Senda Matrix User Manual PDF

SOFTWARE FOR INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
SENDA MATRIX USER MANUAL

Installation of the Custom Ribbon for Senda Matrix ................................................................. 2
Senda Matrix; The Last Planner System Add-in for Excel 2010 .................................................. 3
Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 3
The limit is your imagination.................................................................................................... 5
Senda Matrix ................................................................................................................................ 6
The Principles of Senda matrix ................................................................................................ 6
Senda Matrix Pro...................................................................................................................... 7
Creating a new Project with Senda Matrix Pro. ................................................................. 7
Establishing Dependencies and Formulating the project .................................................. 9
Editing a Project with Senda Matrix Pro. ........................................................................... 11
Managing Responsibles, Zones, Areas and Calendars ...................................................... 12
Creating Resource Calendars with Senda Matrix Pro .......................................................16
Creating other Graphical representations: Gantt and Space-Time Charts ....................... 21
Optimizing projects with Senda Matrix Pro...................................................................... 23
Managing multiple projects with Senda Matrix Pro ........................................................ 25
Senda Matrix GPRs ................................................................................................................. 28
Introduction........................................................................................................................ 28
Starting to Use Senda Matrix GPRs ................................................................................... 29
Establishing Dependencies, splitting criteria and Computing the project ...................... 30
Editing a Project with Senda Matrix GPRs ........................................................................ 38
Creating Resource and Cost Calendars with Senda Matrix GPRs .................................... 39
Disremember The Reverse Criticality ................................................................................ 47
Example GPRs & Pro .......................................................................................................... 48
Senda Matrix Compromises .................................................................................................. 50
Introduction........................................................................................................................ 50
Noncompliance causes ...................................................................................................... 50
Restrictions ......................................................................................................................... 50
Add Schedule ...................................................................................................................... 50
Create PPC Chart ................................................................................................................. 51
Refresh PPC Chart ............................................................................................................... 51
Senda Matrix User Manual Pag 1

INSTALLATION OF THE CUSTOM RIBBON FOR SENDA MATRIX

1. In Excel 2010:
File>Options>Customize Ribbon>Import/Export>Import Customization file
2. Select the file SENDA MATRIX with the extension exportedUI located in
C:\Senda.Matrix
3. The new tab for SENDA MATRIX must appear in your ribbon as follows:

SENDA MATRIX; THE LAST PLANNER SYSTEM ADD-IN FOR EXCEL 2010
INTRODUCTION
To improve the efficiency of the planning process, practitioners generally schedule
through a hierarchy of three levels from low to high level of detail by the following levels:
initial planning or master plan (long term), Phase or look-ahead planning (medium term),
and commitment planning (short term). The long term planning establishes the strategic
goals and the main milestones of the project, defining few activities indexed at the top level
of the Work Breakdown Structure in order to comply with the established scope, time, and
budget. By using the middle term planning, the schedulers optimize production according
to the resources available in a lower breakdown level using activities that are more detailed.
The short term planning analyzes and solves the conflicts and restrictions that may impede
or hinder the fulfillment of the previously established objectives for the productive system;
this commitment planning works at the lowest levels of the WBS, and consequently
generates activities that are more detailed.
The previously defined structure in cascade implies that, for short term planning,
increasing the level of detail while descending in the WBS increases the number of
activities, the overlapping disappears and, consequently, the interdependence between the
activities is simplified. However, this fact can also produce the opposite effect in long term
planning when decreasing the level of detail while ascending in the WBS: in the one hand, it
reduces the number of activities, and in the other hand, activity overlapping and
fragmentation appear.
SENDA MATRIX is the add-in for Excel 2010 that helps construction schedulers to deal
with the three scheduling levels in a global, interconnected and efficient way, applying the
methodology of the Last Planner of Production System TM and the matrix representation
of the projects with three specific tools:
SENDA MATRIX PRO for the Phase and medium term planning. In this level, SENDA MATRIX
makes use of the precedence classical scheduling methods with finish-to-start relationship
in which an activity (successor) cannot start until the predecessor activity is totally finished.
With this zones & areas oriented tool, detailed schedules can be designed and optimized for
different objective function as the Resource Leveling Problem (RLP), the Resource
Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP) or both simultaneously.
SENDA MATRIX GPRS for the long term planning. The classical finish-to-start relationships,
are not efficient to represent the real interdepences between activities, so more
Generalized Precedence Relations (GPRs) are proposed to deal with its specific problems as
the overlapping. The new GPRs are the start-to-start (SS), the finish-to-finish (FF), and the
start-to-finish (SF) relationships. In this level, schedulers not only can manage complex

relations, but also control the deviations on time, production and budget with the
application of the Earned Value Method.
SENDA MATRIX COMPROMISES for Commitment or short term planning. In this level, SENDA
MATRIX manages the compromises of the responsibles involved in the project and the
restrictions that prevent or hinder the fulfillment of the targets of the project.
SENDA MATRIX can manage an uncountable numbers of schedules, and each one of them
can be establish from one week to those that it may need to be manage. The Percentage of
Planned Completed of the compromises and the percentage over the stock of executable
activities, can be computed and represented, filtering the result in many different ways, by
responsible, by zone, by area or any combination of the above.
SENDA MATRIX GPRS, PRO & COMPROMISES are three in one. All of them can work as lonely
apps or as only one together, making use of the exchange information possibilities
provided by Excel 2010, making links between then or with other applications:
SENDA MATRIX
MATRIX GPRS MATRIX PRO COMPRIMISES
MATRIX PRO COMPROMISES COMPROMISES
MATRIX PRO COMPROMISES
COMPROMISES

THE LIMIT IS YOUR IMAGINATION
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We hope that SENDA MATRIX will be useful for you

SENDA MATRIX
THE PRINCIPLES OF SENDA MATRIX
Excel choice for SENDA MATRIX is not arbitrary. Excel may be one of the most efficient
ways to manage information, especially when is represented by a matrix criterion as the
projects. SENDA MATRIX makes use of one of the characteristics of the project´s graphs,
which is to be represented by a matrix indexing criteria. This special characteristic was
discovered by Zaderenko in the 60´s and can be implemented in Excel to represent the
dependencies between the activities computing the times and the floats of each one of
them.
With SENDA MATRIX, practitioners not only can manage complex projects with the most
advanced algorithms to compute the times and floats of the activities, but also can make
use of the possibilities of Excel 2010 to adapt Senda Matrix with new capabilities or
designing new add-ins based on SENDA MATRIX with the VBA for Excel 2010
The matrix representation of a project is as follows:
Predecessors
1 2 .. i .. N
1
2 a21
Activities
.. .. ..
j aj1 aj2 aj..
.. .. .. .. ..
N an1 an2 an.. ani an..
In the previous matrix the activities are represented by rows, and the predecessor ones
by columns. Following the previous principle, the relationships between the activities are
established by the values of the matrix in such that a Null value means that there is no
precedence relationship and a non-Null value (included zero) the minimum number of units
that must elapse between the predecessor activity ( i ) and the follower ( j ). The values
can be zero, positive values (lag) or negative values (lead), and depending on the nature of
the relationship integer or real numbers.

SENDA MATRIX PRO

SENDA MATRIX PRO has been designed to deal with the phase and medium term planning.
In this level, SENDA MATRIX makes use of the precedence classical scheduling methods with
finish-to-start relationship in which an activity (j or successor) cannot start until the
predecessor activity (i) is totally finished.
CREATING A NEW PROJECT WITH SENDA MATRIX PRO.
For a better understanding of project scheduling with matrix representation, we go to

Plan and schedule the concrete structure of a building that consists of four floor slabs over
an existing garage
We´ll go to deal with the structure as a phase of the project and once planned and
sequenced optimally, later the obtained information will be transferred to the main
program.
The planned graph of the project, without restrictions over resources can be
represented as follows:
Walls A Walls B
Install A Install B Floor 0A Floor 0B
Prepare St Floor 1A Floor 1B Floor 2A Floor 2B Floor 3A Floor 3B Floor 4A Floor 4B Floor 4B
10 10 10
Stair 1 Stair 1 Stair 1 Stair Com
And the associated matrix can be represented as follows:

Dur S.S. ES EF LS LF TF FF Walls A Walls B Install A Install B Floor 0A Floor 0B Prepare St Floor 1A Floor 1B Floor 2A Floor 2B Floor 3A Floor 3B Floor 4A Floor 4B Stair 1 Stair 2 Stair 3 Stair Com
Walls A 6 0 6 0 6 0 0
Walls B 5 6 11 10 15 4 0 0
Install A 3 6 9 6 9 0 0 0
Install B 2 11 13 15 17 4 4 0 0
Floor 0A 8 9 17 9 17 0 0 0
Floor 0B 6 17 23 17 23 0 0 0 0
Prepare St 5 0 5 18 23 18 18
Floor 1A 11 23 34 23 34 0 0 0 0
Floor 1B 11 34 45 34 45 0 0 0
Floor 2A 11 45 56 45 56 0 0 0
Floor 2B 11 56 67 56 67 0 0 0
Floor 3A 11 67 78 67 78 0 0 0
Floor 3B 11 78 89 78 89 0 0 0
Floor 4A 11 89 100 89 100 0 0 0
Floor 4B 11 100 111 100 111 0 0 0
Stair 1 3 88 91 113 116 25 25 10
Stair 2 3 99 102 113 116 14 14 10
Stair 3 3 110 113 113 116 3 3 10
Stair Com 5 111 116 111 116 0 0 0
Ptret 3 111 114 113 116 2 2 0
To build the project matrix, first it is recommended to start writing a short description
of the activities in topological order. Don´t worry if an activity is forgotten, the matrix can
be modified later with the Project Editor.

Then, select the range of the activities and press over the button [Matrix] of the tab
[Matrix Pro]. The matrix will be created automatically:
If there is no range selected, an empty matrix is created. In the case of there is not
descriptions for the activities in the selected range SENDA MATRIX automatically establish the
description of the activities as Job1, job2, etc.
There are three areas in the matrix: The Description Area, with cells colored in cream
color which are designed to be modified with the activity name, the duration and the
scheduled start; the Computing Area with the formulated times and floats of the activities,
and the Planning Area with the graph representation.

Description Area
Planning Area
Computing
Area
Description Area:
DUR: The DURATION in days of the activity
S.S. The SCHEDULED STARTING TIME (not period) can be established by the scheduler, by a
mathematical model to optimize the starting time of the activities, or creating a
reference linked to the starting or finishing time of another project’s activity in a
dynamic way, or all together and simultaneously.
Computing Area
ES: The EARLIEST STARTING TIME at which an activity can start, finishing its predecessors.
EF: The EARLIEST FINISHIING TIME is the time at which an activity can be finished.
LS: The LATEST STARTING TIME at which an activity can start without delaying the
project duration (makespan).
LF: The LATEST FINISHING TIME at which an activity can finish without delaying the
project duration.
TF: The TOTAL FLOAT are the periods that an activity can be delayed without affecting
the makespan of the project
FF: The FREE FLOAT are the periods that an activity can be delayed without affecting
the earliest starting times of the successor activities.
NOTE that in the previous descriptions has been used two similar terms: Time and Period.
Both are different: Period are "time periods" expressed in days, and Time is the
non-dimensional value between one period and its adjacent.
ESTABLISHING DEPENDENCIES AND FORMULATING THE PROJECT
Once defined the activities of the project, the precedence relations are established in
the Planning Area. A precedence relation implies that an activity (j) cannot start until the
set of predecessors activities (i) have been totally finished and is represented with a non-
Null value in the index (j, i), j being the row and i the column.

There are two possible natures1 for the relationships between activities:
Start after finished the index is a non-negative value (included zero) and it means that j
can start at less z time periods have elapsed after finished the predecessor activity i.
Start before finished: the index is a negative value and it means that j can start at less z
“time periods” before finished the predecessor activity i.
When a precedence relationship is established, the index is highlighted in yellow, and

can be deleted or rewrited. If the relationship is deleted (changing the topology) the color
of the indexed cell returns to white and is necessary to reformulate the project.
SENDA MATRIX PRO don´t compute the times of the project; formulate the project to
allow practitioners applying mathematical models of optimization in an efficient way. Each
time the topology of the graph is modified, the project must be reformulated again. Note
that the change of the duration or the SS (Starting time) of the activities don´t modify the
topology of the project.
Once computed the times of the activities, some rows of the description area are
dynamically highlighted in red. The highlighted activities have the total float equal to zero
and are called critical activities.
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Other kind of relationships called Generalized Precedence Relations as the start-to-start. The
finish-to-finish and the start-to-finish can be established making the following transformation, called
standardization:
Start-to-start into a finish-to-start: FS (zij - duri) ≈ SS(zij)
Finish-to-finish into a finish-to-start: FS (zij – durj) ≈ FF(zij)
Start-to finish into a finish-to-start: FS (zij – duri – durj) ≈ SF(zij)
This transformation is not recommended and is better to use the SENDA MATRIX GPRS to deal
correctly with this kind of precedence relationships.
EDITING A PROJECT WITH SENDA MATRIX PRO.
The Project can be edited pressing over the button [Edit] of the Senda Matrix Pro tab.
When [Edit] is selected, the following form appears:
ACTIVITIES PREDECESSORS
EDITOR EDITOR
ACTIVITIES SELECTOR (#, JOB, DUR): Select the activity with the mouse and the list of
predecessors will be refreshed automatically.
: Change the description or the duration of the activity with the

number control.
[Insert]: Create a new activity over the selected one.
[Add]: Add a new activity at the end of the activities list.
[Delete]: Delete the selected activity.
PREDECESSORS SELECTOR (#, JOB, LAG): Select the predecessor activity with the mouse to
delete or edit it.
: Change the predecessor activity or the lag between them with the
number control.
[Add]: Add a new precedence relationship.
[Delete]: Delete the selected relationship.

MANAGING RESPONSIBLES, ZONES, AREAS AND CALENDARS
Efficient managing of the projects requires taking into account the clients or
responsibles involved in the project, also the proper classification of its activities into zones
and areas. SENDA MATRIX PRO allows practitioners adding responsibles, zones and areas to
the activities. This fact is especially useful to filter the work and resource calendars or to
build custom informs with dynamic tables by each one of the previous elements or a
combination of them.
Responsibles, Zones & Areas

Responsibles, zones and areas are organized in tables and indexed by its first column.
Can be added and inserted new elements and edited or deleted the existing ones. New
columns can be inserted or deleted with custom information, there are no limits. Only take
into account that the information is indexed by the first column so be careful deleting it.

To edit the table, select a cell of the table, and clicking with the right button of the
mouse, the following contextual menu will appear:
To manage and filter the elements in an easy way, SENDA MATRIX PRO provides a button
in the header of the tables with a quick selector:

NOTE: Each one of the apps of SENDA MATRIX needs the Responsible, Zones and Areas sheets
in its own book, but it is recommended to create a global Excel workbook with the
responsibles, zones and areas of the entire project and later link the elements of each
one of them to the global book.
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Managing Dates & Calendars

Each one of the projects, project phases or subprojects manages its own calendar, in
which are established the format week to apply, the starting date for the project and the
holidays or non-working days. The general view of the sheets is as follows:

Project Starting and Last Control day
The project starting date defines the first day that will appear in the work calendar or
resource calendar. This date can be written directly or established a reference to the
starting or finishing time of another activity.
Format weeks & Holidays

The format week can be adjusted with an easy selector for the days of the week. The
non-working days must to be written in the cream range of 16x6 cells.
GREEN:
Working day
QUICK SELECTOR
ORANGE:
Non-Working day
Each one of the Matrix projects need its own calendar in the Excel workbook, but all of
them can be interconnect with references to other calendars.

CREATING RESOURCE CALENDARS WITH SENDA MATRIX PRO
SENDA MATRIX PRO can create as many temporal diagrams for resources as you need.
The temporal calendars can be customized including dates or theoretical periods, and
information about Responsibles, zones and areas for filtering by each one of them.
Not only creates the calendars, include the responsibles, zones and areas in the Project
matrix for a better management, linking all the temporal diagrams to the assignations
made on the matrix.
ll A Install B Floor 0A Floor 0BPrepare St Floor 1A Floor 1B Floor 2A Dur 2B
Floor S.S.FloorES3A EF 3BLSFloorLF4A Floor
Floor TF 4BFF Stair
Walls
1 AStair
Walls
2 BStair
Install A Install
3 Stair Com BPtret
Floor 0AResp
Floor 0BPrepare
Zone St Floor 1A Floor 1B Floor 2A Floor 2B Floor 3A Floor 3B Floo
Area
Walls A 6 0 6 0 6 0 0 St Mg Zone A
Walls B 5 6 11 10 15 4 0 0 St Mg Zone B
Install A 3 6 9 6 9 0 0 0 St Mg Zone A
Install B 2 11 13 15 17 4 4 0 0 St Mg Zone A
Floor 0A 8 9 17 9 17 0 0 0 St Mg Zone A
0 0 Floor 0B 6 17 23 17 23 0 0 0 0 St Mg Zone B
Prepare St 5 0 5 18 23 18 18 St Mg Zone A/B
0 0 Floor 1A 11 23 34 23 34 0 0 St Mg 0 Zone A0
0 Floor 1B 11 34 45 34 45 0 0 St Mg Zone B 0
0 Floor 2A 11 45 56 45 56 0 0 St Mg Zone A 0
Floor 02B 11 56 67 56 67 0 0 St Mg Zone B 0
Floor 3A 11 0 67 78 67 78 0 0 St Mg Zone A 0
Floor 4A 11 89 1000 89 100 0 0 St Mg Zone A 0
Stair 1 3 1088 91 113 116 25 25 St Mg Stairs 10
Stair 2 3 99 10210 113 116 14 14 St Mg Stairs 10
Stair 3 3 110 113 113 10 116 3 3 St Mg Stairs 1
Stair Com 5 111 116 111 116 00 0 St Mg Stairs
Ptret 3 111 114 113 116 20 2 St Mg Zone A/B
116
Options for resource calendars

# of days in the temporal diagram
SENDA MATRIX PRO pre-establishes the number of days in the temporal diagram as the
sum of the durations of the project. The reason is due to the fact that in some kind of
optimization problems as the RCPSP (Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problems) is
the most unfavorable scenario.
Set to minimum
Pressing over the button [Set to Minimum] the length of the calendar is adjusted to the
makespan of the project, useful for optimization problems as the RLP (Resource Leveling
Problem).
Include Dates of Calendar

The dates and additional information can be omitted presenting simple temporal
diagrams. This possibility is useful for accelerate the optimization models reducing the
processing time. In the next figures, can be seen the differences between a temporal
diagram with dates and additional information and a clean one.
26/04/2013
29/04/2013
30/04/2013
01/05/2013
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Calendar Res_1 Man Power
Job Dur Resp Zone Area ES EF LF Res_1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Walls A 6 St Mg Zone A 26/04/2013 03/05/2013 03/05/2013 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Walls B 5 St Mg Zone B 06/05/2013 10/05/2013 16/05/2013 3 3 3 3 3 3
Install A 3 St Mg Zone A 06/05/2013 08/05/2013 08/05/2013 1 1 1 1
Install B 2 St Mg Zone A 13/05/2013 14/05/2013 20/05/2013 1 1 1
Floor 0A 8 St Mg Zone A 09/05/2013 20/05/2013 20/05/2013 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Floor 0B 6 St Mg Zone B 21/05/2013 28/05/2013 28/05/2013 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Prepare St 5 St Mg Zone A/B 26/04/2013 02/05/2013 28/05/2013 2 2 2 2 2 2
Floor 1A 11 St Mg Zone A 29/05/2013 12/06/2013 12/06/2013 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Floor 1B 11 St Mg Zone B 13/06/2013 27/06/2013 27/06/2013 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Floor 2A 11 St Mg Zone A 28/06/2013 12/07/2013 12/07/2013 5 5
Floor 2B 11 St Mg Zone B 15/07/2013 29/07/2013 29/07/2013 5
Floor 3A 11 St Mg Zone A 30/07/2013 13/08/2013 13/08/2013 5
Stair 1 3 St Mg Stairs 28/08/2013 30/08/2013 04/10/2013 3
Stair Com 5 St Mg Stairs 30/09/2013 04/10/2013 04/10/2013 3
Ptret 3 St Mg Zone A/B 30/09/2013 02/10/2013 04/10/2013 2
5 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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Disponibility 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Average 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Calendar Res_2
Job Dur ES EF LF Res_2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Walls A 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Walls B 5 6 11 15 3 3 3 3 3 3
Install A 3 6 9 9 1 1 1 1
Install B 2 11 13 17 1 1 1
Floor 0A 8 9 17 17 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Floor 0B 6 17 23 23 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Prepare St 5 5 23 2 2 2 2 2 2
Floor 1A 11 23 34 34 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Floor 1B 11 34 45 45 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Floor 2A 11 45 56 56 5 5
Floor 2B 11 56 67 67 5
Floor 3A 11 67 78 78 5
Floor 3B 11 78 89 89 5
Floor 4A 11 89 100 100 5
Floor 4B 11 100 111 111 5
Stair 1 3 88 91 116 3
Stair 2 3 99 102 116 3
Stair 3 3 110 113 116 3
Stair Com 5 111 116 116 3
Ptret 3 111 114 116 2
5 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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Disponibility 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Average 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4
Display Weeks, Months, Today & Last Control day
Selecting these options, separators for the weeks and months will be shown in the
temporal diagrams with gray and black lines respectively. The last control day is shown with
a red line and the actual day lighting the correspond cell of the date in yellow, as can be
seen in the following image:
26/04/2013
29/04/2013
30/04/2013
01/05/2013
02/05/2013
03/05/2013
06/05/2013
07/05/2013
08/05/2013
09/05/2013
10/05/2013
13/05/2013
14/05/2013
15/05/2013
16/05/2013
17/05/2013
20/05/2013
21/05/2013
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Dates
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3
1 1 1
1 1
Theoretical days
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5
2 2 2 2 2
5 5 5
Actual day
Critical Activity
Total Float Week’s separator
Non Critical Activity
Month’s separator
Last Control day

Create Resource Calendars
Select this item to create temporal diagrams.
If this item is not selected, only responsibles, zones and areas sheets will be created
with the correspondent references in the matrix sheet when the [Create] button is pressed.
 # of calendars: Establish the number of temporal diagram to create.
 From: Establish the initial number of the calendars that will be created.
Include Responsibles, Zones and Areas
Include the sheets for the responsibles, the zones and the areas, columns in the
temporal diagram for each one of them and new rows and columns in the matrix sheet with
the links and references from the calendars. If the “Create Resource Calendars” option is
selected, a selector is created on the header of the columns of the resource and temporal
diagrams for informs filtering.
Verify Calendars
Sometimes when the project is edited after creating the resource temporal calendars,
the makespan of the project can be greater than its temporal representation. Pressing over
the button [Verify Calendars], SENDA MATRIX PRO resizes all the temporal diagrams to the
correct length to solve this problem.

Additional features of the temporal diagrams

Number of resources required by period
Each row of the temporal diagram has a cell colored in cream to establish the resource
requirements by period. SENDA MATRIX PRO distributes in a linear way the resources along its
duration by its scheduled starting time.
Highest resource requirements
At the footer of the column of resource requirements, SENDA MATRIX PRO reserves a cell
to compute the highest resource requirements represented in the temporal diagram. This
cell has its own name starting by “Nece_Res_” and finishing by the number of the resource
(Nece_Res_1, Nece_Res_2 …). This feature is designed to help practitioners optimizing the
projects, with an exclusive name for each resource.
Resource availability
At the left side of the “highest resource requirements”, there is a cell called
“Disp_Res_1, Disp_Res_2...” which establish the linear (constant) availability along the
project. The period that requires more resources than the resource availability is
highlighted in yellow. To solve problems with non-linear availability, can be used the
additional rows at the footer of the temporal diagrams.

Excel 2010 provides many graphical capabilities to represent the results of our projects.
Using the column chart for the resource requirements for the periods (in blued) combined
with a linear chart for the resource availability (in red), the following dynamic histogram can
be created and later included dynamically in other office applications.
Sum of squares of resource requirements
One of the most common and useful optimization problems is the RLP or Resource
Leveling Problem, in which the objective is to improve the efficiency in the resources
consumption. To solve this mathematical problem is used as objective function to minimize,
the sum of the squares of the resource consumption for all the periods of the project (other
objective functions are related in the literature and offers identical results).
SENDA MATRIX PRO includes a cell called “sum_sq_Res_1, sum_sq_Res_2 …” that

automatically computes the sum of the squares of the resource consumption along the
project. This cell can be referenced to a sheet with the mathematical model. In this sheet
will be established the restrictions to the problem and later optimized with the Excel Solver
and its evolutionary algorithm.
Additional rows
To allow practitioners representing and solving other features and problems, Senda
Matrix Pro provides four additional rows with its correspondent heather.
For example, the previous resource histogram is created using the first row with a
reference to the resource availability. Other possibilities can be:
 Represent the average consumption.

 Non-linear availabilities
 Computing the mean square error with non-linear availabilities
 Fuzzy availabilities
 …

CREATING OTHER GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS: GANTT AND SPACE-TIME CHARTS
How to create Gantt charts

SENDA MATRIX PRO makes use of Gantt to represent the project along the time, but they
are usually too long to be used in other documents as MS Word or MS Power Point. Excel
2010 provides charting capabilities as the “Flat stacked bar chart”.
To build a Gantt chart is necessary to select at least two series of values, the ES (earliest
starting time) and Dur (duration) columns of the matrix, additionally can be selected the TF
(total float) column. Depending on the order in which the series are selected there two
possible Gantt charts:
By its earliest starting times:

Earliest starting time Duration Total Float
By its latest starting times:

Earliest starting time Total Float Duration
Finally, the resulting Gantt chart can be as follows:

The process to create a Gantt chart is as follows:
1. In a new sheet, on the Insert tab, in the Charts group, select the Bar button and
choose Stacked Bar to create a chart.
2. On the Design tab, in the Data group, choose Select Data or Right-click in the chart
area and choose Select Data in the popup menu:
a. Set the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels as the activity names column of
the matrix.
b. Set the series of the chart to the following:
Series 1: ES column
Series 2: Dur column
Series 3: TF column
3. In the Format Axis dialog box for the vertical axis, in the Axis Options tab, check the
option labeled Categories in reverse order.
4. To makes the first data series invisible, in the Format Data Series dialog box, Fill tab,
set Fill to No fill and on the Border Color tab, set Border Color to No line.
How to create Space-Time charts

The Space-Time or flow-Line charts, sometimes called Line of Balance (LOB) method are
two dimension charts (space & time) usually utilized to represent repetitive activities in an
intuitive manner, identifying idle times and productivity in the construction process,
especially in lean construction environments.
To create a flow-line charts, it is necessary create a table with the name of the activities
and the earliest starting and finishing times (select the latest times for a flow-line by its
latest times) which defines de time dimension of the chart, The space (or production)
dimension is represented in two additional columns as follows:
es ef Initial finish
Activity 1 es1 ef1 ini1 fin1
Activity 2 es2 ef2 ini2 fin2
…. es.. ef.. ini.. fin..
Activity n esn efn inin finn
By using an XY Scatterplot, the previous values are represented for each one of the
activities as follows:
Series name: activity i

X values select range esi:efi
Y values select range inii:fini

Finally, the result can be as is represented in the next figure:
OPTIMIZING PROJECTS WITH SENDA MATRIX PRO
One of the most interesting possibilities of SENDA MATRIX PRO integrated in Excel 2010 is
making use of the solver adding and its evolutionary algorithm to solve complex
mathematical models that cannot be solved with commercial project management
software, or when the solution that provides are far away from optimal values.
One possibility is to solve the Resource Leveling Problem (RLP) or the Resource
constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP), but there are no limits in the problems
that can be solved (see the example “Phase Structure” for further details of a RLP).
es ≤ S.S. ls ≤ ls + δ δ act Initial makespan 116

Walls A 0 0 0 44 0 Actual makespan 135
Walls B 6 6 10 54 0 Precribed makespan 160
Install A 6 11 6 50 5 δ Proyecto 44
Install B 11 11 15 59 0
Floor 0A 9 16 9 53 7
Floor 0B 17 17 17 61 0 Sum Squares 2832
Prepare St 0 11 18 62 11 k 0.00001
Floor 1A 23 23 23 67 0 ∑ δ act 125
Floor 1B 34 34 34 78 0 Objetive 2832.001
Floor 2A 45 45 45 89 0
Floor 2B 56 56 56 100 0
Floor 3A 67 67 67 111 0
Floor 3B 78 78 78 122 0 9
Floor 4A 89 89 89 133 0 8
Floor 4B 100 100 100 144 0
Stair 1 88 123 113 157 35 7
Stair 2 99 126 113 157 27 6

Stair 3 110 129 113 157 19 5
Stair Com 111 111 111 155 0
Ptret 111 132 111 155 21 4
0
101
106
111
116
121
126
131
136
141
146
151
156
161
166
171
11
16
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51
56
61
66
71
76
81
86
91
96
1
6

In the previous model, the orange cells are pasted by its value from the matrix, and the
blue ones are formulated. The solver parameters are established as follows:
Objective function:
Sum Squares 2832

k 0.00001
k · ∑ δ act 0.00125
Objetive 2832.001
Note that in the objective function the sum of the squares of the resources consumed
by each period is punished with k · ∑ δ act to guarantee that the leveled project is the less
critical as possible.
Availability for increasing the initial makespan to the limit established by the prescribed
makespan:
Actual makespan 135

Precribed makespan 160
Decision variables (linked to the matrix of the project) with its lower/upper bounds:
es ≤ S.S. ls ≤ ls + δ
0 0 0 44
6 6 10 54
6 11 6 50
11 11 15 59
9 16 9 53
17 17 17 61
0 11 18 62
23 23 23 67
34 34 34 78
45 45 45 89
56 56 56 100
67 67 67 111
78 78 78 122
89 89 89 133
100 100 100 144
88 123 113 157
99 126 113 157
110 129 113 157
111 111 111 155
111 132 111 155

And the evolutionary parameters for the solver add-in are as follows:
MANAGING MULTIPLE PROJECTS WITH SENDA MATRIX PRO
Different projects or phases of a project scheduled with SENDA MATRIX PRO can be
integrated in in a more complex Projects or a portfolio of projects.
Senda Matrix is designed to integrate PRO projects into GPRS projects, but the levels of
integration is unlimited and a group of PRO projects can be integrated into another PRO
project.
There are different ways to integrate projects between them:
1. By linking the makespan of a son-project with a reference from the duration-cell

in the Matrix of the father-project.
2. By linking the project starting date of the son-project with the earliest starting
time of the linked activity in one of the temporal diagrams of the father-project.
3. By linking the Scheduled Start of and activity in the Matrix of the father-project
to the desired milestone of another son-project.

Pag 26 Senda Matrix User Manual
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Senda Matrix User Manual

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Job Dur Resp Zone Area ES EF LF Res_1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Walls A 6 St Mg Zone A 26/04/2013 03/05/2013 03/05/2013 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Walls B 5 St Mg Zone B 06/05/2013 10/05/2013 16/05/2013 3 3 3 3 3 3
Install A 3 St Mg Zone A 06/05/2013 08/05/2013 08/05/2013 1 1 1 1
Install B 2 St Mg Zone A 13/05/2013 14/05/2013 20/05/2013 1 1 1
Floor 0A 8 St Mg Zone A 09/05/2013 20/05/2013 20/05/2013 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Floor 0B 6 St Mg Zone B 21/05/2013 28/05/2013 28/05/2013 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Prepare St 5 St Mg Zone A/B 26/04/2013 02/05/2013 28/05/2013 2 2 2 2 2 2
Floor 1A 11 St Mg Zone A 29/05/2013 12/06/2013 12/06/2013 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Floor 1B 11 St Mg Zone B 13/06/2013 27/06/2013 27/06/2013 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Floor 2A 11 St Mg Zone A 28/06/2013 12/07/2013 12/07/2013 5 5
Stair Com 5 St Mg Stairs 30/09/2013 04/10/2013 04/10/2013 3
Ptret 3 St Mg Zone A/B 30/09/2013 02/10/2013 04/10/2013 2
5 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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Disponibility 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Average 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
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SENDA MAtRIX GPRS
INTRODUCTION
An efficient management of long term projects requires the use of few activities with
overlapping between them. SENDA MATRIX PRO can simulate the overlapping of activities
with the standardized form, but this simplification instead of using Generalized Precedence
Relations (GPRs) presents too many problems, as the impossibility of optimal splitting for
the activities and the reverse criticality.
Computing the times of the activities in PDM graphs with GPRs is complex, so classical
algorithms simplify the problem avoiding its fragmentation or considering the units as only
“Time units” dependencies. Furthermore, The PDM graphs with GPRs presents an
anomalous effect that defies intuition about the consequences of lengthening or
shortening an activity, changing even the concept of critical path itself. This anomalous
effect is produced when a critical path passes through an activity from finish to start. Then,
the activity´s effect on the critical path is perverse, i.e. lengthening the activity shortens the
critical path, and shortening the activity lengthens the path. Consequently, such an effect is
called reverse effect.
SENDA MATRIX GPRS is a new concept to deal with the problem of project scheduling
with GPRs that not only allows the discretional and optimal fragmentation of the activities,
but also can work with “Time, Work & Feeding” precedence relationships avoiding the
problem of reverse criticality with more realistic schedules, totally controlled by the project
scheduler.

STARTING TO USE SENDA MATRIX GPRS
As was previously done with SENDA MATRIX PRO, it is recommended to start writing a
short description of the activities in topological order. Don´t worry if an activity is forgotten,
the matrix can be modified later with the Project Editor for GPRs.
Then, select the range of the activities and press over the button [Matrix] of the tab
[Matrix GPRs]. The matrix will be created automatically:
As can be seen, the matrix created by SENDA MATRIX GPRS is more complex than the
Matrix for only finish-to-start relationships created by SENDA MATRIX PRO:

If only one cell is selected, an empty matrix will be created.
SENDA MATRIX GPRS uses two rows and two columns for indexing each one of the
activities. The first row and column correspond to the start of the activity, and the second
row and column refers to the finishing. In this way, indexing the relationships between
activities is reduced to write the lag between them in the index SS for a start-to-start, FF for
a finish-to-finish, SF for a start-to-finish or F-S for a finish-to-start relationship:
i
Start Finish
Start SS FS
j
Finish SF FF
Following the previous criteria, the times of activities are indexed as follow:
Note: See Computing Area in previous section for further details about the acronyms.
ESTABLISHING DEPENDENCIES, SPLITTING CRITERIA AND COMPUTING THE PROJECT
Constraints establishing that an activity cannot be splitted or that the starting of an

activity only depends on the finishing of others by finish-to-start relationships are not
sufficient to represent the reality of complex projects, especially in long-term planning.
Sometimes we deal with the problem that an activity cannot start until something
happens on the another activity, as certain quantity of days elapsed from its starting, or in
other cases, that certain quantity of days that cannot be executed until another activity is
totally finished. These restrictions are known as Generalized Precedence Relation and have

been considered traditionally without distinction of its real nature. These natures for GPRs
are:
 Quantity of days referred to time; known as TIME GPRS.
 Quantity of days referred to production; known as WORK GPRS.
The use of the previous conditions can produce anomalous effects as the reverse
criticality. Reverse criticality occurs because the value of the precedence relationships is a
function of the intensity in the execution of the activities; this aspect is not covered in the
traditional formulation and must to be solved using the “Feeding precedence” constraints,
based on a model of “project-oriented production” overlapping the execution of activities
in a "production-like workflow dependencies". This is a new nature is expressed as follow:
 Percentage of production; known as FEEDING GPRS.
In addition, SENDA MATRIX GPRS considers that some projects are very complex
production processes, in which the overlapping and relationships between activities cannot
be expressed only with the classical TIME GPRS or with the WORK/FEEDING GPRS; they are not
mutually exclusive and interact closely.
Based on the above principles, SENDA MATRIX GPRS can manage the following
Precedence relationships:
Work Feeding
Time Work Feeding & &
Time Time
FS FS(z) -- -- -- --
SS SS(z) SS(w) SS(p) SS(w, z) SS(p, z)
FF FF(z) FF(w) FF(p) FF(w, z) FF(p, z)
SF SF(z) SF(wi) SF(pi) SF(wi, z) SF(pi, z)

The precedence relationships with SENDA MATRIX GPRS

Time Finish-to-Start precedence relationship
The time finish-to-start precedence relationships between the activities represent the
minimum number of TIME that must elapse between the completion of the predecessor
activity and the start of the follower activity. A FS (t2) between job2 and Job1 is represented
as follow:
Work Start-to-Start precedence relationship

The work start-to-start precedence relationships between the activities represent the
minimum number of WORKDAYS required on the predecessor activity prior to start its
follower. A SS (w2) between Job1 and Job2 such that job2 cannot start until at less 2 days of
effective work of Job1 has elapsed is represented as follow:
Feeding start-to-start precedence relationship

The feeding start-to-start precedence relationships between the activities represent
the minimum PERCENTAGE OF WORK required on the predecessor activity prior to start its
follower. A SS (p2o%) between Job1 and Job2 such that job2 cannot start until at less the
20% (written 0.2) of effective work of Job1 has elapsed is represented as follow:

Work finish-to-finish precedence relationship

The work finish-to-finish precedence relationships between the activities represent the
minimum number of WORKDAYS pending on the follower activity after the completion of its
predecessor. A FF (w2) between Job1 and Job2 such that at less 2 days of job2 cannot finish
until Job1 has been totally finished is represented as follow:
Feeding finish-to-finish precedence relationship

The feeding finish-to-finish precedence relationships between the activities represent
the minimum PERCENTAGE OF WORK pending on the follower activity after the completion of
its predecessor. A FF (p20%) between Job1 and Job2 such that at less the 20% (written 0.2)
of job2 cannot finish until Job1 has been totally finished is represented as follow:
Work start-to-finish precedence relationship

The work start-to-finish precedence relationships between the activities represent the
minimum number of WORKDAYS required on the predecessor activity before the completion
of its predecessor. A SF (w2) between Job1 and Job2 such that job2 cannot finish until at
less 2 days of effective work of Job1 has been elapsed is represented as follow:

Feeding start-to-finish precedence relationship

The feeding start-to-finish precedence relationships between the activities represent
the minimum PERCENTAGE OF WORK required on the predecessor activity before the
completion of its predecessor. A SF (p20%) between Job1 and Job2 such that job2 cannot
finish until the 20% (written 0.2) of effective work of Job1 has elapsed is represented as
follow:
Work/feeding & time start-to-start precedence relationship

The work/feeding & time start-to-start precedence relationships between the activities
represent the minimum number of WORKDAYS (or PERCENTAGE OF WORK) required on the
predecessor activity prior to start its follower, with an additional lag of TIME. A SS (w2, t3)
between Job1 and Job2 such that job2 cannot start until at less 2 days of effective work of
Job1 has elapsed, with an additional lag of 3 days is represented as follow:
Work/feeding & time finish-to-finish precedence relationship

The work/feeding & time finish-to-finish precedence relationships between the
activities represent the minimum number of WORKDAYS (or PERCENTAGE OF WORK) pending
on the follower activity after the completion of its predecessor, with an additional lag of
TIME. . A FF (w2, t3) between Job1 and Job2 such that at less 2 days of job2 cannot finish
until Job1 has been totally finished, with an additional lag of 3 days is represented as follow:

Work/Feeding & Time start-to-finish precedence relationship

The work/feeding & time start-to-finish precedence relationships between the
activities represent the minimum number of WORKDAYS (or PERCENTAGE OF WORK) required
on the predecessor activity before the completion of its predecessor. A SF (w2, t3) between
Job1 and Job2 such that job2 cannot finish until at less 2 days of effective work of Job1 has
been elapsed, with an additional lag of 3 days is represented as follow:
Computing the Project with Senda Matrix GPRs

The algorithm used for Senda Matrix GPRs cannot be implemented as formulas due its
complexity and limitation of Excel so unlike with Senda Matrix Pro the times of the activities
must to be computed each time a modification is produced (not only in the topology of the
graph).
For avoiding the necessity of pressing over the Button [Compute] each time a change is
introduced, SENDA MATRIX GPRS reserves the cell located in the first row and first column of
the matrix for establishing the automatic calculation of the project. Furthermore, although
the algorithm to compute times of the activities is very quickly, sometimes some
sluggishness can be perceived, so you can disable this option if you have too many active
sheets or the project is too big.
The previous characteristic do not correctly works with Excel 2010 under Windows 7 64
bits. In case that can´t make use of this capability, it is necessary to compute the project
pressing over the button [Compute] in the SENDA MATRIX GPRS tab.
NOTE: Save the project with GPRs as an Excel file with the macro-enabled workbook
format or this capability will be loosed.

Once computed the times of the activities, the cells of the matrix corresponding to the
duration and times appears colored according to the following criterion:
0 5 5 20
Job1 Job2
0 5 5 5 15 20 FF(5)
SS(5) 10 25
Job3
10 10 25 FF(5) FF(5)
SS(5) 10 30
Job4
10 10 35
SS(5) 15 30
Job5
15 15 30 FF(5)
SS(5) 5 35
Job6
25 10 35
Complete critical
Complete critical with internal float
Starting critical with finishing float
Finishing critical with starting float
The splitting of the activities

TO SPLIT OR NOT TO SPLIT? THAT´S THE DECISION
The splitting of activities with GPRs relations is not a recent discussion. Since 60´s of the
past century is a problem that is not duly affronted by commercial software, which only in
some cases allows practitioners to establish splitting criteria for the entire project, but not
individually to each activity, being non useful in practice.

SENDA MATRIX GPRS considers that the splitting criteria, must to be establish in an
individual way for each activities. In such way, SENDA MATRIX GPRS reserves the third column
of the Matrix to establish if an activity can be splitted or not:
SENDA MATRIX GPRS computes automatically the optimal fragmentation of the activities
when can when the splitting is allowed. Due the limitations of the matrix-indexing criterion
with Excel, only one fragmentation point is computed offering feasible and optimal
solutions to the scheduling problem with GPRs. Each one of the splits are called βeta in the
matrix of the project and indexed as βetaS and βetaF, corresponding to the initial and
termination fragments of the activity and expressed in workdays.
Yes Dur Split Beta Sched Early Last TF FF

S
Prev Works 20 Yes
F
S
Structure 135 Yes
F
S
Closures 75 Yes
F
The decision of allowing the splitting of an activity must be adopted by the scheduler,
under its criterion, the characteristics of the activity and the conditions of the project. The
most important advantage of splitting of activities is that reduces significantly the number
of activities, especially in long term planning with repetitive works as the floors of a
building. Furthermore, the correct use of splitting allowed for some activities offers more
realistic schedules and important improvements in the makespan of the project:

EDITING A PROJECT WITH SENDA MATRIX GPRS
SENDA MATRIX GPRS provides a project editor that allow insert, add, delete and modify
the description, duration or splitting criterion for the activities. Also, can be modified,
added or deleted the precedence relationships and its nature. To edit the project press over
the button [Edit] of the SENDA MATRIX GPRS tab:
And the following form will appear in your Excel sheet:
List of Activities
List of precedencies
Change the predecessor

and the relationship
Relationship lag
Edit the Code, duration Click to Insert, Add or Delete Click to Add or Delete the
and the splitting criteria the selected activity selected relationship
If the auto-compute option is selected, SENDA MATRIX GPRS automatically computes the
times each time a modification is produced in the project as the duration of an activity or its
splitting criterion. When a precedence relation is changed, SENDA MATRIX GPRS editor shows
an orange button [Accept & Compute Times] for a friendly and easiest editing process.

NOTE: If the orange button do not appears in the Project editor form, it means that the
change in the precedence relations has not been recognized. Press ENTER or select
another field on precedence area to validate it. Then press over the orange button
to Accept & Compute.
CREATING RESOURCE AND COST CALENDARS WITH SENDA MATRIX GPRS
SENDA MATRIX GPRS can manage two classes of temporal diagrams:
 Resource Calendars
 Production & Cost Calendars. To manage and control the entire project in an
efficient way with the Earned Value Management methodology under a
production-system point of view.
To start using the calendars press over the button [Calendars & EVM] of the SENDA
MATRIX GPRS tab:

The following form will appear on your screen:
Select the number of days that you want in your temporal diagram
Resource Calendars
Can be created as many Resource Calendars as necessary without pre-established limit.
To build resource calendars select the checkbox [resource calendars] and set the number of
calendars also the initial number for the sheet names of the resources.
Then, press over the button [Create] and the resource calendar will appear as follows:
01/05/2013
02/05/2013
03/05/2013
06/05/2013
07/05/2013
08/05/2013
09/05/2013
10/05/2013
13/05/2013
14/05/2013
15/05/2013
16/05/2013
17/05/2013
20/05/2013
21/05/2013
22/05/2013
23/05/2013
24/05/2013
27/05/2013
28/05/2013
29/05/2013
30/05/2013
31/05/2013
03/06/2013
04/06/2013
05/06/2013
06/06/2013
07/06/2013
10/06/2013
11/06/2013
12/06/2013
13/06/2013
14/06/2013
17/06/2013
18/06/2013
Res_1 Calendar
Job Dur ES ef1 es2 EF LF Res_1

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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1
01/05/2013 07/05/2013 08/05/2013 07/05/2013 07/05/2013

Job 1 5
08/05/2013 28/05/2013 29/05/2013 28/05/2013 28/05/2013

Job 2 15
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 29/05/2013 04/06/2013 04/06/2013

Job 3 10
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 18/06/2013

Job 4 10
22/05/2013 04/06/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 11/06/2013

Job 5 15
08/05/2013 14/05/2013 12/06/2013 18/06/2013 18/06/2013

Job 6 10
S Scheduled
S Performed
For each activity corresponds two rows. The first row corresponds to the scheduled
(red for the critical splits and green for the non-critical ones) and the second to the
performed (in orange when values are imputed to the corresponding day). To schedule a
resource, write the number of estimated resources required by day and SENDA MATRIX GPRS
automatically distributes the values along the activity.
The acronyms being:
 ES: The Earliest Starting day of the activity.

 ef1: The earliest finishing day of the first split of the activity.
 es2: The Earliest starting day of the second split of the activity.
 EF: The Earliest Finishing day of the activity.
 LF: The Latest Finishing day of the activity.
 S Scheduled: Scheduled resources accumulated.
 S Performed: Performed resources accumulated.
If values are written on the performed row, the cells appear in orange and easily can be
compared what was planned with what is actually executed. For further details, see the
figure below:
Editable Project Last Write the number

Calendar starting Actual day Control of resources really
name day day consumed by day
by day
01/05/2013
02/05/2013
03/05/2013
06/05/2013
07/05/2013
08/05/2013
09/05/2013
10/05/2013
13/05/2013
14/05/2013
15/05/2013
16/05/2013
17/05/2013
20/05/2013
21/05/2013
22/05/2013
23/05/2013
24/05/2013
27/05/2013
28/05/2013
29/05/2013
30/05/2013
31/05/2013
03/06/2013
04/06/2013
05/06/2013
06/06/2013
07/06/2013
10/06/2013
11/06/2013
12/06/2013
13/06/2013
14/06/2013
17/06/2013
18/06/2013
Res_1 Calendar
Job Dur ES ef1 es2 EF LF Res_1

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1
01/05/2013 07/05/2013 08/05/2013 07/05/2013 07/05/2013 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0
Job 1 5
2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0
08/05/2013 28/05/2013 29/05/2013 28/05/2013 28/05/2013 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0
Job 2 15
2,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 29/05/2013 04/06/2013 04/06/2013 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0
Job 3 10
3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 4,0 2,0 2,0
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 18/06/2013 4,0 4,0 4,0 4,0 4,0 4,0 4,0 4,0 4,0 4,0 4,0
Job 4 10
4,0 4,0 3,0 4,0 3,0
22/05/2013 04/06/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 11/06/2013 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0
Job 5 15
2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 3,0
08/05/2013 14/05/2013 12/06/2013 18/06/2013 18/06/2013 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0
Job 6 10
2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0 2,0
2,0
2,0
2,0
2,0
2,0
3,0
3,0
3,0
3,0
3,0
8,0
8,0
8,0
8,0
8,0
4,0
4,0
4,0
4,0
4,0
6,0
6,0
6,0
6,0
6,0
7,0
7,0
7,0
7,0
7,0
2,0
2,0
2,0
2,0
2,0
6,0 8,0
Write the number

2,0
2,0
2,0
2,0
2,0
2,0
2,0
1,0
4,0
4,0
4,0
9,0
9,0
7,0
7,0
7,0
8,0
2,0
4,0
6,0
8,0
7,0
10,0
910
of resources
2,0
4,0
6,0
8,0
10,0
13,0
16,0
19,0
22,0
25,0
33,0
41,0
49,0
57,0
65,0
69,0
73,0
77,0
81,0
85,0
91,0
97,0
103,0
109,0
115,0
122,0
129,0
136,0
143,0
150,0
152,0
154,0
156,0
158,0
160,0
required by day S Scheduled

2,0
4,0
6,0
8,0
10,0
12,0
14,0
15,0
19,0
23,0
27,0
36,0
45,0
52,0
59,0
66,0
74,0
84,0
86,0
90,0
96,0
104,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
111,0
S Performed
Write the Sum of the Maximum Resource

Resource
number of squares of the number of required by
over-allocation
resources resources resource day
required by required

Taking advantage of the graphics capabilities of Excel 2010, you can perform practical
resource histograms comparing the scheduled and performed use of resources as can be
seen in the next figures:
Production & Cost Calendars

SENDA MATRIX GPRS is a Lean Production approach so devotes particular care and
importance to the treatment of the Cost and Production (work) in a separate way. To build
Cost, Work & Control Calendars, select the correspondent checkbox and press over the
button [Create]:

Work Scheduled / Work Performed Calendars

The work or production calendars make use of the same criteria as the resource
calendars, with two rows, the first for the scheduled work and the second for the
performed values (in orange). When the cell corresponding to the total performed work is
highlighted in yellow, it means that the executed production is greater that the scheduled
one, providing a quick alert to schedulers of an over deviation in the expected production;
but not necessarily, a transcendent deviation.
01/05/2013
02/05/2013
03/05/2013
06/05/2013
07/05/2013
08/05/2013
09/05/2013
10/05/2013
13/05/2013
14/05/2013
15/05/2013
16/05/2013
17/05/2013
20/05/2013
21/05/2013
22/05/2013
23/05/2013
24/05/2013
27/05/2013
28/05/2013
29/05/2013
30/05/2013
31/05/2013
03/06/2013
04/06/2013
05/06/2013
06/06/2013
07/06/2013
10/06/2013
11/06/2013
12/06/2013
13/06/2013
14/06/2013
17/06/2013
18/06/2013
Scheduled/Performed Work Calendar
Job Dur ES ef1 es2 EF LF Work
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
1
9
01/05/2013 07/05/2013 08/05/2013 07/05/2013 07/05/2013 48,0 9,6 9,6 9,6 9,6 9,6
Job 1 5
49,0 7,0 8,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 7,0
08/05/2013 28/05/2013 29/05/2013 28/05/2013 28/05/2013 56,0 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7 3,7
Job 2 15
55,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 3,0 3,0 6,0 6,0 5,0 5,0 6,0 6,0 6,0
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 29/05/2013 04/06/2013 04/06/2013 110,0 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0 11,0
Job 3 10
115,0 8,0 8,0 11,0 13,0 13,0 13,0 13,0 5,0 5,0 13,0 13,0
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 18/06/2013 90,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0
Job 4 10
42,0 7,0 8,0 9,0 9,0 9,0
22/05/2013 04/06/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 11/06/2013 15,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0
Job 5 15
8,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0 1,0
08/05/2013 14/05/2013 12/06/2013 18/06/2013 18/06/2013 25,0 2,5 2,5 2,5 2,5 2,5 2,5 2,5 2,5 2,5 2,5
Job 6 10
16,0 2,0 2,0 3,0 3,0 3,0 3,0
Budgeted Cost / Actual Cost Calendars

The Cost calendars are similar to the previous ones, but first it is necessary to explain
some new concepts that will be used in the following sections: the Budgeted Cost of Work
Scheduled (BCWS) and the Actual Cost of Work Performed (AC).
Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS)

The Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS) is a measure of the cost of work
scheduled up to the status date or the current date, as the sum of the budgets of all the
activities of the project. It indicates how much of the budget cost should have been
achieved, according to the project baseline dates.
Actual Cost of Work Performed (AC)

The Actual Cost of Work Performed (AC or ACWP) is the cost that is actually incurred
for the work actually performed in each of the periods and for each of the tasks of the
project until the moment of control t.

The Costs Calendar

The costs calendar follows the exactly same criteria than the work calendars, but with
six additional total rows at the footer as can be seen in the next figure:
01/05/2013
02/05/2013
03/05/2013
06/05/2013
07/05/2013
08/05/2013
09/05/2013
10/05/2013
13/05/2013
14/05/2013
15/05/2013
16/05/2013
17/05/2013
20/05/2013
21/05/2013
22/05/2013
23/05/2013
24/05/2013
27/05/2013
28/05/2013
29/05/2013
30/05/2013
31/05/2013
03/06/2013
04/06/2013
05/06/2013
06/06/2013
07/06/2013
10/06/2013
11/06/2013
12/06/2013
13/06/2013
14/06/2013
17/06/2013
18/06/2013
Budgeted/Actual Cost Calendar
Job Dur ES ef1 es2 EF LF Cost
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
1
9
01/05/2013 07/05/2013 08/05/2013 07/05/2013 07/05/2013 125,0 25,0 25,0 25,0 25,0 25,0
Job 1 5
132,0 20,0 30,0 35,0 20,0 20,0 7,0
08/05/2013 28/05/2013 29/05/2013 28/05/2013 28/05/2013 110,0 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3
Job 2 15
84,0 9,0 9,0 8,0 8,0 6,0 6,0 11,0 6,0 5,0 9,0 3,0 4,0
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 29/05/2013 04/06/2013 04/06/2013 75,0 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5
Job 3 10
69,0 4,0 5,0 7,0 9,0 9,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 8,0
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 18/06/2013 90,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0
Job 4 10
47,0 11,0 12,0 11,0 8,0 5,0
22/05/2013 04/06/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 11/06/2013 250,0 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7
Job 5 15
162,0 20,0 17,0 15,0 15,0 12,0 47,0 15,0 21,0
08/05/2013 14/05/2013 12/06/2013 18/06/2013 18/06/2013 95,0 9,5 9,5 9,5 9,5 9,5 9,5 9,5 9,5 9,5 9,5
Job 6 10
53,0 7,0 8,0 11,0 12,0 10,0 5,0
9,5
9,5
9,5
9,5
9,5
25,0
25,0
25,0
25,0
25,0
16,8
16,8
16,8
16,8
16,8
23,8
23,8
23,8
23,8
23,8
24,0
24,0
24,0
24,0
24,0
24,2
24,2
24,2
24,2
24,2
25,7
25,7
25,7
25,7
25,7
25,0
50,0
75,0
100,0
125,0
141,8
158,7
175,5
192,3
209,2
233,0
256,8
280,7
304,5
328,3
352,3
376,3
400,3
424,3
448,3
472,5
496,7
520,8
545,0
569,2
594,8
620,5
646,2
671,8
697,5
707,0
716,5
726,0
735,5
745,0
BCWSd
520,8
224,2
520,8
520,8
520,8
520,8
520,8
520,8
520,8
520,8
520,8
520,8
520,8
520,8
745,0
BCWSm
20,0
30,0
35,0
20,0
20,0
7,0
9,0
9,0
12,0
13,0
13,0
26,0
32,0
35,0
13,0
28,0
26,0
37,0
8,0
23,0
62,0
35,0
34,0
20,0
50,0
85,0
105,0
125,0
132,0
141,0
150,0
162,0
175,0
188,0
214,0
246,0
281,0
294,0
322,0
348,0
385,0
393,0
416,0
478,0
513,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
547,0
ACWP
The two first rows correspond to the daily budgeted cost, by period and accumulated.
The following two rows to the monthly budgeted cost, by period the first and accumulated
the second. This difference is due by the fact that in some cases the control is executed day
by day and in other cases by months.
As we have done with previous calendars, you can make useful and attractive graphics,
taking advantage of the graphics capabilities of Excel:
Measuring the progress of the project

To measure the progress of the project, SENDA MATRIX GPRS, makes use of the Earned
Value Management Method under a production system point of view. The EVM allows the
measuring of efficiency in the progress and performance of a project execution in
production costs and time simultaneously by comparison with the scheduled values. The
measures that SENDA MATRIX GPRS uses to analyze the progress of the project are the
Schedule Variation (SV) and the Cost Variation (CV), but first it is necessary to know a new
concept which gives the name to this methodology, the Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
(BCWP).
The Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP)

The Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP) is known as EARNED VALUE (EV), and
represents the value that the project should have at an instant t in terms of budgeted cost.
It is calculated by multiplying the unitary budgeted cost of work scheduled (bcws i) by the
performed work at t (wpt) of the activity.
The Cost Deviation (CD)

The Cost Variation (CV) or Cost Deviation (CD / Cst Dv) is the measure of the budgetary
conformance of Actual Cost of Work Performance at instant t. It is calculated by the
difference between the Budgeted Cost of Work Performed ( CWP) and the Actual Cost of
Work Performed (ACWP).
The Schedule deviation (SD)

The Schedule Variation (SV) or Schedule Deviation (SD /r Sch Dv) is the measure of
conformance of actual progress against the budgeted schedule in terms of production at
instant t. It indicates the progress of production in units of expected cost, (the more or less
that has be produced assuming that costs have not changed). It is calculated by the
difference between the Budgeted Cost of Work Performed ( CWP) and the Budgeted Cost
of Work Scheduled (BCWS).
The Deviation Calendars

The Budgeted Cost of Work performed (BCWP) is computed in the Cost Deviation
Calendar and the cells highlighted in yellow represents a cost over-deviation on period or
activity depending on where appears.
01/05/2013
02/05/2013
03/05/2013
06/05/2013
07/05/2013
08/05/2013
09/05/2013
10/05/2013
13/05/2013
14/05/2013
15/05/2013
16/05/2013
17/05/2013
20/05/2013
21/05/2013
22/05/2013
23/05/2013
24/05/2013
27/05/2013
28/05/2013
29/05/2013
30/05/2013
31/05/2013
03/06/2013
04/06/2013
05/06/2013
06/06/2013
07/06/2013
10/06/2013
11/06/2013
12/06/2013
13/06/2013
14/06/2013
17/06/2013
18/06/2013
Cost Deviation Calendar
Job Dur ES ef1 es2 EF LF D_Cost

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
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32
33
34
35
1
01/05/2013 07/05/2013 08/05/2013 07/05/2013 07/05/2013 127,6 18,2 20,8 23,4 23,4 23,4 18,2
Job 1 5
132,0 20,0 30,0 35,0 20,0 20,0 7,0
08/05/2013 28/05/2013 29/05/2013 28/05/2013 28/05/2013 108,0 3,9 5,9 7,9 5,9 5,9 11,8 11,8 9,8 9,8 11,8 11,8 11,8
Job 2 15
84,0 9,0 9,0 8,0 8,0 6,0 6,0 11,0 6,0 5,0 9,0 3,0 4,0
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 29/05/2013 04/06/2013 04/06/2013 78,4 5,5 5,5 7,5 8,9 8,9 8,9 8,9 3,4 3,4 8,9 8,9
Job 3 10
69,0 4,0 5,0 7,0 9,0 9,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 6,0 6,0 8,0
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 18/06/2013 42,0 7,0 8,0 9,0 9,0 9,0
Job 4 10
47,0 11,0 12,0 11,0 8,0 5,0
22/05/2013 04/06/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 11/06/2013 133,3 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7
Job 5 15
162,0 20,0 17,0 15,0 15,0 12,0 47,0 15,0 21,0
08/05/2013 14/05/2013 12/06/2013 18/06/2013 18/06/2013 60,8 7,6 7,6 11,4 11,4 11,4 11,4
Job 6 10
53,0 7,0 8,0 11,0 12,0 10,0 5,0
18,2
39,1
62,5
85,9
109,4
127,6
131,5
137,4
150,7
162,1
175,5
203,1
231,8
266,3
284,2
319,7
349,6
389,0
396,6
424,7
464,5
513,3
550,2
550,2
550,2
550,2
550,2
550,2
550,2
550,2
550,2
550,2
550,2
550,2
550,2
BCWP
1,6
4,0
3,6
8,7
0,3
3,2
3,2
3,2
3,2
3,2
3,2
3,2
3,2
3,2
3,2
3,2
3,2
3,2
-1,8
-10,9
-22,5
-19,1
-15,6
-4,4
-9,5
-12,6
-11,3
-12,9
-12,5
-10,9
-14,2
-14,7
-9,8
-2,3
-13,5
Cst Dv

In the Schedule Deviation Calendar, the cells highlighted in yellow represents an under-
deviation in production (less production as scheduled on monetary terms) on period or
activity depending on where appears.
01/05/2013
02/05/2013
03/05/2013
06/05/2013
07/05/2013
08/05/2013
09/05/2013
10/05/2013
13/05/2013
14/05/2013
15/05/2013
16/05/2013
17/05/2013
20/05/2013
21/05/2013
22/05/2013
23/05/2013
24/05/2013
27/05/2013
28/05/2013
29/05/2013
30/05/2013
31/05/2013
03/06/2013
04/06/2013
05/06/2013
06/06/2013
07/06/2013
10/06/2013
11/06/2013
12/06/2013
13/06/2013
14/06/2013
17/06/2013
18/06/2013
Schedule Deviation Calendar
Job Dur ES ef1 es2 EF LF D_Schd
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
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29
30
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35
1
9
01/05/2013 07/05/2013 08/05/2013 07/05/2013 07/05/2013 127,6 18,2 20,8 23,4 23,4 23,4 18,2
Job 1 5
125,0 25,0 25,0 25,0 25,0 25,0
08/05/2013 28/05/2013 29/05/2013 28/05/2013 28/05/2013 108,0 3,9 5,9 7,9 5,9 5,9 11,8 11,8 9,8 9,8 11,8 11,8 11,8
Job 2 15
110,0 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3 7,3
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 29/05/2013 04/06/2013 04/06/2013 78,4 5,5 5,5 7,5 8,9 8,9 8,9 8,9 3,4 3,4 8,9 8,9
Job 3 10
60,0 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5 7,5
15/05/2013 21/05/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 18/06/2013 42,0 7,0 8,0 9,0 9,0 9,0
Job 4 10
45,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0 9,0
22/05/2013 04/06/2013 05/06/2013 11/06/2013 11/06/2013 133,3 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7
Job 5 15
133,3 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7 16,7
08/05/2013 14/05/2013 12/06/2013 18/06/2013 18/06/2013 60,8 7,6 7,6 11,4 11,4 11,4 11,4
Job 6 10
47,5 9,5 9,5 9,5 9,5 9,5
-6,8
-10,9
-12,5
-14,1
-15,6
-14,2
-27,1
-38,1
-41,6
-47,1
-57,5
-53,7
-48,9
-38,2
-44,2
-32,7
-26,8
-11,3
-27,7
-23,6
-8,0
16,6
29,3
29,3
29,3
29,3
29,3
29,3
29,3
29,3
29,3
29,3
29,3
29,3
29,3
Sch Dv
The Cost and Schedule Deviation Graphs

With the values that are available on the correspondent sheets, you can build by using
the Excel charts useful graphs representing the project progress compared to the project
scheduled, as can be seen in the following images:

NOTE: All the graphs and calendars that appear in this section correspond to the Excel
workbook <GPRs Example 1>.
DISREMEMBER THE REVERSE CRITICALITY
The reverse criticality is a problem that was considered implicit to project scheduling
with GPRs, but SENDA MATRIX GPRS totally solves it providing a powerful tool for project
scheduling based on production processes allowing the splitting of the activities.
Nobody discuss that lengthening a critical activity the makespan of the project must be
increased in the same length, and shortening a non-critical one a shortening must be
produced in the makespan of the project (or nothing if there are more than one critical
path).
However, project scheduling with GPRs change the consequences of lengthening or

shortening a critical activity and the concept of critical path itself. This anomalous effect is
produced when a critical path passes through an activity from finish to start. Then, the
activity´s effect on the critical path is perverse, i.e. lengthening the activity shortens the
critical path, and shortening the activity lengthens the path. Consequently, such an effect is
called reverse effect or perverse by some authors.
The reverse criticality is partially damped allowing the splitting of the activities, but not
totally solves it. The solution is the scheduling of production processes, starting from the
seminal problem, the production.
LEAN THINKING TROUGH PRODUCTION THINKING

LEAN SCHEDULING TROUGH LEAN THINKING
Using Feeding precedence relationships and allowing the splitting of activities, SENDA
MATRIX GPRS totally solves the reverse criticality, providing realistic schedules adjusted to
real conditions of the projects with and efficient management of resources and cost,
measuring the progress of the project making use of the Earned Value Management
Method under a production system point of view.

0 20 20 155 155 205
Prev Works Structure Closures
20 135 50 50%
0 20 20 155 40% 30% 155 210
137 167 180 225

60% Flooring 50%
Decks
Stairs
30 40 20%
137 167 50% 190 230
120 170
50% Instalations
Ph1
50
127 177 50%
50% 50% 152 222

Floorings
EXAMPLE GPRS & PRO
office
70
152 222 40%

40% 60% 185 238
Dry walls
40 40%
185 238
205 260
50% Office
partitions
55 30% 30%
205 260
50% 205 240

Paintwork
35 10
236 271
20% 216 271 271 296

Ceiling Machinery
35 10 25
236 271 271 296
50% 230 281

Other works
35
246 281
200 225 225 270 281 296 296 297

60%
Access Sheathing Ext works Proj delivery
25 45 15 1
211 236 236 281 281 296 296 297
Walls A Walls B
Structure
Install A Install B Floor 0A Floor 0B
Prepare St Floor 1A Floor 1B Floor 2A Floor 2B Floor 3A Floor 3B Floor 4A Floor 4B Ptret
10 10 10
Stair 1 Stair 2 Stair 2 Stair Com

Pag 48
Prev Works Structure Flooring Stairs Instalations Ph1 Closures Decks Floorings office Dry walls Access Office partitions Paintwork Ceiling Other works Sheathing Ext works Machinery
Yes Dur Split Beta Sched Early Last TF FF S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F
0 0 0 0 S
Prev Works 20 Yes
0 20 20 0 F
81 20 20 0 S 0
Structure 135 Yes
0 155 155 0 F
15 137 137 0 S 60%
Flooring Stairs 30 No
12 167 167 0 F 40%
25 120 127 7 S 50%
Instalations Ph1 50 No
15 170 177 7 F 30%
30 155 155 0 S 0
Closures 50 Yes
0 205 210 5 F
0 180 190 10 S 50%
Decks 40 Yes
20 225 230 5 F 50%
28 152 152 0 S 50% 50%
Floorings office 70 No
35 222 222 0 F 50% 50%
20 185 185 0 S 60% 40%
Dry walls 40 Yes
16 238 238 0 F 20% 40%
0 200 200 211 11 S 60%
Access 25 Yes
0 225 236 11 F

11 205 205 0 S 50%
Office partitions 55 Yes
22 260 260 0 F 40%
0 205 236 31 S 50%
Paintwork 35 Yes
11 240 271 31 F 30%
0 216 236 20 S 20%
Ceiling 35 Yes
11 271 271 0 F 30%
0 230 230 246 16 S 50%
Other works 35 Yes
10 281 281 0 F 10 10
0 225 236 11 S 0 0
Sheathing 45 Yes
0 270 281 11 F
0 281 281 0 S 0 0
Ext works 15 Yes
0 296 296 0 F
0 271 271 0 S 0
Machinery 25 Yes
0 296 296 0 F
0 296 296 0 S 0 0
Proj delivery 1 Yes
0 297 297 0 F
297
Dur S.S. ES EF LS LF TF FF Walls A Walls B Install A Install B Floor 0A Floor 0B Prepare St Floor 1A Floor 1B Floor 2A Floor 2B Floor 3A Floor 3B Floor 4A Floor 4B Stair 1 Stair 2 Stair 3 Stair Com Ptret Resp Zone Area
Walls A 6 0 0 6 19 25 19 0 St Mg Zone A
Walls B 5 6 6 11 29 34 23 3 0 St Mg Zone B
Install A 3 11 11 14 25 28 14 0 0 St Mg Zone A
Install B 2 11 14 16 34 36 20 8 0 0 St Mg Zone A
Floor 0A 8 16 16 24 28 36 12 0 0 St Mg Zone A
Floor 0B 6 17 24 30 36 42 12 0 0 0 St Mg Zone B
Prepare St 5 11 11 16 37 42 26 14 St Mg Zone A/B
Floor 1A 11 23 30 41 42 53 12 0 0 0 St Mg Zone A
Floor 1B 11 34 41 52 53 64 12 0 0 St Mg Zone B
Stair 1 3 123 123 126 132 135 9 9 10 St Mg Stairs
Stair Com 5 111 118 123 130 135 12 12 0 St Mg Stairs
Ptret 3 132 132 135 132 135 0 0 0 St Mg Zone A/B
135
Pag 49
SENDA MATRIX COMPROMISES
INTRODUCTION
NONCOMPLIANCE CAUSES
Cs Id Cause Description
Mat Materials
Equ Equipment
Wea Weather
Sub Subcontractor
Dsg Design
Com Internal Comunication
Oth Other
RESTRICTIONS
Open at Needed at Compromis Closed at

Restr. Id Restr. Text Zone Area Client Respons Status
Date Date at Date Date
Rst.#1 Restriction #1 06/05/2013 07/05/2013 07/05/2013 Open
Rst.#4 Restriction #4 06/05/2013 07/05/2013 07/05/2013 Closed 06/05/2013
Percentaje of Closed Restrictions Over Total Restrictions 20,00% 1
ADD SCHEDULE

Week 19 Week 20
11/05/2013
12/05/2013
18/05/2013
19/05/2013
06/05/2013
07/05/2013
08/05/2013
09/05/2013
10/05/2013
13/05/2013
14/05/2013
15/05/2013
16/05/2013
17/05/2013
WWP Week_19_2013 Dates Production
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Completed over Compromises 0,00% 0,00%
Completed over Planed & Stock 0,00% 0,00%
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WWP Week_20_2013 Dates Production
Id Act Activity Class Resp Zone Area Restr Cause Start Finish Scheduled Performed Pct (%) Target lun mar mié jue vie sáb dom lun2 mar2 mié2 jue2 vie2 sáb2 dom2 lun3 mar3 mié3 jue3 vie3 sáb3 dom3 lun4 mar4 mié4 jue4 vie4 sáb4 dom4
Act.#1 Activity Number #1 0,00 0,00%

Completed over Compromises 0,00% 0,00%
Completed over Planed & Stock 0,00% 0,00%
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SENDA MATRIX USER MANUAL

Senda Matrix User Manual Pag 1

INSTALLATION OF THE CUSTOM RIBBON FOR SENDA MATRIX

Senda Matrix User Manual Pag 2

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MATRIX GPRS MATRIX PRO COMPRIMISES

MATRIX PRO COMPROMISES COMPROMISES

MATRIX PRO COMPROMISES

Senda Matrix User Manual Pag 4

THE LIMIT IS YOUR IMAGINATION

Pro ... Pro Comp

We hope that SENDA MATRIX will be useful for you

Senda Matrix User Manual Pag 5

The matrix representation of a project is as follows:

Senda Matrix User Manual Pag 6

SENDA MATRIX PRO

CREATING A NEW PROJECT WITH SENDA MATRIX PRO.

For a better understanding of project scheduling with matrix representation, we go to

Install A Install B Floor 0A Floor 0B

Stair 1 Stair 1 Stair 1 Stair Com

And the associated matrix can be represented as follows:

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ESTABLISHING DEPENDENCIES AND FORMULATING THE PROJECT

Senda Matrix User Manual Pag 9

When a precedence relationship is established, the index is highlighted in yellow, and

EDITING A PROJECT WITH SENDA MATRIX PRO.

: Change the description or the duration of the activity with the

[Insert]: Create a new activity over the selected one.

[Add]: Add a new activity at the end of the activities list.

[Delete]: Delete the selected activity.

[Add]: Add a new precedence relationship.

[Delete]: Delete the selected relationship.

Senda Matrix User Manual Pag 11

MANAGING RESPONSIBLES, ZONES, AREAS AND CALENDARS

Responsibles, Zones & Areas

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Managing Dates & Calendars

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Project Starting and Last Control day

Format weeks & Holidays

Senda Matrix User Manual Pag 15

CREATING RESOURCE CALENDARS WITH SENDA MATRIX PRO

Options for resource calendars

Include Dates of Calendar

Job Dur Resp Zone Area ES EF LF Res_1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46

Walls A 6 St Mg Zone A 26/04/2013 03/05/2013 03/05/2013 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Display Weeks, Months, Today & Last Control day

Last Control day

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Create Resource Calendars

Select this item to create temporal diagrams.

 # of calendars: Establish the number of temporal diagram to create.

Include Responsibles, Zones and Areas

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Additional features of the temporal diagrams

Highest resource requirements

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Sum of squares of resource requirements

SENDA MATRIX PRO includes a cell called “sum_sq_Res_1, sum_sq_Res_2 …” that

 Represent the average consumption.