Topic 3 - Project Planning and Scheduling

Question 1

WBS (work breakdown structure) is?

Answer 1

the process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components

Question 2

What is a work package? where is it located in the WBS?

Answer 2

Work package is planned work (can be scheduled, cost estimated, monitored, controlled)

-lowest level WBS components

Question 3

Benefits or bar/grantt charts

Primary use?

Answer 3

• simple
• represent progress
• commonly used for scheduling crews and equipment

Question 4

Linear schedules?

advantages?

Answer 4

• used to schedule repetitive activities
• good for managing resources (e.g location)
• capable of identifying space and resource conflicts

Question 5

Purpose of project scheduling?

Answer 5

(1) define activities, durations, and relationship logic to implement the project plan
(2) monitor, update, and communicate the schedule to reflect current status and impact of project changes

Question 6

Defenition of TF / FF

Answer 6

TF (amount of time you can delay an activity without delaying the project)
=LF - EF

FF - amount of time you can delay an activity without delaying any following activities

FF = minimum(ESj) - EFi -LAG
j is any following activity

Question 7

When do u take minimum values/maximum values in critical path method?

Answer 7

max values for ES, EF

min values for LS, LF (backwards)

Question 8

Time scaled logic diagram

• blend of what?
• advantage over bar chart?

Answer 8

• blend of precedence network and gantt chart

- advantage is their inclusion of activity relations

Question 9

Milestone?

Answer 9

points in time that have been identified as being important intermediate reference points during project delivery.