• matrix project
• a blend of pure and fundamental project structures
• people from different functional areas work on the project
• advantages
• better communications between functional areas
• project manager held responsible for success
• duplication of resources is minimized
• functional " home" for team members
• policies of the parent organization are followed
• disadvantages
• too many bosses
• depends on project managers negotiation skills
• potential for sub-optimization
• work breakdown structure
• statement of work: a written description of the objectives to be achieved
• work breakdown structure: defines the hierarchy of project tasks, subtasks, and work packages
• project milestones: specific events on the project
• project control charts
• gantt chart: a bar chart showing both the amount of time involved and the sequence in which activities can be performed
• critical path method
• a project is made up of a sequence of activities that form a network representing a project
• critical path method (CPM)
• the path taking longest time through this network of activities is called the "critical path"
• the critical path provides a wide range of scheduling information useful