1. What are the key elements of the planner's activity?
In a project, time is a "finite" and "consumable" resource. This means that it is estimated at the start of the project, and becomes a budget envelope for its successful completion. This budget is consumed as the project progresses. Controlling project deadlines depends on the ability to use the time available to bring the project to completion. That's why the role of the project planner is so important.
1.1 Modeling future reality
To model the sequence of tasks and thus establish an initial scenario for the project, the planner will most often use the task flowchart, the PERT network and the GANTT diagram. This modeling takes into account the specific features of the project, the associated constraints and the general organization chosen. It therefore requires...
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Bibliography
FD X-50-138 Le management des délais, AFNOR April 2006 ;
FD X-50-118 Recommendations for project management, AFNOR 2005
ISO 10006, guidelines for quality management in projects, AFNOR September 2003;
ISO 21500, guidelines on project management, AFNOR September 2012
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