Advanced Project Management

OPS 936
Advanced Project
Management
Dr Sander Kroes
skroes@uow.edu.au
Week 7 – Lecture
Acknowledgement for contributions to Slide Content:
Dr Marco Antonio Amaral Feris
For this Lecture
• Feedback on WBS and Procurement
• Feedback on Cost Management (and Cashflow)
• Time Management
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WBS and Procurement
Feedback
4
Cost Management and
Cash Flow
5
Time Management
Consider your constraints
• What activities – As Soon As Possible (to manage
emerging risks)
• What activities – As Late As Possible (eg cashflow)
• Operational (e.g. council limitations)
• Interactions – with Principle (site access)
• Interactions – with other contractors (competition for
access, safety)
• Other organisational projects (priorities)
Developing a Gantt Chart
• Start WBS tasks, then for each task;
• Decide how (resources)
• Estimate Time
• Determine dependencies
• Plot task on timeline
Generally completed by software you heard about in OPS939

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Description
Duration
Start
Finish
Depend.
People
Resources

1.2.1
Survey
3 d
12/6/23
14/6/23
32
JSS P/L

1.2.2
Dig hole
2 d
15/6/23
16/6/23
33
Tom
Excav.

1.2.3
Insert Reo
3 d
17/6/23
19/6/23
34
Reo Crew

Developing a Gantt Chart
• Start WBS tasks, then for each task;
• Decide how (resources)
• Estimate Time
• Determine dependencies
• Plot task on timeline
Generally completed by software you heard about in OPS939

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Description
Resources
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1.2.1
Survey
Excav.

1.2.2
Dig hole

1.2.3
Insert Reo

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WBS Task
Duration
Start Date
Responsible
% Complete

Off site Preparations
39
2/02/2021
Elect
74%

On site Preparations
15
13/03/2021
Elect
0%

Conduct Performance
6
28/03/2021
Elect
0%

Pack up and Clean up
11
3/04/2021
Elect
0%

Contract Obligations Achieved
0
14/04/2021
Elect
0%

Collect Marketing Material
10
14/04/2021
Elect
0%

Write Report
20
24/04/2021
Elect
0%

Days 20 40 60 80 100

Critical Path Work completed Milestone
Another Example
Consider Various Gantt Charts for PMP
• One for where the Contractor’s project(s) sits within the
Principal’s project
• One that shows the major deliverables/activities of your
project (scope of work)
• Note that for contractors, one of the major risk is usually
denied access. Make sure you know how you are going to
manage this (eg contractual terms for handling variations).
• Principals should also consider how delays are managed
and avoided (where possible).

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