Posted on January 5, 2009 by Puneet Kuthiala
Summary
When you have finished planning your project, and you have all the scheduled dates, hours, and costs (and charges if applicable) agreed, why is it a good idea to store those values? We explore the reasons.
What is a Baseline?
A baseline is a set of stored values. Usually these will be:
- Original Scheduled Start and Finish [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2008 by Puneet Kuthiala
Daiv Russell
Project Managers are totally responsible for the project which is assigned to them. Moreover, they are also liable to clients, team, and company if something bad happens with the project.
No matter the size or type of company, project management software is essential in today’s fast paced business world. Project management software will ensure that [...]
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Posted on December 17, 2008 by Puneet Kuthiala
Summary
Gantt charts and PERT charts are very useful tools for visualising and communicating information about projects, but they have a number of limitations. In addition, the ease with which they can be created using software applications makes them open to misuse and misinterpretation.
Project Breakdown
Part of the problem is that there isn’t a clear understanding of [...]
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Posted on December 11, 2008 by Puneet Kuthiala
Author: Linda Russell
Summary
Having run 15 months late on completion of a construction project, a building company incurred extensive penalty charges, which eventually led to its closure. Not having any project gantt charts indirectly led to the company’s failure.
Background
In my article ‘Gantt Charts, Pert Charts – What Use are They?’ I said that Gantt Charts are [...]
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