The next step after subdividing the work is quantification of the work. Quantification of the work consists of assigning an appropriate unit of measure to each control package and then assigning a quantity to the work content of the package that quantifies the amount of work in the package in terms of its unit of measure. The way this is done requires some explanation. We first discuss how it
is done for work packages. The work content of a work package is further subdivided into tasks or activities. The terms task and activity are interchangeable in this book. These individual tasks are the things that are eventually scheduled, usually with an automated scheduling software package. This produces a start date and an end date for each task. But this is not our concern at the moment. The important thing to understand just now is that each task needs to be assigned a unit of measure.
It is the responsibility of the work package manager to subdivide the work packages for which he or she is responsible into appropriate tasks. It is also this manager's responsibility to quantify and estimate these tasks. Suppose the work package manager for the ''Siteprep" work package, after careful consideration and perhaps consultation with those who will actually perform the work,
decides to subdivide the work package into four tasks, say:
Task 1: Clear and Grub the Site
Task 2: Remove Excess Earth
Task 3: Grade the Site
Task 4: Excavate for a Foundation
is done for work packages. The work content of a work package is further subdivided into tasks or activities. The terms task and activity are interchangeable in this book. These individual tasks are the things that are eventually scheduled, usually with an automated scheduling software package. This produces a start date and an end date for each task. But this is not our concern at the moment. The important thing to understand just now is that each task needs to be assigned a unit of measure.
It is the responsibility of the work package manager to subdivide the work packages for which he or she is responsible into appropriate tasks. It is also this manager's responsibility to quantify and estimate these tasks. Suppose the work package manager for the ''Siteprep" work package, after careful consideration and perhaps consultation with those who will actually perform the work,
decides to subdivide the work package into four tasks, say:
Task 1: Clear and Grub the Site
Task 2: Remove Excess Earth
Task 3: Grade the Site
Task 4: Excavate for a Foundation