Advanced Time Management
Owner: Dr Philip Shields
Number of students: 1-6
Formative Deadline: Friday W7
Learning Outcomes
Managing project time effectively in the face of uncertainty is an essential skill for the engineer since we do not know what obstacles might arise internally from the project or changes that might be imposed by stakeholders or circumstances external to the project.
Knowledge Requirements
For Knowledge, you should complete the “Time Management” Moodle quiz available on this unit’s Moodle page.
Application Requirements
Achieving the skill at application requires completion of the skill at Knowledge and additionally… The page should include a section entitled ‘Time management’, that includes: 1) A GANTT chart embedded as a single page PDF file (not screenshot or image) for a time-constrained project, created using Microsoft Project, where a) the timeline of your project must include parallel tasks; b) Tasks on the critical path should be clearly highlighted in red; c) Buffers must be included to account for potential delays. 2) The most significant time-related risk event that could jeopardise the delivery of the project outcome should be described (50-100 words).
Synthesis Requirements
Achieving the skill at Synthesis requires: 1) Completion of the requirements detailed at the Application level, and 2) Your independent project must use this skill alongside the Project Management and Risk Management skills and have consistent content.
Knowledge Opportunities
After the lecture W4
Application Opportunities
Project week 1 W6