3.7 Plan & Manage Schedule

Question 1

How

Answer 1

1. Estimate tasks
2. Utilize benchmarks & historical data
3. Prepare project schedule
4. Measure progress
5. Update the project schedule
6. Coordinate with others

Question 2

1. Estimate tasks

Answer 2

T&T
1. Project schedule mgmt
2. Expert judgement
3. Estimate activity duration
4. Agile task estimation
5. Relative estimation

D&A
1. Project schedule visualizations
3. Agile work breakdown

Question 3

2. Utilize benchmarks & historical data

Answer 3

T&T
1. Burndown charts
2. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
3. Project mgmt information system (PMIS)
4. Velocity
5. Lessons learned repository

D&A
1. Updated Backlog
2. Updated WBS

Question 4

3. Prepare project schedule

Answer 4

T&T
1. Develop schedule
2. Schedule network analysis - critical path method, resource optimization techniques, leads & lags, modeling techniques
3. Schedule compression
4. Project mgmt information system (PMIS)
5. Refine Backlog
6. Update WBS

D&A
1. SChedule mgm tplant
2. Product Roadmap
3. Release plan

Question 5

4. Measure progress

Answer 5

T&T
1. Project mgmt information system
2. Information radiator
3. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
4. Critical path method
5. Work performance information

D&A
1. Work performance reports
2. Burnup & Burndown charts

Question 6

5. Update the project schedule

Answer 6

T&T
1. SChedule mgmt plan
2. Expert judgement
3. Risk register
4.Change requests
5. Adjusting leads & lags
6. Schedule Compression Techniques

D&A
1. Updated project mgmt plan
2. Updated WBS
3. Reprioritized backlog

Question 7

6. Coordinate with others

Answer 7

T&T
1. Engage stakeholder
2. Stakeholder engagement matrix
3. Communication mgmt plan
4. Retrospectives

D&A
1. Stakeholder engagement plan