Intro to PM Ch 6 Flashcards
Activity
distinct, scheduled portion of work performed during the course of a project
Activity attributes
schedule-related information about each activity
The activity list is created by identifying the activities required to:
Create each work package on the WBS and any activity must be aligned with the WBS and WBS dictionary
A work package can be broken down into ?
Activities
Activity list
tabulation of activities to be included on a project schedule
Activity attributes
schedule related information about each activity such as predecessors, successors, logical relationships, leads and lags, resource requirements, constraints, imposed dates and assumptions.
Why are milestones important?
help set schedule goals and monitor progress
What is a SMART goal?
Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Relevant, Time framed
Many people use SMART criteria to help define milestones, Why?
SMART allows for a very measureable approach to attaining products through time
What is activity sequencing?
reviewing the activity list and attributes, project scope statement and milestones to: Determine the relationships or dependencies of the different types of dependencies.
What are the 4 basic attributes of dependencies among project activities ?
Mandatory dependencies
Discretionary dependencies
External Dependencies
Internal dependencies
If you dont define the sequence of activities and estimate their duration, you cannot use some of the most powerful schedule tools available, those to tools are:
Project schedule network diagram
critical path analysis
Activity is also known as:
task
Network diagram is:
a schematic display of the logical relationships amoung project activities
network diagram is also known as:
PERT charts
