The Basics of Resource Constraints
LO 12.1 Recognize the variety of constraints that can affect a project, making scheduling and planning difficult.
Probably the most common type of project constraint revolves around the availability of human resources to perform the project. As we have noted, one of the key methods for shortening project durations is to move as many activities as possible out of serial paths and into parallel ones. This approach assumes, of course, that staff is free to support the performance of multiple activities at the same time (the idea behind parallel work). In cases in which we do not have sufficient people or other critical resources, we simply cannot work in parallel mode. When projects are created without allowing ...
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