Schedule Management

Question 1

Plan Schedule management

Answer 1

Inputs:

• project charter
• PMP
• OPAs, EEFs

Tools & Techniques:

• expert judgement
• data analysis
• meetings

Outputs:
- schedule management plan

Question 2

Define Activities

Answer 2

Inputs:

• PMP
• OPAs, EEFs

Tools & Techniques:

• exper judgement
• decomposition
• rolling wave planning
• meetings

Outputs:

• activity list
• activity attributes
• milestone list
• change requests
• PMP updates

Question 3

Sequence Activities

Answer 3

Inputs:

• PMP
• project documents
• OPAs, EEFs

Tools & Techniques:

• precedence diagramming method
• dependency determination and integration
• leads and lags
• PMIS

Outputs:

• project schedule network diagrams
• project documents updates

Question 4

Estimate Activity Durations

Answer 4

Inputs:

• PMP
• project documents
• OPAs, EEFs

Tools & Techniques:

• expert judgement
• analogous estimating
• parametric estimating
• three-point estimating
• Bottom-up estimating
• data analysis
• decision making
• meetings

Outputs:

• duration estimates
• basis of estimates
• project documents updates

Question 5

Develop Schedule

Answer 5

Inputs:

• PMP
• project documents
• agreements
• OPAs, EEFs

Tools & Techniques:

• schedule network analysis
• critical path method
• resource optimization
• data analysis
• leads and lags
• schedule compression
• PMIS
• agile release planning

Outputs:

• schedule baseline
• project schedule
• schedule data
• project calendars
• change requests
• PMP updates
• project documents updates

Question 6

Control Schedule

Answer 6

Inputs:

• PMP
• project documents
• work performance data
• OPAs

Tools & Techniques:

• data analysis
• critical path method
• PMIS
• resources optimization
• leads and lags
• schedule compression

Outputs:

• work performance info
• schedule forecasts
• change requests
• PMP updates
• project documents updates