Project Management in Project Management in Practice:Practice:

A War StoryA War Story

Project Software Successes:Project Software Successes:

CSUN

Myers Construction

Walt Disney

NASA

Project Software Failures:Project Software Failures:

CSUN (Post Earthquake)

FBI

Walsh Construction

Del Norte Detention FacilityDel Norte Detention Facility

Del Norte County Detention Facility Now Known as Pelican Bay State Prison

Subcontractor Job: Drywall and Plaster in 32 Buildings

Contractor vs. Subcontractor Dispute: Contractor Blames Subcontractor for 3.5 Month Delay in Project Completion

Del Norte Detention FacilityDel Norte Detention Facility

A Look at Drywall WorkA Look at Drywall Work

Basic Drywall/Plaster SequenceBasic Drywall/Plaster Sequence

* Tape Starts One Day after Drywall (SS with Lag = 1).

Data for Building 405B - PromisData for Building 405B - Promis

Data for All Buildings - PromisData for All Buildings - Promis

Problems with Contractor’s ScheduleProblems with Contractor’s Schedule

1. Times of Activities Assigned to Subcontractor were Unrealistically Small.

2. Contractor’s Schedule Did Not Take into Account Resource Limitations.

3. Activities in the Contractor’s Schedule were Poorly Defined.

1. Times of Activities1. Times of Activities

Actual Times =(Labor Hours x % Work )/(Crew x 8)

Example: Drywall in Building 204

◦6 Days = (2502.42)(.67) / (35) (8)

◦23 Days = (2502.42)(.67) / (9) (8)

2. Effect of Resource Limits (RL)2. Effect of Resource Limits (RL)Building Walsh No RL RL Actual205 12/15 12/19 12/28 12/28405A 10/19 10/23 11/30 02/06405B 9/28 9/11 9/11 11/14406C 12/19* 12/15* 2/2 1/16408 11/2 11/3 12/19 3/27*415A 12/16 11/20 12/21 12/27415C 12/15 12/19 2/27* 9/26* End of Project

3. Poorly Defined Activities3. Poorly Defined ActivitiesActivity Follows Promis Dates Walsh Dates1a Layout Start 8/2 – 8/21b Top Track Start 8/2 – 8/31c Fireproof 1a, 1b 8/4 – 8/7 8/4 – 8/71d Bot. Track 1c 8/8 – 8/111e Studs 1c 8/8 – 8/11 8/8 – 8/21*1f Drywall 1g 8/29 – 9/6 8/24 –1g Susp. Sys. 1d, 1e 8/24 – 8/281i Tape 1f 8/30 – 9/7 9/7**1k Cleanup 1i 9/8 – 9/11

*Known as “interior studwalls”, apparently included 1a, 1b, 1d, 1e** Known as “interior drywalls”, includes 1f, 1g, 1i

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