MMA Project Book, Chapter 19
SCHEDULE AND TIMELINE
Richard Simon
Last Changed 1999-Apr-21
Revision History:
11 November 1998: Complete update from
baseline WBS plan. Links to internal NRAO web pages with plan details added.
This version supersedes all previous versions. R. Simon.
15 November 1998: Typographic corrections,
add notice that HTML version does not have all tables.
1999-Feb-12: Complete
update of project milestones and schedule, to reflect progress to date
and rescheduled tasks. (R. Simon)
1999-Mar-02: Update links
(now available to all), editorial changes. (R. Simon)
1999-Apr-21: Update milestones
and schedule. (R. Simon)
Introduction
This chapter outlines the schedule and project planning for the Millimeter
Array Project. There are two key aspects of planning for the MMA:
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Tasks and milestones which must be accomplished
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Associated target dates.
The logical structure for the project is built around the concept of a
"Work Breakdown Structure", or WBS. The WBS is simply an outline plan of
all the work to be accomplished, and provides a framework for scheduling,
costing, and tracking progress. Once a baseline WBS has been created, the
inevitable changes and unexpected developments any real world project experiences
may be incorporated into the WBS, and the impact of problems or unexpected
difficulties can be allowed for.
There are three principle tables maintained in this chapter, and updated
as necessary:
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A summary table of project milestones and target dates.
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The top most level of the WBS Dictionary, which defines the general task
areas for the project.
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The Project WBS, expanded to level 2, presented in the form of a Gantt
chart.
The overall form of the WBS for the MMA Project has been agreed upon. The
tables in this chapter are a snapshot condensed from the detailed project
plan. All tasks and milestones are tied to the WBS.
Note: For
practical reasons, the HTML version of this chapter does not include detailed
tables listed below, other than as links to the relevant PDF files.
Readers are strongly encouraged to access the
PDF
version of this chapter.
Table 1:
MMA
Design and Development Phase Milestones
This table lists all scheduled milestones, sorted chronologically within
each top level task.
Table 2:
MMA
Level 1 Tasks
This table lists all top level tasks from the
project WBS, and includes the brief WBS Dictionary entries for each task,
where available (some of the Level 1 tasks are described only at level
2 and lower in the WBS).
Table 3:
MMA
Task Scheduling
This Table presents a timeline for the project in the form of a Gantt
chart, listing all tasks from level 1 or level 2 in the WBS.
Substantially more detailed views of the WBS Gantt Chart and Dictionary
are maintained at the following locations in PDF format (the Project Milestones
are included for completeness):