[kplato] explenation from project managers please?

[John Lamb]

Thomas Zander wrote:
> so two groups of radiobuttons:
> 
> Project scheduling: (won't effect start/end time)
>     o ASAP
>     o ALAP
> Project start/end
>     o Start not earier then
>     o Finish not later then
>     o Must start on
> 
> Right?

These look sensible. ASAP and ALAP don't affect pert/cpm because they 
are essentially resource allocation problems. ASAP make sense if you 
want to avoid the risk of overrunning on non-critical activities. ALAP 
makes sense if the resources are expensive and hired/rented at the point 
of need (e.g. hiring a large crane for construction) because that delays 
capital expenditure.

I guess project start/end time is to allow the possibility that the 
project itself may have some slack. It certainly makes sense to build 
that in.

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JDL