MIDTERM Flashcards
(21 cards)
Importance of planning schedule management
provides guidance and direction on how the project schedule will be managed throughout the project
Inputs to create schedule management plan
Project Charter
Project Management Plan
Enterprise Environmental factors
Organizational process assets
tools and techniques to create schedule management plan
Expert Judgment
data analysis
meetings
What does a schedule management plan establish
It establishes criteria and the activities for developing, monitoring, and controlling the schedule
A planning that goes on the premise that you will be wrong
rolls out detailed plans for the foreseeable future and as the project evolves, periodically reevaluates the completion dates and costs
Adaptive planning/rolling wave
estimating a value inside a set of points
interpolation
estimating a value outside a set of points
extrapolation
the Schedule Management Plan can include
Project schedule model development
Level of Accuracy
Units of measure
Organizational procedure links
schedule maintenance
control thresholds
rules of performance measurement
reporting formats
process descriptions
shows what methodology and tool will be used to develop the schedule
Project schedule model development
the acceptable range used in determining the realistic activity duration estimates
Level of accuracy
time measures and quantity measures are defined for each of the resources
units of measure
the WBS provides the framework for the schedule management plan
Organizational procedure links
how the schedule will be updated and statused
Schedule maintenance
shows what variance is allowed before some action needs to be taken
control threshold
how percent complete is reported, control accounts at which the management progress will be measured, earned value measurement techniques to be employed, schedule performance measurement to be used
rules of performance measurement
the formats and frequency for the various schedule reports are defined
reporting formats
descriptions of the schedule management processes are documented
process descriptions
a management control point where scope, budget, actual cost, and schedule are integrated and compared to earned value for performance measurement
Control Account
a graphical, calendar schedule showing the durations of activities
Gantt Chart
It means that there is no successor task, including the last finish task in the project, that depends on the orphan task
orphan
Benefits of Gantt Chart
Easy to create and comprehend
identify the schedule baseline network
allow updating and control
can help resources needs
