Workload Point System Based on Project Schedule Optimization

With the rapidly changing, time limit has become one of the key factor for the project to the success. So the research about how to control and optimize the schedule of the project has been hot. We have applied the advanced control methods and optimization software to the project, but the proportion of the project delay is still high. According to survey, we find that the project delay is not caused by software or method, the main problem is within the planning process and performing process of project schedule. During the plan process of project schedule, the majority of project managers believe that schedule is time limit simply, in fact, the time limit is only one factor. The real determinative factor is man-hour. In terms of man-hour that is important parameters, project workload establishes a functional relationship with the time, which is required for finishing the whole project. This time should be regard as real project schedule. Project planning process insists on the control and optimization for time, but implementation process has focused on the calculation of project workload actually, which is the basis of payment. So it is inevitable to make the project schedule plan become a being hung beautiful picture on the wall. During project execute process, different activities use different standard to measure the progress of activities. The measurement results of different activities can not add simply, at the same time, during the process, a large number of trivial activities cannot be measured, and these activities often become a bottleneck, which lead to project delay. So on the one hand; we will measure a lot of activities to have enough information to reflect the true progress of the project, on the other hand, we still need to turn the measurement results of activities into a time parameter that can be used to compare with project schedule, which can be used to monitor project status. To finish the above process, we must be need additional resources, su- ch as the project team members, particularly project managers, to devote all efforts to calculate the complicated data. To solve the above problem, we use the workload point system (WPS) to control and optimize the project schedule.