Chapter 6 - Schedule Management Flashcards
An activity that does not produce definitive end products and is measures by the passage of time. [Note: This is one of three earned value management (EVM) types of activities used to measure work performance.]
LEVEL OF EFFORT (LOE)
A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot begin until a predecessor activity has begun.
START-TO-START (SS)
The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project actions and tasks.
SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES
The approved version of a schedule model that can be changed using formal change control procedures and is used as the basis for comparison to actual results.
SCHEDULE BASELINE
The process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and availability constraints to create a project timeline model.
DEVELOP SCHEDULE
The amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed or extended from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.
TOTAL FLOAT
The sequence of activities that represents the longest course through a project, which determines the shortest possible duration.
CRITICAL PATH
A technique used to approximate cost or duration by applying an average or weighted average of optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely figures when there is uncertainty with the individual activity appraisal.
THREE-POINT ESTIMATE
A distinct, scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a project.
ACTIVITY
A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot begin until a predecessor activity has completed.
FINISH-TO-START (FS)
A relationship that is contractually required or inherent in the nature of the work.
MANDATORY DEPENDENCY
A technique in which an algorithm is used to calculate cost or duration based on historical data and project parameters.
PARAMETRIC ESTIMATING
A significant point or event in a project, program, or portfolio.
MILESTONE
An analysis technique where a computer model is iterated many times, with the input values chosen at random for each iteration driven by the input data, including probability distributions and probabilistic branches. Outputs are generated to represent the range of possible outcomes for the project.
MONTE CARLO SIMULATION
The amount of time whereby a successor activity can be advanced with respect to a predecessor activity.
LEAD
In the critical path method, the soonest possible point in time when the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can be completed based on the schedule network logic, the data date, and any schedule constraints.
EARLY FINISH DATE (EF)
A dependent activity that logically comes after another activity in a schedule.
SUCCESSOR ACTIVITY
A bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods. Resource availability may be depicted as a line for comparison purposes. Contrasting bars may show actual amounts of resources used as the project progresses.
RESOURCE HISTOGRAM
A schedule compression technique in which activities or phases normally done in sequence are performed in parallel for at least a portion of their duration.
FAST TRACKING
The number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component, often expressed in hours, days, or weeks.
EFFORT
An undertaking that logically comes before a dependent action in a schedule.
PREDECESSOR ACTIVITY
The process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.
DEFINE ACTIVITIES
A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot conclude until a predecessor activity has begun.
START-TO-FINISH (SF)
The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete.
ACTUAL DURATION
A method of assessing project duration or cost by aggregating the appraisals of the lower-level components of the work breakdown structure (WBS).
BOTTOM-UP ESTIMATING
A docket that identifies the working days and shifts upon which each specific resource is available.
RESOURCE CALENDAR