Management of Schedule: Plan schedule management

Question 1

What is plan schedule management?

Answer 1

Establishing policies, procedures and documentation for managing schedule

Question 2

What are the three general development approaches for schedule and when would we use them?

Answer 2

1. Predictive - Low complexity, can be wholly defined
2. Adaptive - Projects are subject to high levels of uncertainty
3. Hybrid - Combination of the two

Question 3

What 5 items are good practice in the plan schedule management phase?

Answer 3

1. Formal authorisation document
2. Scope management plan
3. Schedule development approach
4. Enterprise environmental factors
5. Organisational process assets

Question 4

What tools and techniques can be implemented during the plan schedule management process?

Answer 4

1. Expert judgement - Leverage expertise
2. Data analysis - Benchmark plans against each other
3. Meetings

Question 5

What should the output be in plan schedule management?

Answer 5

Schedule management plan

Question 6

What is the formal authorisation document?

Answer 6

Gives PM authority to apply resources to project activities

Question 7

What is the scope management plan?

Answer 7

How will the scope be defined and controlled

Question 8

What is the general schedule development approach?

Answer 8

The 3 approaches (Predictive, Adaptive, Hybrid)

Question 9

What are enterprise environmental factors?

Answer 9

Stakeholders involved and their influence

Question 10

What are organisational process assets?

Answer 10

Historical site information, policies etc