PM cards 8th 20 Flashcards
Once the WBS is completed, what the next planning document developed?
The project schedule
When is the project schedule completed?
After the WBS is completed.
The key to Activity Definition is to __________.
identify all the tasks required to produce the work packages (and ultimately the deliverables)
What is an activity list?
This list should include every activity needed to complete the work of the project, along with an identifier or code so that you can track each activity independently.
What are the three categories of dependencies in activity sequencing?
Mandatory dependencies, discretionary dependencies and external dependencies.
At what stage does the project schedule get completed?
The Planning Process Group.
What is a mandatory dependency?
One activity is dependent on another activity.
What is a discretionary dependency?
Usually process-or procedure-driven and may include best-practice techniques. An example is a decision to require sign-off on certain types of activities to conform to an established corporate practice.
What are external dependencies?
A relationship between a project task and some factor outside the project that drives the scheduling of that task.
Once you identify a dependency between two activities, you need to determine what _____________ is so that you can sequence the activities properly.
the logical relationship
What is a predecessor activity?
One that comes before another activity.
What is a successor activity?
One that comes after the activity in question.
Four possible logical relationships can exist between the predecessor activity and the successor activity. What are they?
Finish to start, start to finish, finish to finish, start to start
What is a finish to start relationship?
The successor activity cannot begin until the predecessor activity has completed.
What is a start to finish relationship?
The predecessor activity must start before the successor activity can finish.
