram and Dependency/Duration chart. Finally, taking in all that info, we were able to construct a Gantt Schedule with GanttProject, which helped us visualize the length of this project and identify key stages that can be combined to work in parallels to be more efficient.
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| Dependency/Duration Chart |
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| Activity on Arrow |
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| Gantt Schedule Manager |
Next week, we commence the preliminary step outlined in our diagrams: the research. We plan on splitting that research up among ourselves, as being compiled in a series of parallels makes the research more efficient and less time-consuming. However, we will still work in conjunction and share what we learn, for the concepts involved with our proposed product are very intertwined. Therefore, we both need to fully understand all the components of our research.
1) I like your dependency analysis and the Gantt chart..
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3) Through AOA diagram, you should identify the critical path which is the minimum you should spend on your project.
Good job!!!