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THE THIRD D OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT: PROJECT DEPENDENCIES 7 COMMENTS

This entry was posted in Real World Projects and tagged network diagram project
management basics project planning sequencing simple approach to project
management Ten Ds of Project Management on March 27, 2017 by Kevin Archbold

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In this series of articles we’re discussing a simple approach for managing
projects – the ten D’s of project management. The first D was Definition, the
second was Detail, and this post is about Dependencies.

 


PROJECT DEPENDENCIES

 

In the Definition post we discussed the need to ask key questions before diving
into detailed planning, and we used an everyday example of planning a meal.  In
the Detail post we created a hierarchy of work necessary to achieve the project
goals.  But this hierarchy did not include information about how long
tasks might take, or when they should occur.  So we should now add dates/times?
 Not yet.  We first need to consider the logical sequencing of the tasks we
identified at the lowest level of our hierarchy (Work Breakdown Structure).

 

For instance, it would probably make sense to research recipes on the internet
before we go to the store to buy groceries, not afterwards.  It might also be
helpful to know how many people to expect at the meal before we go grocery
shopping.  Decorating the table/venue could be done before or after we go to
store, it doesn’t really matter, but it must be done before guests start to
arrive for the meal.  We could try and keep all these project Dependencies in
our head, but we’ll probably be more successful if we put them down on paper.
 And the most effective way to document Dependencies is to create a type of
flowchart, known technically as a Network Diagram, or Logic Diagram.  I’ve
included a section of an example network diagram below:

 

 



 

 

Now, you might disagree with some of the Dependencies and want to do things
differently.  That’s OK – there are many ways to prepare for an event/meal. You
need to document how you (and your team) actually plan to conduct your project.
 Notice that we’re still not talking about when things will occur – just the
dependencies and the sequencing.  Timing will come later.

 


BUT I MISSED SOME TASKS!

 

I guarantee that as you develop your flowchart, you will realize that you’ve
missed some tasks from your WBS (work hierarchy).  But that’s OK, because
planning is an iterative process, so feel free to add more tasks as you learn
more about your project.

 

In the next post we’ll look at the fourth D after project Definition, Detail,
and Dependencies, which is Duties.

 

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ABOUT KEVIN ARCHBOLD

Kevin Archbold, PMP, PMI-SP, has over 30 years of project management experience
with large and small organizations in a variety of industries, including
automotive, nuclear, telecommunications, trucking, IT, recruiting, mining,
construction, and government. Kevin has presented at local and national levels
within the Project Management Institute (PMI), is the winner of a local chapter
PMI Project of the Year Award, and is the current president of a PMI Chapter.
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