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a graphical representation of a schedule showing each sequenced activity and the time it takes to finish each one.
What is schedule network analysis?
a technique that helps determine the overall cost and timeline of a project. It works by gathering all the details of a project at the most minute level.
What is bottom up estimating?
a strategic project management technique where teams work within smaller "waves" or time periods to accommodate expected project changes.
What is rolling wave planning
The process of identifying and documenting relations among the project activities. Activities are sequenced using logical relationships. Every activity and milestone except the first and last are connected to at least one predecessor and one successor
What is sequence activities?
The logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends upon the completion of work of the predecessor activity.
What is finish-to-start?
a visual representation technique that depicts the activities involved in a project. It is a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes/nodes to represent activities and connects them with arrows that show the dependencies.
What is precedent diagram method?
Uses parameters such as duration, budget, size, weight and complexity, from a previous, similar project, as the basis for estimating the same parameter or measure for a future project.
What is analogous estimating?
A comprehensive list including all schedule activities required on the project. It includes the activity identifier and a scope of work description for each activity in sufficient detail to ensure that project team members understand what work is required to be completed.
What is activity list?
a graphical tool used for scheduling activities in a project plan. It maps out project development by creating a visual representation of critical paths and dependencies. The primary output of this is a project schedule network diagram.
What is precedence diagramming method?
The logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.
What is finish-to-finish?
the longest sequence of activities that must be finished on time in order for the entire project to be complete.
What is critical path?
Uses statistical relationship between historical data and other variables to calculate an estimate for activity parameters, such as cost, budget, and duration.
What is parametric estimating?
The description of the activity by identify the multiple components associated with each activity. The components for each activity evolve over time. During the initial stages of the project they include the Activity ID, WBS ID, and Activity Name
What is activity attributes?
a non-negotiable requirement. Sometimes referred to as hard logic, this type of dependency means that the next task can't be started until the previous one has been completed.
What is mandatory project dependency?
The logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity.
What is start-to-start?
a technique used when you need to finish a project sooner. With this technique, resources are added to the project for the least cost possible in order to finish each task quicker.
What is schedule crashing?
This concept originated with the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). PERT uses three estimates to define an approximate range for an activity's duration:
Optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic
What is three point estimating
tools used in project management to mark specific points along a project timeline. These points may signal anchors such as a project start and end date, or a need for external review or input and budget checks.
What is project milestone?
A dependency that isn't based on a "have to", but on a "should". These decisions are usually based upon best practices, business knowledge, etc. They are placed on the project diagram where the team members would like them to occur.
What is discretionary project dependency?
The logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity.
What is start-to-finish?
a technique where activities are worked on simultaneously instead of waiting for each piece to be completed separately.
What is fast tracking?
Including contingency reserves into the overall project schedule to account for schedule uncertainty
What is reserve analysis
Identifies all milestones and indicates whether the milestone is mandatory
What is milestone list?
A dependency that is an input from an external source that is required before a task can proceed.
What is external project dependency?
an acceleration of the successor activity and can be used only on finish-to-start activity relationships.
What is project lead?