The planner, a key member of the project management team : What are the key elements of the planner's activity?

What are the key elements of the planner's activity?
The planner, a key member of the project management team

Author : Martine MINY

Publication date: July 10, 2015 | Lire en français

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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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