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| The identification of appropriate activities to complete the project deliverable. |
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| The process of determining and documenting the logical relationships between activities on the project. |
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| A chart that shows the time relationship between the activities of the project, also commonly called a Gantt chart. |
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| The series of activities that shows the overall duration of the project, can change as the project evolves. |
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| A relationship between activities represented in the way activities are sequenced. |
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| The overall amount of time on a project or activity. |
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| The earliest time an activity can finish based on the network logic. |
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| The earliest time an activity can start based on the network logic. |
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| A dependency that lies outside the project team. |
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| Finish-to-Start Dependency (FB) |
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| The default dependency type (with most project scheduling software) in which one activity cannot start until the one it is dependent upon finishes (Activity B cannot start until Activity A finishes.) |
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| A delay to a successor activity from the predecessor (Ex: Activity A finishes then has a three day lag (delay)before Activity B can begin.) |
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| Acceleration to a successor from the predecessor (Ex: Activity A finishes but with a three day lead. Activity B can start three days before Activity A finishes.) |
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| A coming together (convergence) of activities on a network diagram. |
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| A schematic of logical relationships that make up the flow of activities on the project; always drawn from left to right. |
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| The processes associated with an attempt to complete the project on time. |
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| The process of managing and maintaining (controlling) changes to the schedule. |
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| The amount of time an activity can be delayed (slip) without causing delay to the successor(s) activities, or the final finish date of the project. |
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| A preliminary schedule that can be used during initial stages of Planning, could differ from the baseline schedule at the conclusion of Planning. |
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| The maximum amount of time an activity can slip from the early start (ES) without causing a delay to the project finish date. |
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| Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) |
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| An organized breakdown of the total work scope of the project with each level of descent providing a greater level of detail and the deliverable being a key focus. |
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| A piece of the project that must be completed (performed); sometimes called a "task," can be divided into activities; typically has an assigned resource, cost amount and expected duration. |
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| Activity List (Output/Input) |
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| A detailed list of activities that project team members use to know what work on the project they are responsible for completing. |
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| A duration compression technique in which more people are added to critical path activities to shorten the duration of the critical path or other impacted areas of the schedule. |
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| A zero duration activity used in the arrow diagramming method (ADM) to show a logical relationship represented graphically with an arrow having a dashed line. |
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| The amount of labor needed to complete an activity or work package; typically measured in hours, days or weeks. |
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| Finish-to-Finish Dependency (FF) |
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| A dependency used in project scheduling in which one activity cannot finish until the activity that it is dependent upon finishes (Activity B cannot finish until Activity A finishes.) |
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| A network diagram technique that calculates the early start and early finish dates for each activity. |
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| The amount of time an activity can be delayed without causing slippage (delay) to the early start or any subsequent activities. |
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| the latest time an activity can be finished without delaying the project finish date. |
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| (Also called hard logic) A required dependency on a project, cannot be ignored (Ex:You must pour the foundation of a house before you begin framing it.) |
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| The connecting of activities on the network diagram to establish the structure of the network diagram. |
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| A burst on the network diagram where the output of an activity goes to more than one activity. |
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| A calendar in the project management plan and schedule that shows working and non-working days. |
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| The planned dates, sequencing, resources, and duration for activities and milestones on a project. |
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| The process of using activity sequences, duration estimates, and resources to create the schedule. |
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| Start-to-Finish Dependency (SF) |
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| A dependency used on project scheduling in which one activity cannot finish until the activity it is dependent on starts (Ex: Activity B cannot finish until Activity A starts.) |
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| An activity that follows an activity logically connected to it. |
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| The planned start date of the project or activity. |
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| An activity to be completed on the project. |
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| A component of work or a deliverable at the smallest level of the work breakdown structure. |
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| Activity Duration Estimating |
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| The process of estimating the number of work periods (hours, days, weeks) to accomplish the activity. |
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| A network diagramming method in which activities are shown on arrows and connected at nodes to show the sequence of activities. |
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| A network diagramming method that calculates the late start and late finish for each activity. |
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| Critical Chain Method (Technique) |
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| A schedule technique used to evaluate the amount of float on the network paths used to determine the minimum overall duration of the diagram. |
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| Critical Path Method (CPM) |
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| A network analysis method used to calculate total project duration. |
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| (Also called soft logic) A dependency in which the Project Manager (or other decision maker) can chose to allow it to be a dependency or not, depending upon the needs of the project (Ex:Buying a plane ticket before booking a hotel reservation.) |
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| A logical educated prediction of some project component, typically includes a tolerance of accuracy. |
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| A schedule compression technique in which the main focus is to find activities that can be done in parallel and to adjust the activity sequences to reflect that. |
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| The horizontal bar chart used in project management to show a time relationship between activities. |
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| A logical relationship between two or more components of a project schedule. |
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| A major achievement on a project, usually occurs after a series of activities leading up to its completion, has zero days duration and could be related to a "deliverable." |
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| an estimating technique used to take the pessimistic, optimistic, and realistic (most likely) estimates to achieve a cumulative estimate. |
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| Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) |
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| A network diagramming method in which activities are represented in boxes. |
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| Rolling Wave Planning (Technique) |
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| A progressive elaboration approach to managing a schedule where the initial phases are defined at a level with the remaining work at a high level As the initial phases are done, the remaining phases are planned. |
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| Schedule Compression (Technique) |
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| The process of shortening the project schedule without modifying the scope of the project (Ex: crashing and fast tracking.) |
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| A major event in the project schedule, typically involves the start or completion of a major component of the project. |
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| A summary that sums up the detailed activities underneath it; typically used to evaluate work packages and executive reporting. |
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| The date that the project (or activity) in anticipated to be completed. |
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| A network diagramming method in which activities are shown on the boxes or circles of the network diagram and connected via arrows. |
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| The separation (or divergence) of activities on a network diagram from a central node. |
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| A high level schedule which displays summary information associated with activities, deliverables, milestones. and WBS components. |
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| A high level schedule which displays summary information associated with activities and milestones. |
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| A non-stop series of activities from the start to the finish of the network diagram. |
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| A view of the logical relationship (sequencing) or project activity. |
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| Start-to-Start Dependency (SS) |
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| A dependency used on project scheduling in which one activity cannot start until the activity it is dependent on starts ( Activity B cannot start until Activity A starts.) |
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| A section of a network diagram; can be associated with a work package or some other type of logical decomposition. |
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| Target Completion Date (TC) |
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| A requested project completion date that can be a constraint for the project. |
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| The amount of time an activity can slip (be delayed) from the early start date without delaying the overall finish date. |
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| Work Performance Information (Output/Input) |
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| Data associated with the completion of work on the project; can include deliverable status, actions associated with preventative and corrective measures and change requests. |
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| Activity Resource Estimating |
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| Determination of resources (people, material, equipment) needed for a project including the determination of when (or how much of) the resources are needed. |
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