Developing Master Schedule Template for Capital Projects : Case Metso Power Finland
Koivisto, Susanna (2010)
Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu
2010
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010060811715
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010060811715
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The purpose of this Final Thesis was to develop the scheduling template used in creating executive project schedules in the case company. The objection of the development work was to create a functional and coherent schedule template based on the case company’s Work Breakdown Structure. This way also the schedule will be connected to the global management system implemented in the case company.
Scheduling is linked to other project management areas tightly. To really get a deeper understanding of scheduling also the other areas were considered and therefore project management has been dealt as a whole and scheduling as a part of it. Project management areas such as project life cycle, planning and scheduling, risk and opportunity management, cost management, project control and closeout were investigated further.
Based on the theory current working methods in the case company were introduced. The final chapters concentrate on the development work itself. The current schedule template was investigated and features of the new schedule template were introduced. Also the flow of the development work is described and suggestions for future developments were listed. The working methods of the case company and the development work itself are confidential and therefore not included in the public version of the Final Thesis.
Scheduling is linked to other project management areas tightly. To really get a deeper understanding of scheduling also the other areas were considered and therefore project management has been dealt as a whole and scheduling as a part of it. Project management areas such as project life cycle, planning and scheduling, risk and opportunity management, cost management, project control and closeout were investigated further.
Based on the theory current working methods in the case company were introduced. The final chapters concentrate on the development work itself. The current schedule template was investigated and features of the new schedule template were introduced. Also the flow of the development work is described and suggestions for future developments were listed. The working methods of the case company and the development work itself are confidential and therefore not included in the public version of the Final Thesis.