This document discusses various project scheduling techniques and processes. It defines activities, sequences activities, estimates activity resources and durations, develops the schedule network, and controls the schedule. Key processes covered include defining activities, sequencing activities, estimating activity resources and durations, developing the schedule, and controlling the schedule. The document also discusses decomposition, rolling wave planning, activity attributes, precedence diagramming, resource calendars, bottom-up estimating, resource breakdown structures, analogous estimating, program evaluation and review technique (PERT), schedule network analysis, resource leveling, the schedule baseline, and variance analysis.
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Dr. Dan Patterson presented a one-hour webinar on effective scheduling using metrics analysis. He reviewed some of the common problems found in schedules and the research that backs the claim that, in the end, the schedule drives project success.
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- This processes group includes processes to organize, manage and lead a project team. It also assigns roles and responsibilities for completing project. Besides, it does resource leveling also.
- IT is very important to understand roles and responsibilities of the team and links to the team and should able to communicate that to all affected people. Few important roles associated with Project are: Sponsor, Management Team, executive/leadership team, Project Team, Project Manager, functional manager.
PMICOS Webinar: Building a Sound Schedule in an Enterprise EnvironmentAcumen
Dr. Dan Patterson presented a one-hour webinar on effective scheduling using metrics analysis. He reviewed some of the common problems found in schedules and the research that backs the claim that, in the end, the schedule drives project success.
Online PMP Training, Nigeria: Introduction to Projects and Project ManagementProTrainingCentre
Pro Training Centre provides online PMP training in Nigeria and West Africa starting from N5,000/month. Find out more at http://protrainingcentre.com/online-project-management-training/
This is one of the modules of our Online PMP Exam prep program. Questions to be added shortly.
- This processes group includes processes to organize, manage and lead a project team. It also assigns roles and responsibilities for completing project. Besides, it does resource leveling also.
- IT is very important to understand roles and responsibilities of the team and links to the team and should able to communicate that to all affected people. Few important roles associated with Project are: Sponsor, Management Team, executive/leadership team, Project Team, Project Manager, functional manager.
Improving project communications is more than technology and tools. It's about understanding the underlying parts of the communications process and ways to leverage those parts to the benefit of your teams and projects.
Project Management Professional – PMP certification, is poised to be one of the most renowned certification for Project Managers and is offered by well-reputed Project Management Institute – PMI.
This document is part of a series that explain the newly released PMBOK 5th edition. These documents provide simple explanation and summary of the book. However they do not replace the necessity of reading the book.
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I was constantly overwhelmed by the 618 pager PMBOK guide. At the beginning of each chapter - as I saw the framework for that syllabus, my palms get sweaty. I dread the upcoming few hours of pouring over the dry notes.
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Here's Chapter 1 - the 4Ps!
1. PMBOK 4th Edition PMI-CCVC Time managment CAPM Prep 6/21/2011
Progressive elaboration where near term work is planned in detail and
1 Define Activities a
future work is planned at a higher level of the WBS.
v
The process of estimating the type and quantities of material, people,
2 Sequence Activities b
equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity.
e
Estimate Activity The process of monitoring the status of the project to update project
3 c
Resources progress and managing changes to the schedule baseline.
b
Estimate Activity Specify when and how long identified project resources are available.
4 d
Durations This includes resource skill level and geographical locations of orgin.
s
The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the
5 Develop Schedule e
t project activities.
Preferred logic, preferential logic, or soft logic. When fast tracking
6 Control Schedule f techniques are used, these should be reviewed and considered for
c modification or removal.
A project schedule developed from the schedule network analysis. It is
Finalized and Approved accepted and approved by the project management team as the
7 g
Schedule schedule with start and finish dates. It is a component of the project
l management plan.
Uses Most likely, Optimistic and Pessimistic values for Three-Point
8 Decomposition h
m Estimates.
Resource need is estimated and the quantities are totaled for each
9 Rolling Wave Planning i
a activitiy's resources.
Uses parameters such as duration, budget, size, weight and complexity
10 Activity Attributes j from a previous project as the basis for estimating the same parameter
k for a future project.
Precedence
Used for schedule development and for selecting, ordering, and sorting
11 Diagramming Method k
the planned activities in reports.
(PDM) n
Discretionary
12 l The baseline that is used in the Control Schedule process.
dependencies f
Subdividing the project work packages into smaller, more manageable
13 Resource Calendars m
d compoents called activities.
Uses boxes, referred to as nodes, to represent activities, and connects
14 Bottom-Up Estimating n them with arrows that show the logical relationships that exist
between them. This technique is also called Activity-On-Node (AON).
i
Resource Breakdown A structure of identified resources by resource category and resource
15 o
Structure o type.
A schedule network analysis technique applied to a schedule that has
16 Analogous Estimating p been analysised by critical path method. Can be used when shared
resources are only available at certain times or limited quantities.
j
Program Evaluation and
Schedule performance measurements (SV, SPI) are used to assess the
17 Review Technique q
changes from the original schedule baseline.
(PERT) h
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2. PMBOK 4th Edition PMI-CCVC Time managment CAPM Prep 6/21/2011
Schedule Network Uses analytical techniques such as critical path method, critical chain
18 r
Analysis method and resource leveling for generating a project schedule.
r
The process of approximating the number of work periods needed to
19 Resource Leveling s
complete individual activities with estimated resources.
p
The process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource
20 Schedule Baseline t
requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule.
g
The process of identifying the specific actions to be performed to
21 Variance Analysis v
q produce the project deliverables.
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