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This schedule involves resource utilization charts based on each activity's latest start time
What is as-late-as-possible (ALAP) schedule?
The time at which a specific activity is actually completed
What is actual finish time (AF)?
This chart is used for the representation of a project in which the activities are represented by horizontal segments, of which the length is proportional to the time necessary to conclude the task in question.
What is a bar chart?
The longest sequence of activities from project start to finish that must be completed to ensure the project is finished by a certain time
What is the critical path?
How much time a task can be delayed before a subsequent task — or the entire project itself — is likewise delayed
What is free slack?
A schedule is based on the earliest start time of each activity in the project.
What is an as-soon-as-possible (ASAP) schedule?
A technique in which start and finish dates are adjusted based on resource limitation with the goal of balancing demand for resources with the available supply
What is resource leveling?
The limitations of inputs available to complete a particular job: primarily people time, equipment and supplies
What is resource constrained planning?
How project managers find out how much capacity their team has over a period of time, and ascertain which of their resources are under or over-utilized
What is resource utilization?
The amount of time a task can be delayed before the project finish date is delayed
What is total slack?
A conceptual model used in project management that describes the stages involved in an information system development project, from an initial feasibility study through maintenance of the completed application
What is a systems development life cycle (SDLC)?
A project schedule whose schedule activities start dates, and finish dates directly reflect the availability of all resources in question
What is resource-limiting scheduling?
A technique that adjusts the activities of a schedule model such that the requirements for resources on the project do not exceed certain predefined limits
What is resource smoothing (or resource leveling)?
This describes the participation by various organizations, people and roles in completing tasks or deliverables for a project
What is a responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)?
A process of allocating tasks to human and non-human resources so that they're maximized for efficiency
What is a resource requirements plan?
The listing of activities, deliverables, and milestones within a project, usually including the planned start and finish date, duration, and resources assigned to each activity.
What is a schedule?
This can be calculated using forward calculations in the project network and is equal to the maximum of the earliest finishing times of all its predecessor activities
What is earliest start time (ES)?
The limitations of inputs available to complete a particular job: primarily people time, equipment and supplies
What are resource constraints?
The most common type of constraints in project management, these deal with the processes required to complete an activity or assembly
What are technical constraints?
The activity's earliest start time plus the activity's estimated duration
What is earliest finish time?