Resource Scheduling

Neeraj Sharma – Lec 9

Agenda
Concept of Resource Scheduling
Process of Resource Scheduling
Goldratt’s CCPM
Concept of Resource Scheduling

Resource scheduling is the process of identifying when

project resources are needed and allocating them based

on factors such as capacity planning or resource

availability. The main purpose of resource scheduling is

to guarantee that there's no over or under-allocation of

resources at any point of the project.

Resource Loading

1.Create a matrix comparing team members with project tasks

2.Calculate the number of hours spent on project tasks
3.Compare the actual number of hours with the target utilization rate.
Resource Leveling
Resource Allocation
 Goldratt’s CCPM

Critical Chain Project Management was developed and

publicized by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt in 1997. Followers of
this methodology of Project Management claim it to be an
alternative to the established standard of Project
Management
 Results
 A plan, or project network, that includes all task and resource dependencies as well as time estimates with safety
removed
 How to create a schedule showing the critical chain and the buffers
 Identifying expediting and improvement activities based on buffer management
 In multi-project environment, how to determine the staggering of projects based on the resource whose capacity or
capabilities

Results that can be expected with the help of CCPM:

 20-40% faster completion of projects
 Meeting delivery timelines and budget commitments
 Clear priority system across the organization
 Harmony and flow among the team members
Goldratt’s CCPM

Human Process
CCPM
Element Element
Human Element

 Parkinson's Law is the old method stating work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion.

 Murphy's First Law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

 Murphy's Second Law: Nothing is as easy as it looks.

 Murphy's Third Law: Everything takes longer than you think it will.

The student syndrome is a phenomenon where people delay doing things until right before the
deadline. For example, a student who postpones working on an assignment until the night before it's due is
displaying the student syndrome.
 Process Element

Developing a Project Executing a Project

Monitoring Progress
Plan Plan
Monitoring

Access the risks involved in a project

Identify the main cause of delay in the

completion of a project
Recognize the factors that affect the
progress of the project
Measure the actual performance of the
project
Designing of Monitoring System

Identifying the Key Factors

Developing the measuring system

Collecting Data and Information

Preparing Reports Based on Data

Determining the flow of information

Reporting & Types

Routine

Report

Special
Exception
Analysis
Controlling Determine whether the actual performance is in
line with the standards of performance.

Corrects deviation in the performance of

the project.

Allocates and schedules resources of the

project to accomplish the goal of the
organization.

Helps in supervising the project activities

and performance of the project Team.

Monitors work processes of the project

team from the planning stage to
termination stage
Tools of Controlling
Financial
Control

Information
Budgetary
Technology
Control
Control

Quality
HR Control
Control

Marketing
Control
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