6. Project Time Management (Input, Tools & Techniques, Outputs)

Question 1

6.1 Activity Definition

Answer 1

• Input*
  1. Enterprise environmental factors
  2. Organizational process assets
  3. Project scope statement
  4. Work breakdown structure
  5. WBS dictionary
  6. Project management plan
• Tools & Techniques*
  1. Decomposition
  2. Templates
  3. Rolling wave planning
  4. Expert judment
  5. Planning component
• Output*
  1. Activity list
  2. Activity attributes
  3. Milestone list
  4. Requested changes

Question 2

6.2 Activity Sequencing

Answer 2

• Input*
  1. Project scope statement
  2. Activity list
  3. Activity attributes
  4. Milestone list
  5. Approved change requests
• Tools & Techniques*
  1. Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
  2. Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM)
  3. Schedule network templates
  4. Dependency determination
  5. Applying leads and lags
• Output*
  1. Project schedule network diagrams
  2. Activity list (updates)
  3. Activity attributes (updates)
  4. Requested changes

Question 3

6.3 Activity Resource Estimating

Answer 3

• Input*
  1. Enterprise environmental factors
  2. Organization process assets
  3. Activity list
  4. Activity attributes
  5. Resource availability
  6. Project management plan
• Tools & Techniques*
  1. Expert Judgement
  2. Alternatives analysis
  3. Published estimating data
  4. Project management software
  5. Button-up estimating
• Output*
  1. Activity resource requirements
  2. Activity attributes (updates)
  3. Resource breakdown structure
  4. Resource calendars (updates)
  5. Requested changes

Question 4

6.4 Activity Duration Estimating

Answer 4

• Input*
  1. Enterprise environmental factors
  2. Organization process assets
  3. Project management plan
  4. Activity list
  5. Activity attributes
  6. Activity resource requirements
  7. Resource calendars
  8. Project management plan
• risk register
• Activity cost estimates
• Tools & Techniques*
  1. Expert Judgement
  2. Analogous estimating
  3. Parametric estimating
  4. Three-point estimates
  5. Reserve analysis
• Output*
  1. Activity duration estimates
  2. Activity attributes (updates)

Question 5

6.5 Schedule Development

Answer 5

• Input*
  1. Organization process assets
  2. Project scope statement
  3. Activity list
  4. Activity attributes
  5. Project schedule network
  6. Activity resource requirements
  7. Resource calendars
  8. Activity duration estimates
  9. Project management plan
• risk register
• Tools & Techniques*
  1. Schedule network analysis
  2. Critical path method
  3. Schedule compression
  4. What-if scenario analysis
  5. Resource leveling
  6. Critical chain method
  7. Project management software
  8. Applying calendars
  9. Adjusting leads and lags
  10. Schedule model
• Output*
  1. Project schedule
  2. Schedule model data
  3. Schedule baseline
  4. Resource requirements (updates)
  5. Activity attributes (updates)
  6. Project calendar (updates)
  7. Requested changes
  8. Project management plan (updatess)
• schedule management plan (updates)

Question 6

6.6 Schedule Control

Answer 6

• Input*
  1. Schedule management plan
  2. Schedule baseline
  3. Performance reports
  4. Approved change requests
• Tools & Techniques*
  1. Progress reporting
  2. Schedule change control system
  3. Performance measurement
  4. Project management software
  5. Variance analysis
  6. Schedule comparison bar charts
• Output*
  1. Schedule model data (updates)
  2. Schedule baseline (updates)
  3. Performance measurements
  4. Requested changes
  5. Recommended corrective actions
  6. Organizational process assets (updates)
  7. Activity list (updates)
  8. Activity attributes (updates)
  9. Project management plan (updates)