MS Project Research Articles

Implementation of professionally oriented ICT in the process of managers training

The article touches upon the problem of introducing professionally oriented software products based on information and communication technologies into the educational process of training managers of the hotel, restaurant and tourism business. The purpose of the study is to prove the effectiveness of the implementation of professionally oriented software products based on ICT in the training of managers. The research is based on the analysis of recommendations of employers and managers of the specialties “Tourism” and “Hotel business”, the content of educational programs for training bachelors in management, the content of general professional and special competencies, the structural and logical scheme of disciplines. The most effective information and communication technologies using computer software products that contribute to the formation of a set of professional competencies in future managers have been identified: MS Project, Teamwork, TeamLab, Open Workbench, GanttProject, dotProject, Outlook, OneNote, EverNote, Nirvana, Wunderlist, Toggl, MS Office, Office 365, Document.Online, AllFusion Process Modeler 7, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS Sway, Libre Office.Impress, FreeMind, Mind42, ViSta, MacANOVA, Matrixer. The effectiveness of these technologies has been experimentally tested in the course of practical training in the format of full-time distance learning and practical training of student managers. The research describes the technology of using professional software products in the educational process. The effectiveness of these technologies has been experimentally tested in the course of practical training in the format of full-time distance learning and practical training of student managers. The research describes the technology of using professional software products in the educational process. The results of the pedagogical experiment confirmed that the introduction of information and communication technologies contributes to the formation of professional competencies in the field of ICT among students of this specialty. The conducted research proves the need for changes in the working curricula of disciplines “Information systems and technologies”, “Practices of information and communication technologies”, “Statistics”, “Management and administration”, “Finance, money and credit”, “Accounting and audit”. “Business foreign language”, “Professional rhetoric”, “Foreign professional language”, “PR and advertising technologies”, “Business accounting”, “International business management”, “Electronic business information technologies”.

Аналіз інтеграцій програмних інструментаріїв ведення проєктів щодо можливості їх використання для потреб Збройних Сил України

It is almost impossible to ensure effective project management in various spheres of activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine without the usage of modern information and computer technologies. The project management process can be greatly facilitated if the project team uses software tools created for this purpose. Some modern information systems, commissioned by the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are still at different stages of the life cycle. This course of events confirms the interest in the accelerated integration of existing software tools for project management on various software platforms and their subsequent adoption.The aim of the article is to analyze the approaches to the selection of software tools for project management for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.The most widely represented packages of software tools for project management to optimize the activities of corporations are MS Project 2019, Wrike, Bitrix24, Oracle Primavera, and others. They perform almost the same set of functions, however, there are a number of differences between these tools, which allows the specialist to choose the most convenient product for him.he article is devoted to the analysis of problems of assessment of the suitability of tools of conducting projects of various scales in the process of the creation of information systems of military purpose. Examples of already implemented projects are given, the advantages and disadvantages of some basic software tools are identified and described.After analyzing the existing tools, it is proposed to use the Microsoft Project special software for projects in the military sphere. The analysis took into consideration the usability of the interface, the organization of virtual work commands, the use of video conferencing, compatibility with MS Office 365, and other useful features.

ТЕОРЕТИКО-МЕТОДИЧНІ АСПЕКТИ ФОРМУВАННЯ ТА РОЗВИТКУ SMM-СТРАТЕГІЇ ПІДПРИЄМСТВА

The article reveals the theoretical and methodological aspects of the formation and development of enterprise marketing strategy in social networks (SMMS), as the most popular and has some positive dynamics in its use by various companies in many markets. The essence of SMMS is outlined, the expediency of its use and scale for enterprises of different sizes are determined. The author determined that the SMM strategy is used as a part of the marketing strategy of the enterprise, which, in turn, should be organically consistent with the company’s business strategy. The taxonomy of SMMS classification is studied and examples of the use of such strategies for large brands are given. The difference between SMMS and traditional marketing strategy is given, SMMS’ goals are short-term and long-term, as well as their hierarchy. The author’s vision of the SMMS development algorithm is offered as well as the main obligatory components that such a strategy should contain. The stages of SMMS development are given, which include defining the community concept, forming goals and objectives, defining KPI system, analyzing competitors and their content strategy, as well as developing your own content strategy, choosing sites where the target audience is concentrated, drawing up a schedule using various software products such as MS Project, Ganttpro and performance evaluation and adjustment campaigns. It also identifies key developers in the company who can participate in its formation. The main indicators of efficiency, which can be used to draw conclusions about its success, including the number of subscribers, ER, ERR, generation of leads, etc are given. It is determined that content marketing within SMMS acts as a mandatory multi-channel marketing strategy, which includes three main components: actually content, design, usability and has its own KPI, such as viewing time, listening, rejection rate, likes, sharing, comments, clicks and conversions. Thus, it is concluded that SMMS is radically different from existing traditional marketing strategies, but is not properly formalized and may have a unique structure, and companies can have their own unique experience building SMMS depending on the company and the market.

Application of the PERT Method in Planning of Area Evacuation of Persons

Crisis situations usually come into our lives unexpectedly without a warning and therefore precise approaches are needed to protect the population as effectively as possible. An integral part of the process of managing any activity is the planning phase. The plan affects the overall quality of the project and its main task is to set the objectives of the activity (project) and the ways leading to their fulfillment. Methods of operational analysis form the basis for finding the optimal solution to the researched problem. They have a wide practical application in connection with time planning, storage, passenger transport, distribution of products, operation of public service systems and other tasks of an economic nature. The subject of the article is the introduction of a possibility of applying the network analysis method in the process of planning of an evacuation of people. The aim of the article is the application of the PERT method to the processes associated with crisis management and evacuation of the population, the practical use of the software tool MS Project, interpretation of results, and pointing out the possible use of network analysis methods in crisis planning situations.

ORGANIZATION OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF SHIP REPAIR ENTERPRISE

The aim of the article is to study the features of ship repair production and, accordingly, develop recommendations for the composition of the functions of the project management office, its structure and stages of development. The characteristics of ship repair production, which determine its features and the structure of management of a ship repair enterprise, are systematically presented. The subject of the study is the models and methods of project management, programs and project portfolios of ship repair enterprises. The object of the study is the corporate project management system of a ship repair enterprise. The project-oriented nature of ship repair production, combined with a high degree of uncertainty in the planning and implementation of ship repair projects, identifies the need to use deterministic network models with a probabilistic estimate of the duration of work. To reduce risks in conditions of uncertainty, it is proposed to use Agile technologies, which organically complement the matrix organizational structure of a ship repair enterprise and ensure effective cooperation with the customer and the success of the business as a whole. The creation of a project management office is proposed to be implemented as a development system that includes four stages of maturity. The key functions of the project management office at each stage of development have been formulated. The role of the information model of the vessel in the implementation of the 6D design methodology, which provides monitoring during the operation of the vessel, predicting the degree of wear of the vessel's elements over time, is justified. The MS Project Standard package allows building interfaces with the information model of the vessel to obtain the parameters of the hull structures, characteristics of the mechanisms and equipment of the vessel, as well as recommendations for repair technology. An important function of the project management office is to participate in the strategic management of project portfolios. To implement this function in the enterprise management system, certain prerequisites for the development of portfolio management must be formed: a formalized strategy, metrics for evaluating projects for compliance with the strategy, a certain culture of management decisions. The duration of vessel repair determines the time of decommissioning. This important strategic indicator is the basis for the formulation of BS (balanced scorecard). An important task of the project management office is to implement feedback and provide information on the status of achieving the planned indicators at all levels of enterprise management. The structure of the function and tools of the project management office are determined by the management of the enterprise depending on the number and complexity of the ship repair projects, level of development of the corporate information system of the enterprise, availability of specialists with appropriate qualifications. The project management office will provide effective communication between project management and functional services of the enterprise, which will significantly improve the quality of the enterprise management system as a whole. The organization of the project management office in the management system of the ship repair enterprise will ensure the effective allocation of resources for projects, accounting for available resources of the enterprise, coordination of goals and tasks of individual projects with strategic plans of the enterprise. All this is aimed at reducing costs and increasing the competitiveness of the ship repair enterprise.

Analysis of Facade Implementation with Acceleration Method In The Development of Phase 4 of Supermall Pakuwon Indah of Benson Tower 6 Surabaya

The implementation of the façade with the acceleration method in the construction of phase 4 of Supermall Pakuwon Indah of Benson Tower 6 Surabaya is possible because of several aspects such as the delays in the work because the land is not ready. To analyze the acceleration method using the Ms Project program. From the results of the analysis with the acceleration method of adding work hours (overtime work), the duration of the implementation was 282 days, causing an increase in direct costs from Rp. 15,610,242,664.00 to Rp. to Rp. 17,661,323,855.34. And with the method of accelerating the addition of resources (labor & equipment), the duration of implementation was 287 days, causing an increase in direct costs from Rp. 17,410,735,885.96. After analyzing the acceleration of the duration of the implementation, it can be seen that the results of the study of the implementation of the façade with the acceleration method in the construction of phase 4 of Supermall Pakuwon Indah of Benson Tower 6 Surabaya is more effective using the acceleration method of adding work hours (overtime work) because the duration of the implementation is faster than using acceleration time with the method of increasing resources (labor and tools).

Effective Scheduling using MS Project in M.I.T.S Region, Gwalior

Effective Scheduling using MS Project in M.I.T.S Region, Gwalior

Improvement estimating of project cost and design for a hospital project by using (3D&5D) simulation

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an approach of managing and generating building data during its life cycle, dimensional (2D) drawings and later developed to (3D). The scope of BIM 3D, 4D, 5D, in this research 3D model to understand the process project special for beginner's engineers and give idea about all steps the project. 5D the cost component helps create estimates. Estimator is consuming 70% of a cost estimator’s time which required to a project. BIM can provide the capability to create takeoffs the materials, measurements and counts immediately from a model. Building Information models are also more and more used by Owners, Designers, Contractors and Engineer during the project lifecycle. Planning and cost estimation used in design phases for huge project to detect errors before start in the work , through account the time required to set up a hospital and reduce the time needed to build the project through overlapping relationships and getting shorter period to build the project utilizing MS Project software and to detect estimated 5D costing of total construction project, BIM can support cost estimating, the period spent by the estimator on quantification differ by project, using BIM for takeoff or cost estimating, the removal of manual takeoffs saves cost ,time and minimize potential for human error. ,

Optimization of Logistics Processes During the Production of Wood Chips

Biomass is one of the sustainable sources for the production of heat and electricity. This paper is devoted to the processing of wood waste. It is an analysis of wood chips processing from the process of balancing the brushwood after toll harvesting, including the transport of processed wood mass to the heating company. MS Project software was used to optimize this production process.

The Technology of Information Modeling in the Arrangement of Cluster Sites of Oil and Gas Fields

The article highlights the peculiarities of the information modeling during the design of the construction of facilities of different types comprising the overall system of the development of cluster sites at oil and gas fields. Project management software (MS Project, Oracle Primavera and similar ones) do not fully solve the problems of design solution optimization for different types of construction facilities. The method proposed is based on the staged generation of the integrated project model. Block diagram of the information modeling algorithm is provided. At the first stage local models are selected and calculated based on the specific features of the three organization forms of the facilities: linear, site, industrial building and units. As applicable to the linear facilities (motorways, pipelines) structure-modular approach enabling implementation of the design and technological solutions based on the environmental situation along the structure length. For the site facilities and industrial buildings matrix models are recommended (critical path analysis, continuity of the resource utilization and work scope). The integrated schedule at the second stage is provided in MS Project. At the third stage probabilistic prediction of the construction timelines by means of simulation modeling in MS Project is performed. An example of the method practical implementation is provided. Information modeling technology development aimed at the construction information model visualization is provided.

Models and Software Tools for Assessing Efficiency of Industrial Company Production Activity in Connection with Digital Technology and Manufacturing Use

The article considers models and software tools for assessing the efficiency of industrial company production activity in connection with digital technology and manufacturing use. The method allows assessing and comparing a whole set of permitted alternative options of innovative solutions on the introduction of digital technology and manufacturing at the stages of product life cycle and production development.The method is based on a set of mathematical models used to form the tools for equipping manufacturing processes with digital technology and manufacturing components; forming a total of partial criteria to assess the efficiency of the company production activity as a result of digital technology and manufacturing introduction; searching for an optimal problem solution. In terms of the structure, the process of manufacturing re-equipment with digital technology and manufacturing use is presented in the form of the algorithm for the assessment of digital technology and manufacturing introduction efficiency within the already existing or being developed corporate information system consisting of nine stages.The automation of the developed method is conducted with software tools MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project, C#. The method industrial approbation demonstrates its operation efficiency for solving various problems of the comparative assessment of innovative solutions at the design stages of a life cycle of items and manufacturings.

Modelling Building Renovation Using PERT

Effective project management techniques are critical to managers and decision makers in handling projects in today’s competitive environment. It is required that with such techniques, managers can carry out projects and complete them within specified time and resource constraint. This research considers the application of Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). PERT was used to analyze data collected from Mega Star Technical and Construction Company in charge of the renovation/building construction of renovaworks at 48 Forces Avenue, Old GRA, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The technique was used to obtain the network diagram, critical path, expected completion time for the project and the probability of completion within a required date. Ms Project version (2013) software was also used for the analyses. Results obtained revealed that the project can be completed within record time and possess a very high probability of completing the project within a stipulated date.

Project portfolio as a tool of enterprise’s competitiveness in risk conditions

The purpose of the article is to summarize the theoretical aspects and substantiation of the developed recommendations of application of the project portfolio of the enterprise as a tool to ensure their competitiveness in the conditions of business risks. Methodology of research. The research is based on general scientific and specific methods: monographic, logical generalizations, causative connection, scientific abstraction. Findings. Increasing competitiveness of domestic enterprises is connected with the development of “Industry 4.0” and the desire to ensure sustainable development, therefore accompanied by a high level of risk. Under such conditions, the key instrument that would ensure increased competitive advantage is the formation of a project portfolio with the integration of the tasks of various projects and the mutually beneficial distribution of resources. In order to meet the challenges of increasing competitiveness in the face of risks, it is proposed to include those that are oriented toward external and internal factors of its provision. At the same time, the involvement of projects in the portfolio should be carried out within the framework of the general tree of “goals-results” with their coordination between the multi-directional projects. The key criteria for the analysis of the projects included in the portfolio are determined external / internal orientation on ensuring the competitiveness of the enterprise, the presence of similar projects from competitors, the results of increasing competitiveness, which the enterprise will receive after the integration of projects into the portfolio. Projects should be implemented on the basis of a consolidated letter of objectives and resources of the portfolio. Practical value. 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From Squatter Slums to Modelled Dwellings in Anthropocene: Bhubaneswar, India

Slums, the poor men paradise, are an informal settlement in Cosmo polis but part to the urban development process. Anthropocene has summoned exodus from rural to urban for food, family education and livelihood. Bhubaneswar, the capital city Odisha was established in 1949 with zero slums till1960’s, now has about 436 slum clusters in 67 wards with 304140 slum dwellers comprising 34.30% of the total population. After declaration as smart city, 2015, inter alia initiatives are taken by federal bodies for the development and resettlement of shantytown dwellers to make it slum less. The Kargil slum is significant due to its positioning, profession and living standards of inhabitants in the heart of the metropolis between airport and EC rail lines needs immediate resettlement. Present work pictures survey of slum in-situ using GIS and total station for demography, sex ratio and socio-economic status. About 1000tenements in 25blocks over an area of 6.23Acres in the outskirt shall be accommodated in G+4 buildings. The geotechnical and ground water studies of the new housing area have been done. The design, drawing and scheduling by using Building Information Modelling (BIM) by Auto Cad, and DASSULT software, MS Office , MS Project, E-tabs, Safe, and D modelling by Sketch up. The scheduled period of completion from land acquisition to final handing over shall be 40months at an affordable cost of 400K to 500 K INR per tenement.

ОСОБЛИВОСТІ КУРСУ «УПРАВЛІННЯ ІТ-ПРОЕКТАМИ» В ЗАКЛАДАХ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ

У сучасних умовах розвитку інформаційної економіки пріоритетним напрямком є розвиток у сфері інформаційних технологій. Розробка програмного забезпечення та програмно-технічних комплексів є досить складним проектом, управляння яким потребує спеціалізованих менеджерів проекту. У зв’язку з цим у середовищі професійних кадрів відчувається гостра нестача навичок з формалізації, підготовки та управління проектами. Отже, виникає нагальна потреба в опануванні світового досвіду розробки, аналізу, впровадження та управління проектами, особливо в сфері розробки інформаційних систем та програмного забезпечення.
 В статті розглянуто особливості навчальної дисципліни «Управління ІТ-проектами» в закладах вищої освіти І-ІІ рівня акредитації. Головну мету навчання дисципліни «Управління проектами» визначено як формування у студентів уявлення про методологію підготовки й реалізації, способи та засоби побудови проектів, залучення ресурсів для реалізації цих проектів і механізмів управління ними. Завдання дисципліни – дати студентам систему теоретичних знань і сформувати практичні навички у сфері планування, оцінки, моніторингу та супроводження проектів в ІТ-сфері.
 Розкрито зміст навчальної дисципліни «Управління ІТ-проектами, яка розроблена для підготовки студентів за спеціальністю «Комп’ютерні науки» всіх форм навчання. Студенти здобувають комплекс знань та навичок, що дозволить розуміти процес управління проектами, практично використовувати засоби планування та реалізацію ІТ-проектів, розробляти вірну структуру плану виконання проектів, оволодіти практичними навиками користування інформаційними системами, в яких відбувається розробка та реалізація етапів реалізації проекту, призначення відповідальних за етапи виконання, писати технічні завдання з використанням регуляторних документів та відповідних ГОСТів.
 Розглянуто деякі методичні аспекти навчання управління проектами як необхідну ланку професійної підготовки фахівців у галузі інформаційних технологій. Наведено короткий огляд найпоширеніших систем управління проектами: MS Project, Open Рlan Рrofessional та Project Expert. Навчання курсу повинне сприяти засвоєнню студентами базових знань, щодо принципів теорії управління проектами з розробки програмного забезпечення і набуття лабораторних навичок планування, контролю та оптимізації процесів розробки програмного забезпечення.
 
 

АНАЛІЗ І МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ БІЗНЕС-ПРОЦЕСІВ КОМП’ЮТЕРНОЇ КОМПАНІЇ

Modern enterprises are constantly forced to improve their activities. This requires the development of new technologies and techniques for doing business, improving the quality of the final results of activities and introducing new, more effective methods of management andorganization of enterprises. The analysis of existing methodologies for modeling business processes and software development models is carried out, based on which the company’s business processes arereengineered. The reorganization of the organizational structure of the computer company. Given the shortcomings of the functional structure of the organization, another form of employee subordination is proposed - matrix. The application of neural networks for solving many problems of game development, modeling and analysis of business processes “as is”, diagnostics of enterprise problems, modeling of business processes “as it should be”, a comparative analysis of projects in MS Project is carriedout. The manager of the department of artificial intelligence, which manages various areas of activity in the field of artificial intelligence, has been added to the organizational structure. The reorganization of the company's business processes is based on the Scrum and XPmethodology. The “as is” project has increased the load on programmers, this is due to the fact that more time is devoted to fixing errors after implementing the entire development process than afterimplementing each sprint while maintaining the same productivity of software development. The project “as it should be” increased the load on the artificial intelligence manager in accordance with the Scrum methodology. The result of the research is a set of business process models and recommendations for improving the enterprise.The practical value of the proposed study lies in the fact that based on the provided business process models, it becomes possible to create the most competitive computer game development company that will bring high profits and will be structurally and functionally correctly organized.

Prefabricated Construction Technology for Multistoreyed Building

The construction boom in India is developing at a fast rate of growth. For fast growing population, it is essential to construct more residential units with lesser cost and lesser time. Reduction in cost of structure is made by several ways and one such way is to use prefabrication techniques. To reduce the overall cost and to greatly reduce the construction time of buildings, prefabricated units are adopted. In the present study, the G+3 conventional and prefabricated multistoreyed building is analyzed and designed. For both structures, the quantities and cost have been estimated and comparision is made for effective construction methodology. Also duration of project has been estimated in both cases and compared. The building is analyzed and designed in STAAD Pro software and project scheduling and duration is evaluated by MS PROJECT (MSP) software. By using Prefab Technology, reduction in cost can be achieved within less time. Construction cost of prefabricated structure is slightly more than conventional structure. But the time duration required for prefabricated construction is less as compared to conventional structure.

Cost Analysis of Construction Building by Earned Value Method Using MS Project Software

Earned value management is the utmost common method used in study of performance of the project. EVM incorporates the project possibility, budget and agenda processes to promote the project management crew to measure project performance from beginning to the end of the project. It is capable of providing exact predictions of project performance complications, which is an essential role for project management. EVA is reliant to two important elements such as detailed cost info and practical development of project. The profit of the project will get esteemed absolutely if these two elements are well-organized. This paper summarizes the evolution, basic terminologies of earned value analysis and effective use of it in the construction activities by using MS Project Software. There are many ways to implement EVM in the construction industry. MS Project is a software to define the earned value and its factors in an effective method with exactness and within time limits.

Experience Finding MS Project Alternatives at CERN

As of March 2019, CERN is no longer eligible for academic licences of Microsoft products. For this reason, CERN IT started a series of task forces to respond to the evolving requirements of the user community with the goal of reducing as much as possible the need for Microsoft licensed software. This exercise was an opportunity to understand better the user requirements for different types of applications. Here we focus on MS Project, the dominant PCbased project management software, which has been used at CERN for many years. There were over 1,500 installations at CERN when the task force started, with a heterogeneous pool of users in terms of required functionality, area of work and expertise. This paper will present an evaluation of users’ needs and whether they could be fulfilled with cheaper and less advanced solutions for project management and scheduling. Moreover, selected alternatives, their deployment and lessons learned will be described in more detail. Finally, it will present the approach on how to communicate, train and migrate users to the proposed solutions.

SOFTWARE FOR VALUE MONITORING AS AN ADAPTATION TOOL FOR CHANGES IN PROJECT STEAKHOLDERS’ REQUIREMENTS

Context. In a dynamic environment where stakeholder requirements may change, traditional project monitoring and control methodshave some limitations. Therefore, there is a need to develop approaches and appropriate software to monitor the requirements of the softwareproject stakeholders, in particular, taking into account their personal assessment of the value of requirements and resources.Objective. The goal of the work is the development of a method for monitoring the value of the software project stakeholders’ requirementsand the corresponding tools for its implementation.Method. Methods of analysis and synthesis, operations on matrices, a system of weighting coefficients of Fishburne, methods of the projectmanagement theory are used. A value-based approach to monitoring the requirements of the project stakeholders is proposed. The approachesto determining the value of the requirements of stakeholders are proposed based on available information from standard projectdocuments. The method of project stakeholders’ value monitoring, in particular, for software projects, and the appropriate tools for its implementationare proposed.Results. Based on the value-added approach to monitoring requirements, tools have been developed to track the achievement of the project'splanned value. Compliance of the proposed method with the processes of traditional project management allows using standard softwarefor generating initial data and displaying the results of calculations.Conclusions. Based on the method of the earned requirements of the project, a method of requirements’ value monitoring has been developedthat, unlike existing ones, will allow to take into account personal assessments of the value of requirements and resources duringproject monitoring; to carry out relevant forecasts and develop strategies for working with certain interested parties or groups. The tools ofusing the proposed method in the MS Project environment provide information support for making fundamental decisions on adapting theproject to changes in the requirements of stakeholders, in particular, the schedule variance and schedule performance index is calculated. Theprospect of further research is to solve the problem of optimizing the distribution of resources in the project in the conditions of maximizingthe achieved value of the project.