Ch6.6 - Develop Schedule

Question 1

Develop Schedule

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process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule model

Question 2

Develop Schedule Benefit

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by entering schedule activities, durations, resources, resource availabilities, and logical relationships into the scheduling tool, it generates a schedule model with planned dates for completing project activities.

Question 3

Inputs for Develop Schedule(13)

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EEF, OPA, Sched Mgmt Pln, Activity list, activity attributes, activity schedule network diagrams, resource requirements, resource calendars, activity duration estimates, project scope statement, risk register, project staff assignments, resource breakdown structure

Question 4

TT for Develop Schedule (8)

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schedule network analysis, critical path method, critical chain method, resource optimization techniques, modeling techniques, leads and lags, schedule compression, scheduling tool

Question 5

Outputs for Develop Schedule (6)

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PM Plan updates, project doc updates, schedule baseline, project schedule, schedule data, project calendars

Question 6

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Schedule Management Plan

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identifies the scheduling method and tool used to create the schedule, and how the schedule is to be calculated.

Question 7

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Activity List

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identifies the activities that will be included in the schedule model.

Question 8

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Activity Attributes

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provide the details used to build the schedule model.

Question 9

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Activity schedule network diagrams

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contain the logical relationships of predecessors and successors that will be used to calculate the schedule.

Question 10

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Resource Requirements

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identify the types and quantities of resources required for each activity used to create the schedule model.

Question 11

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Resource Calendars

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contain information on the availability of resources during the project.

Question 12

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Activity Duration Estimates

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contain the quantitative assessments of the likely number of work periods that will be required to complete an activity that will be used to calculate the schedule.

Question 13

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Project Scope Statement

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contains assumptions and constraints that can impact the development of the project schedule.

Question 14

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Project Staff Assignments

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specify which resources are assigned to each activity.

Question 15

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Risk Register

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list of risks, along with the results of risk analysis and risk response planning.

Question 16

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Resource Breakdown Structure

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provides the details by which resource analysis and organizational reporting can be done.

Question 17

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Enterprise Environmental Factors

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Standards,
Communication channels, and
Scheduling tool to be used in developing the schedule model.

Question 18

Input for Develop Schedule(13): Organizational Process Assets

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scheduling methodology and project calendar

Question 19

TT for Develop Schedule (8): schedule network analysis, 4 techniques

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technique that generates the project schedule model. 4 techniques: critical path method, critical chain method, what-if analysis, and resource optimization techniques

Question 20

TT for Develop Schedule (8): critical path method, 4 types of starts/finishes

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to estimate the minimum project duration and determine the amount of scheduling flexibility on the logical network paths within the schedule model. Schedule network analysis calculates Early Start, SS, LS, LF. Critical Path = longest path = 0 float

Question 21

Critical Path Method - float - postive, negative, free

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Positive total float: caused when the backward pass is calculated from a schedule constraint that is later than the early finish date that has been calculated during forward pass calculation. Negative total float is caused when a constraint on the late dates is violated by duration and logic. Free: the amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any successor or violating a schedule constraint

Question 22

TT for Develop Schedule (8): critical chain method

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schedule method that allows the project team to place buffers on any project schedule path to account for limited resources and project uncertainties. uses activities with durations that do not include safety margins, logical relationships, and resource availability with statistically determined buffers composed of the aggregated safety margins of activities at specified points on the project schedule path to account for limited resources and project uncertainties. The resource-constrained critical path is known as the critical chain.adds duration buffers that are non-work schedule activities to manage uncertainty. Focuses on managing the remaining buffer durations against the remaining durations of chains of activities.

Question 23

Critical Chain Method - Project Buffer

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placed at the end of the critical chain,protects the target finish date from slippage along critical chain

Question 24

Critical Chain Method - Feeding Buffer

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placed at each point where a chain of dependent activities that are not on the critical chain feeds into the critical chain

Question 25

TT for Develop Schedule (8): resource optimization techniques (2)

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used to adjust the schedule model due to demand and supply of resources. Resource Leveling, Resource Smoothing

Question 26

resource optimization techniques - resource leveling

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start and finish dates are adjusted based on resource constraints with the goal of balancing demand for resources with the available supply

Question 27

resource optimization techniques - resource smoothing

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that adjusts the activities of a schedule model such that the requirements for resources on the project do not exceed certain predefined resource limits. activities may only be delayed within their free and total float. Thus resource smoothing may not be able to optimize all resources.

Question 28

TT for Develop Schedule (8): modeling techniques(2)

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What-If Scenario Analysis. Simulation

Question 29

modeling techniques(2) - What if scenario analysis

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process of evaluating scenarios in order to predict their effect, positively or negatively, on project objectives

Question 30

modeling techniques(2) - Simulation

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calculating multiple project durations with different sets of activity assumptions. Using 3 point estimates to account for uncertainty. Monte Carlo analysis - distribution of possible activity durations is defined for each activity and used to calculate a distribution of possible outcomes for the total project.

Question 31

TT for Develop Schedule (8): leads and lags

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refinements applied during network analysis to develop a viable schedule by adjusting the start time of the successor activities. Leads advance a successor activity with respect to the predecessor activity. Lags require a set period of time to elapse between the predecessors and successors without work or resource impact.

Question 32

TT for Develop Schedule (8): schedule compression (2)

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to shorten the schedule duration without reducing the project scope. Crashing, Fast Tracking

Question 33

schedule compression (2) - crashing

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Crashing - shorten the schedule duration for the least incremental cost by adding resources. Ex: include approving overtime, bringing in additional resources, or paying to expedite delivery to activities on the critical path

Question 34

schedule compression (2) - fast tracking

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activities or phases normally done in sequence are performed in parallel for at least a portion of their duration. may result in rework and increased risk

Question 35

TT for Develop Schedule (8): schedule tool

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contain the schedule model and expedite the scheduling process by generating start and finish dates based on the inputs of activities, network diagrams, resources and activity durations using schedule network analysis.

Question 36

Outputs for Develop Schedule (6): Project Documents Updates

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Activity resource requirements, Activity attributes, Calendars, Risk register

Question 37

Outputs for Develop Schedule (6): PM Plan Update

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Schedule baseline, Schedule management plan

Question 38

Outputs for Develop Schedule (6): Schedule baseline

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approved version of a schedule model that can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison to actual results

Question 39

Outputs for Develop Schedule (6): Project Schedule

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presents linked activities with planned dates, durations, milestones, and resources. a planned start date and planned finish date for each activity. Can be in form of bar chart, milestone chart, project schedule network diagrams.

Question 40

Outputs for Develop Schedule (6): Schedule data, 3 types

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collection of information for describing and controlling the schedule. Includes schedule milestones, schedule activities, activity attributes, and documentation of all identified assumptions and constraints.
resource histogram - Resource requirements by time period, Alternative schedules - best/worst case, with or without resource leveled, schedule of contingency reserves

Question 41

Outputs for Develop Schedule (6): Project calendars

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identifies working days and shifts that are available for scheduled activities