What is a constraint? |
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Anything which forces the project to stay within certain rules of the game, e.g.
1. Finances (project costs, capital costs, income, staff costs),
2. Time (to deliver the results at a given date)
3. Quality (to achieve the scope, specifications or standards) |
What process is followed? |
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Identify the constraints of each objective. |
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Classify each constraint, e.g.: |
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a) Infrastructure, technology, resources, communication (internal restrictions) |
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b) Environmental impact, legal, political, community (external organisation) |
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NB! A restriction can be transformed into a "benefit", for example to contribute
towards the solution of a specific problem. For example: To overcome the negative sentiments
of a certain community, the project can use members of the community as workers on the project.
Without this being the initial objective of the project, the project can contribute towards the
alleviation of unemployment. |
3. |
Develop various scenarios |
4. |
Compare the various scenarios with each other. |
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a) Compare the financial impact of scenarios. |
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b) Compare the relative importance of the constraint. |
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NB! Take into account the influence of the project as a whole, not only that of the individual elements. |
