This week’s topics
Research Work Breakdown Structure and Activity Scheduling
- Decomposing doctoral research into discrete work packages
- Precedence relationships and task dependencies
- Time estimation techniques for empirical fieldwork
- Setting doctoral research milestones and review points
- Lec 51- Introduction to Project Management
- Lec 56- Manufacturing Operations Scheduling-I (Scheduling & Gantt Charts)
What you will be able to do
- 3.1 Divide the research project into work packages, activities, milestones, estimate duration and establish relationship between activities.
Activity
Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: divide the research project into work packages, activities, milestones, estimate duration and establish relationship between activities.
Study materials
Videos
- How to Create a Work Breakdown Structure: A WBS Masterclass · YouTube · Online PM Courses - Mike Clayton · 14 min · for registered students
- 5 Tips From Ricardo Vargas To Master A Work Breakdown Structure · YouTube · Ricardo Vargas · 15 min · for registered students
- Create Work Breakdown Structure and Schedule in Microsoft Project · YouTube · Brandan Jones · 22 min · for registered students
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Explained: Work Package, Control Account, WBS Dictionary · YouTube · PM Aspirant · 12 min · for registered students
Further resources
- MIT OCW ESD.36 System Project Management (Fall 2012), Probabilistic scheduling (PERT) · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
- MIT ESD.36 System Project Management (Fall 2012) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
- MIT 1.040 Project Management (Spring 2009) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
