Lecture 6 Project Scheduling Key terms

Question 1

Project Network Diagram

Answer 1

Any schematic display of the logical relationships of project activities

Question 2

Path

Answer 2

A sequence of activities defined by the project network logic

Question 3

Event

Answer 3

A point when an activity is either started or completed

Question 4

Node

Answer 4

One of the defining points of a netowork; a junction point joined to some or all the other dependency lines (paths)

Question 5

Predecessors

Answer 5

Those activities that must be completed prior to initiation of a layer activity in the network

Question 6

Successors

Answer 6

Activities that cannot be started until previous activities have been completed. These activities follow predecessor tasks

Question 7

Early start date (ES)

Answer 7

The earliest possible date the uncompleted portions of an activity can start

Question 8

Late start date (LS)

Answer 8

The latest possible date that an activity may begin without delaying a specific milestone

Question 9

Project Scheduling

Answer 9

An output of a schedule model that presents linked activities with planned dates, durations, milestones, and resources

Question 10

Project Planning

Answer 10

The identification of the project objectives and the ordered activity necessary to complete the project