Scientific Project Management History of Scientific Project Management Critical Path Analysis – Gantt Chart and Work Breakdown Structure Project Management is a Discipline; Science and Art. Project Management Software Additional Resources

History of Scientific Project Management

Critical Path Analysis – Gantt Chart and Work Breakdown Structure

Project Management is a Discipline; Science and Art.

Project Management Software

Additional Resources

About M. Ferola B.S. In Neuroscience. Software Development in Large, Complex, and Technical Organizations for over 20 years. Worked at BBN as part of team developing PM software for a U.S. Government agency. Training in PM from PSDI in Wellesley, Mass. Technical Project Management at many biomedical sites. Success at Yale-New Haven Hospital on project which had failed three times over 12 years using PM methodogies. Laboratory work at Mass. General Hospital, Mass. Eye and Ear, and Children's Hospital.

B.S. In Neuroscience.

Software Development in Large, Complex, and Technical Organizations for over 20 years.

Worked at BBN as part of team developing PM software for a U.S. Government agency. Training in PM from PSDI in Wellesley, Mass.

Technical Project Management at many biomedical sites.

Success at Yale-New Haven Hospital on project which had failed three times over 12 years using PM methodogies.

Laboratory work at Mass. General Hospital, Mass. Eye and Ear, and Children's Hospital.

Overview Introduction Brief Survey of Scientific Project Management Summary Discussion Demonstration of MS-Project 2007

Introduction

Brief Survey of Scientific Project Management

Summary

Discussion

Demonstration of MS-Project 2007

Introduction A brief overview of scientific project management and the options available to the Computational Biology group. When completed we should have enough information to create a simple project plan and some historical context on why this is now mandatory in science.

A brief overview of scientific project management and the options available to the Computational Biology group. When completed we should have enough information to create a simple project plan and some historical context on why this is now mandatory in science.

History of Scientific Project Management Henry Laurence Gantt, A.B., M.E. (1861- 1919) mechanical engineer and management consultant . He presented paper, “The Principles of Scientific Management” in 1911. The charts created from his technique became known as Gantt charts.

Henry Laurence Gantt, A.B., M.E. (1861- 1919) mechanical engineer and management consultant . He presented paper, “The Principles of Scientific Management” in 1911. The charts created from his technique became known as Gantt charts.

History of Scientific Project Management (cont'd) History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. Telemetry recording from http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/ The 1950s marked the beginning of the modern project management era. In the United States, prior to the 1950s, projects were managed on an ad hoc basis using mostly Gantt Charts , and informal techniques and tools. At that time, two mathematical project scheduling models were developed: (1) the “Program Evaluation and Review Technique" or PERT, developed by Booz-Allen & Hamilton as part of the United States Navy 's Polaris missile submarine program; and (2) the Critical Path Method developed in a joint venture by both DuPont Corporation and Remington Rand Corporation for managing plant maintenance projects.

History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. Telemetry recording from http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/

The 1950s marked the beginning of the modern project management era. In the United States, prior to the 1950s, projects were managed on an ad hoc basis using mostly Gantt Charts , and informal techniques and tools. At that time, two mathematical project scheduling models were developed: (1) the “Program Evaluation and Review Technique" or PERT, developed by Booz-Allen & Hamilton as part of the United States Navy 's Polaris missile submarine program; and (2) the Critical Path Method developed in a joint venture by both DuPont Corporation and Remington Rand Corporation for managing plant maintenance projects.

Critical Path Analysis: Gantt Chart and Work Breakdown Structure A Gantt chart is a popular type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule . Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project . Terminal elements and summary elements comprise the work breakdown structure of the project. Some Gantt charts also show the dependency .

A Gantt chart is a popular type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule . Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project . Terminal elements and summary elements comprise the work breakdown structure of the project. Some Gantt charts also show the dependency .

Critical Path Analysis: Gantt Chart and Work Breakdown Structure A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a fundamental project management technique for defining and organizing the total scope of a project , using a hierarchical tree structure . The first two levels of the WBS (the root node and Level 2) define a set of planned outcomes that collectively and exclusively represent 100% of the project scope. At each subsequent level, the children of a parent node collectively and exclusively represent 100% of the scope of their parent node. A well-designed WBS describes planned outcomes instead of planned actions. Outcomes are the desired ends of the project, and can be predicted accurately; actions comprise the project plan and may be difficult to predict accurately. A well-designed WBS makes it easy to assign any project activity to one and only one terminal element of the WBS.

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a fundamental project management technique for defining and organizing the total scope of a project , using a hierarchical tree structure . The first two levels of the WBS (the root node and Level 2) define a set of planned outcomes that collectively and exclusively represent 100% of the project scope. At each subsequent level, the children of a parent node collectively and exclusively represent 100% of the scope of their parent node. A well-designed WBS describes planned outcomes instead of planned actions. Outcomes are the desired ends of the project, and can be predicted accurately; actions comprise the project plan and may be difficult to predict accurately. A well-designed WBS makes it easy to assign any project activity to one and only one terminal element of the WBS.

PM as a Discipline Project management is a structured approach to organizing tasks, resources, budgets, and timelines. Project management is a way of thinking and behaving, rather than just a way of analyzing and presenting data.

Project management is a structured approach to organizing tasks, resources, budgets, and timelines.

Project management is a way of thinking and behaving, rather than just a way of analyzing and presenting data.

Project Management Software Project management software automates parts of the scientific project management methodology. Paper and pen could still perform most of the tasks. Critical path analysis is computed automatically. This is a big plus.

Project management software automates parts of the scientific project management methodology. Paper and pen could still perform most of the tasks.

Critical path analysis is computed automatically. This is a big plus.

Project Management Software (cont'd) Open-source versus Proprietary. Microsoft versus everything else. Interoperability – not easy or transparent. OpenProj most viable. Collaboration-ware. Social networks. Facilitate collaboration and knowledge-sharing. Common and pervasive.

Open-source versus Proprietary. Microsoft versus everything else.

Interoperability – not easy or transparent. OpenProj most viable.

Collaboration-ware. Social networks. Facilitate collaboration and knowledge-sharing. Common and pervasive.

Project Management Software (cont'd) Results of “Pilot” integration of MS-Project Plan with Confluence/JIRA and two (2) different “plugins.” XML-based export. Unable to find “plug-in” with sufficient functionality. Wiki < -- > Project Plan is a work-in-progress. Initial results not good.

Results of “Pilot” integration of MS-Project Plan with Confluence/JIRA and two (2) different “plugins.”

XML-based export. Unable to find “plug-in” with sufficient functionality.

Wiki < -- > Project Plan is a work-in-progress. Initial results not good.

Collaboration Software – Social Networking Wiki. Confluence. Issues/Bug tracking – JIRA. XML from project software. Google Calendar, email, RSS News Feeds, and other SW. Emphasis of making communication between people easier and “permanent.” Capture information.

Wiki. Confluence.

Issues/Bug tracking – JIRA. XML from project software.

Google Calendar, email, RSS News Feeds, and other SW.

Emphasis of making communication between people easier and “permanent.” Capture information.

Collaboration Software – Social Networking (cont'd) Project Management is part of social networking continuum. Collaboration and communication are still the primary tools of discovery. Demands of Information Age require agile and precise responses to querying and storing information.

Project Management is part of social networking continuum.

Collaboration and communication are still the primary tools of discovery. Demands of Information Age require agile and precise responses to querying and storing information.

Collaboration Software – Social Networking (cont'd) Software tools structure the conversations and questions. Content vs. structure. Software is a gimmick to get the right people talking at the right time. Also, software is used to ensure that the right questions are answered at the right time.

Software tools structure the conversations and questions. Content vs. structure.

Software is a gimmick to get the right people talking at the right time. Also, software is used to ensure that the right questions are answered at the right time.

Additional Resources Project Management for Scientists. http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/1750/project_management_for_scientists/ Project Management Institute http://www.pmi.org/ Microsoft Office http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/ OpenProj http://www.openproj.org/ LiquidPlanner http://liquidplanner.com/

Project Management for Scientists. http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/1750/project_management_for_scientists/

Project Management Institute http://www.pmi.org/

Microsoft Office http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project/

OpenProj http://www.openproj.org/

LiquidPlanner http://liquidplanner.com/

Additional Resources (cont'd) Online, web-based SW – Basecamp. http://www.basecamphq.com/ Online, web-based SW for Agile or XP methodologies http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=49017 National Radio Astronomy Observatory http://www.adass.org/adass/proceedings/adass98/granadosaf/

Online, web-based SW – Basecamp. http://www.basecamphq.com/

Online, web-based SW for Agile or XP methodologies http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=49017

National Radio Astronomy Observatory http://www.adass.org/adass/proceedings/adass98/granadosaf/

Additional Resources (cont'd) Original Paper by Fredrick Winslow Taylor - Presents Scientific Management (Gantt Chart.) 1911. http://Gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/pscmg10.txt Scientific Software Development Is Not an Oxymoron. http://compbiol.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pcbi.0020087

Original Paper by Fredrick Winslow Taylor - Presents Scientific Management (Gantt Chart.) 1911. http://Gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/pscmg10.txt

Scientific Software Development Is Not an Oxymoron. http://compbiol.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pcbi.0020087

Summary Scientific Project Management is a integral part of Computational Biology and software development.

Scientific Project Management is a integral part of Computational Biology and software development.

Discussion Scientific project management began 100 years ago, was refined further 60 years, and is now considered standard practice. Schools offering courses in undergraduate curriculum. Current requirements demand the use of scientific project management.

Scientific project management began 100 years ago, was refined further 60 years, and is now considered standard practice. Schools offering courses in undergraduate curriculum.

Current requirements demand the use of scientific project management.