Activity
a distinct scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a project
Activity
Building blocks of a project schedule
Plan Schedule Management
the process of establishing policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule
Define Activities
the process of identifying the specific actions that need to be performed to produce the project deliverables
Sequence Activities
the process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities
Estimate Activity Resources
the process of estimating the type and quantities of material, human resources, equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity
Estimate Activity Durations
the process of approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources
Develop Schedule
the process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule
Control Schedule
the process of monitoring the status of the project activities to update project progress and managing changes to the schedule baseline to achieve the plan
Critical Path Method
used to estimate the minimum project duration and determine the amount of scheduling flexibility on the logical network paths within the schedule model
Activity on Node
a technique in which the schedules activities are represented by nodes and are graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are performed
Activity on Arrow
a technique in which schedule activities are represented by arrows...schedule activites are connected at points called nodes
Predecessor Activity
an activity that logically comes before a dependent activity in a schedule
Successor Activity
a dependent activity that logically follows another activity in a schedule
Mandatory Dependency
relationship that is contractually required or inherent in the nature of the work (hard logic)
Discretionary Dependency
relationship that is established based on knowledge of best practices (soft logic; defined by project team)
External Dependency
involve an external interface with other projects
Finish to Start
a successor activity can not start until a predecessor activity has finished
Finish to Finish
a successor activity can not finish until a predecessor activity has finished
Start to Start
a successor activity can not start until a predecessor activity has started
Start to Finish
a successor activity cannot finish until a predecessor activity has started
Lead
the amount of time whereby a successor acitivity can be advanced with respect to a predecessor activity
Lag
the amount of time whereby a successor activity is required to be delayed with respect to a predecessor activity
Duration
the total number of work periods (not including holidays or other nonwork periods) required to complete a schedule activity, usually expressed as workdays or workweeks
Critical Path
the sequence of activities that represent the longest path through the project, which determines the shortest possible duration
Two Pass Method
used to determine the amount of slack each activity has
Forward Pass
A critical path method technique for calculating the early start and early finish dates by working forward through the schedule model from the project start date or a given point in time
Early Start Date
the earliest possible point in time when the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start, based on the schedule network logic, the data date, and any schedule constraints
Early Finish Date
the earliest point in time when uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can finish, based on the schedule network logic, the data date, and any schedule constraints
Backward Pass
a critical path method technique for calculating the late start and late finish dates by working backward through the schedule model from the project end date
Late Start Date
the latest possible point in time when the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start based on the schedule network logic, the scheduled completion date, and any schedule constraints
Late Finish Date
the latest possible point in time when the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can finish based on the schedule network logic, the scheduled completion date, and any schedule constraints
Slack
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Slack
the total amount of time a schedule activity may be delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date. Also known as total float
PERT
developed to aid understanding of how variability in the duration of individual activities impacts the entire project schedule
Monte Carlo Simulation
a process which generates hundreds or thousands of probable performance outcomes based on probability distributions for cost and schedule on individual tasks. The outcomes are then used to generate a probability distribution for the project as a whole
Grantt Chart
a bar chart of schedule information where activities are listed on the vertical axis, dates are shown on the horizontal axis, and activity duration are shown as horizontal bars placed according to start and end dates
Project Manager Responsibility
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