Project Time Management

(Level of difficulty: 6 / 10)

This area could be difficult for those who are not familiar with scheduling calculation.
However, just follow the logic and the procedures, it should be fine.

Project Time Management Processes	Process Group
Activity Defintion	Planning
Activity Sequencing	Planning
Activity Resource Estimating	Planning
Activity Duration Estimating	Planning
Schedule Development	Planning
Schedule Control	Monitoring and Controlling

Activity Definition

	Identifies the specific schedule activities to deliver project deliverables
	WBS is decomposed into schedule activities

 

Activity Sequencing

	Identifies the dependencies among the schedule activities
	Network Diagrams: PDM or AON
	PERT is not Network Diagram
	Dependencies Finish-to-Start Start-to-Start Finish-to-Finish Start-to-Finish
	ADM or AOA dummy activity might be required
	Types of Dependencies Mandatory Discretionary External

 

Activity Resource Estimating

	estimates the type and quantity of resources
	resources include equipment and materials as well as people

Activity Duration Estimating

	Identifies the time require to establish each activity
	PERT: duration = (O + 4M +P)/6

Schedule Development

	put all estimates together and produce a project schedule
	schedule is calendar based
	Critical Path is the longest duration path in the project
	CPM: identify the Critical Path
	Fast Tracking: doing critical path activities in parallel
	Crashing: move more resources to complete the critical path activities
	Milestone has zero duration

Schedule Control
 

	Control the changes to project schedule
	Progress Reporting