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Page 1: New tools for dynamic schedule visualization Dr. Jim Black jblack@chroniclegraphics.com

New tools for dynamic schedule visualizationDr. Jim [email protected]

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Outline of presentation

Why visualization mattersAd hoc solutionsFit-for-purpose tools

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Important conversationsBuild, validate, and sell plansGather actuals and update plansAnalyze variancesWeigh changesPersuade others to make changes

Underlined conversations are quicker and higher-quality with custom pictures

Recall an infamous series of project conversations …

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Complexity, visualization, and quality

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What the engineers used in their meeting

Graph that they did not see until later

Complexity, visualization, and quality

Forecasted Launch

Temperature

Risky Trend in O-Ring DamageVs. Temperature

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Pictures get results

Use custom pictures to converse on:• How things work• Big picture• Progress• Risks• Resources• Recommendations for next steps

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Dynamic project: at kickoff

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Dynamic project: in trouble

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Dynamic project: mitigation

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Outline of presentation

Why visualization mattersAd hoc solutionsFit-for-purpose tools

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Ad hoc solutions to schedule visualization

Capture MS Project screen

Build chart by hand in PowerPoint or Visio

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Ad hoc schedule visualization– captured view

Filter in MS Project, capture screen, paste into PowerPoint:

inflexible tedious hard to focus hard to standardize

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Ad hoc solutions to schedule visualization

Capture MS Project screen

Build chart by hand in PowerPoint or Visio

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Ad hoc visualization- Hand-drawn PowerPointVisio Integrationflexibletedious error-pronehard to updatehard to standardize

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Ad hoc visualization- Hand-drawn Visio

Visio chartsflexibletedious error-pronehard to updatehard to standardize

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Outline of presentation

Why visualization mattersAd hoc solutionsFit-for-purpose tool OnePager Pro (for MS Project)

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Demonstration of OnePager

OnePager Pro (addin for MS Project)

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Multi-project example

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Milestone-only example

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Multi-project example

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Comments, links, and critical path

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Curtain example

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Baselines and embedded graphics

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Demo sample

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“Ribbon” example

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Phase-organization example

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Single-ribbon example

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Fit-for-purpose schedule visualization tools

Advantages of the OnePager tools: Large time savings for presenter Faster focus of everyone’s attention on key issues Reliability of picture (ties with your data) Visual tracking of changes (snapshots) Customizable views: baseline, critical path, risks, resources,

categories, phases, ... . Standardization across projects and departments