Chapter 4 Time Management

Question 0

Input to plan schedule management process?

Answer 0

OPA
eEF
PMP
Project Charter

Question 1

Processes of time management?

Answer 1

1. Plan schedule management
2. Define activities: activities list
3. Sequence activities: id & document in project schedule network diagram relationship among activities
4. Estimate activity resources
5. Estimate activity duration
6. Develop schedule
7. Control schedule

Question 2

Tools of plan schedule management?

Answer 2

Analytical techniques
Expert judgement
Meetings

Question 3

Output of plan schedule management process?

Answer 3

Schedule management plan:

-How to management plan
-Define criteria and process to develop, monitor & control e.g:
Level of accuracy
Performance measurement rules. EV, spi, sv
Reporting formats

Question 4

Inputs to define activities process?

Answer 4

Schedule management plan
Scope baseline: project scope statement, wbs & wbs dictionary
OPA
EEF

Question 5

Tools of define activities process?

Answer 5

Expert judgement

Rolling wave planning - iterative planning based on progressive elaboration / plan as you go

Question 6

Outputs of define activities process?

Answer 6

1. Activities list - lower lvl than wbs
2. Activities attributes - description, relationship between activities and resourcing required
3. Milestone list - important checkpoints of the project

Question 7

Inputs to sequence activities process?

Answer 7

Activity list
Activity attributes
Milestone list
Schedule management plan
OPA
EEF

Question 8

Tools of sequence activities process?

Answer 8

1. Precedence diagramming method (PDM) or network diagram
2. Dependency determination
3. Leads and lags

Question 9

Outputs of sequence activities process?

Answer 9

Project schedule network diagram

Project document updates

Question 10

Dependency determination - four major dependencies?

Answer 10

1. Mandatory - often legally required.
2. Discretionary - preferred logic.
3. External - beyond the team’s control.
4. Internal - within the team’s control.

Question 11

Lead and lags?

Answer 11

Lead = start an activity before it’s predecessor is finished
E.g.
FS-5 days

Lags = delay before successor can start

E.g.
FS+3 days

Question 12

Inputs to estimate activity resources process?

Answer 12

1. Schedule management plan
2. Activity list
3. Activity attributes
4. Resource calendars
5. Risk register
6. Activity cost estimate
7. EEF
8. OPA

Question 13

Tools of estimate activity resources process?

Answer 13

1. Expert judgement
2. Alternatives analysis
3. Bottom up estimating
4. Published estimating data
5. PM software

Question 14

Outputs of estimate activity resources process?

Answer 14

1. Activity resource requirements
2. Resource breakdown structure - hierarchical structure of resources, organised by resource category and resource type
3. Project document updates

Question 15

Inputs to estimate activity duration process?

Answer 15

Schedule management plan
Activity list
Activity attributes
Activity resource requirements
Resource calendar
Project scope statement
Risk register
Resource breakdown structure
OPA
EEF

Question 16

Tools of estimate activity duration?

Answer 16

Expert judgement
Analogue estimating
Parametric estimating
Three point estimating
Group decision making
Reserve analysis

Question 17

Outputs to estimate activity duration process?

Answer 17

Activity duration estimates

Project document updates

Question 18

Analogous (top down estimate)?

Answer 18

Estimating based on previous project activities

Least accurate

Least time consuming

Question 19

Parametric estimating?

Answer 19

Simple maths relationship estimating

Question 20

Three point estimating?

Answer 20

By default = beta distribution

(O+4ML+P)/6

Triangular distribution

(O+ML+P)/3

Standard deviation of beta distr.

(P - O)/6

Question 21

Reserve analysis?

Answer 21

Contingency reserve - known unknown

Management reserve - unknown unknown

Question 22

Inputs to develop schedule process?

Answer 22

Schedule management plan
Activity list 
Activity attributes
Milestone list
RBS
Project scope statement
Risk register
Resource calendar
Activity resource requirements
Project schedule network diagrams
Project staff assignment

Question 23

Tools to develop schedule process?

Answer 23

Schedule network analysis
Critical path method
Critical chain method
Resource optimisation technique
Modelling technique
Leads and lags 
scheduling tool

Question 24

CPM definition?

Answer 24

Longest sequence activities in the project Minimum duration of the project Delay in cp activities will delay project completion

Question 25

CCM definition?

Answer 25

Used to account for limited resources and project uncertainties. CCM focuses on resource allocation, optimization and levelling and activity duration uncertainty on critical path, CCM add duration buffers to any schedule path.

Question 26

Outputs to develop schedule process?

Answer 26

``` Schedule baseline Project schedule Project calendar PMP updates Schedule data ```

Question 27

Inputs to control schedule process?

Answer 27

``` PMP Project schedule Work performance data Project calendars Schedule data OPA ```

Question 28

Tools to control schedule process?

Answer 28

``` Performance reviews Project management software Resource optimization technique Modelling technique Leads and lags Schedule compression Scheduling tool ```

Question 29

Outputs to control schedule process?

Answer 29

``` Work performance info Schedule forecast Change request PMP updates OPA updates Project document updates ```

Question 30

CPM free float facts?

Answer 30

Free float = ES(s) - FS(p) - 1 All float is total float = time an activity maybe delayed or extended without affecting total project duration. Some total float is free float = time an activity maybe delayed without affecting the start of any successor activity.

Question 31

Fast tracking vs crashing?

Answer 31

Fast tracking speed up schedule by completing activities in parallel Crashing speed up schedule by adding resources