Time Management (6) Flashcards

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Estimation types

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  • one-point estimating
  • analogous estimating
  • parametric estimating
  • three-point estimating (PERT analysis, Program Evaluation and Review Technique)
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EAD

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Expected Activity Duration or PERT (P + 4M + O)/6

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SD

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Activity Standard Deviation (P - O)/6

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AV

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Activity Variance [(P - O)/6]^2

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Project Expected Duration or PERT

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sum of critical path EADs

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Project Variance

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sum of critical path AVs

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Project Standard Deviation

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square root of Project Variance

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Range of the Estimate

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Expected Duration or Pert +/- Standard Deviation

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9
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types of reserves

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  • contingency reserves

- management reserves

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Schedule Network Analysis

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used to create the final schedule once the initial one is ready

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Schedule Network Analysis techniques

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  • Critical path method
  • Schedule compression
  • What-if scenario analysis
  • Resource leveling
  • Critical chain method
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difference between schedule and a time estimate

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schedule is calendar-based

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total float (slack)

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the amount of time activity can be delayed without delaying project end date

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free float (slack)

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the amount of time activity can be delayed without delaying next the early start of its successor

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project float (slack)

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the amount of time project can be delayed without delaying the externally imposed project completion end date

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16
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negative float (slack) means

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you are behind

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schedule compression methods (and impacts)

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  • fast tracking (increased risk)
  • crashing (increased cost)
  • reducing scope (decreased customer satisfaction)
  • moving more experienced people to activities on critical path (increased risk)
  • cut quality (decreased customer satisfaction, increased risk)
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what-if scenario analysis

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changing assumptions and seeing how they affect the project (e.g. through Monte Carlo Analysis)

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Monte Carlo simulation results

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  • probability of completing the project on any specific day
  • the probability of completing the project for any specific amount of cost
  • the probability of any activity actually being on the critical path
  • the overall project risk
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Resource leveling

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lenghtens the schedule and increases cost in order to deal with a limited amount of resources

21
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Project Schedule formats

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  • network diagram (showing interdependencies)
  • bar chart (team reporting, tracking progress)
  • milestone chart (senior management reporting)
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Methods to draw network diagrams

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  • Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) or Activity on Node (AON)
  • Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT)
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Milestones are defined in

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Define Activities process along with acitivities

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rolling wave planning

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when project has too many unknown components (high level planning and then refining during the works where it becomes clearer)

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RBS
Resource Breakdown Structure - output of Estimate Activity Resources in Time Management KA. It shows the resources to be used, organized by their category and type in hierarchical image.
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potential need for additional time or funds should be addressed with ___ instead of ___
reserves through the risk management process instead of padding
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types of dependencies
- discretionary dependency - mandatory dependency - external dependency
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heuristic is
rule of thumb (used consistently!), e.g. 80/20
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analogous estimating
top-down, high-level estimates, used for briefly estimating project costs (for management info)
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parametric estimating
based on variables and relationships from historical records, standard metrics and other. More detailed than analogous two types: regression analysis/scatter diagram, learning curve,