PMP, Introduction to Project Time Management

Process Group PMBOK Knowledge Area Process Why? (inputs) How? (tools and techniques) What? (outputs)
　 　 　 　 　 　
Planning 6.1 Activity Definition
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Scope statement
  • Historical information
  • Contraints
  • Assumptions
  • Expert judgment
  • Decomposition
  • Templates
  • Activity list
  • Supporting detail
  • Work breakdown structure updates
Planning 6.2 Activity Sequencing
  • Activity list
  • Product description
  • Mandatory dependencies
  • Discretionary dependencies
  • External dependencies
  • Milestones
  • Precedence diagramming method (PDM)
  • Arrow diagramming method (ADM)
  • Conditional diagramming methods
  • Network templates
  • Project network diagrams
  • Activity list updates
Planning 6.3 Activity Duration Estimating
  • Activity list
  • Constraints
  • Assumptions
  • Resource requirements
  • Resource capabilities
  • Historical information
  • Identified risks
  • Expert judgment
  • Analogous estimating
  • Quantitatively based durations
  • Reserve time (contingency)
  • Activity duration estimates
  • Basis of estimates
  • Activity list updates
Planning 6.4 Schedule Development
  • Project network diagrams
  • Activity duration estimates
  • Resource requirements
  • Resource pool description
  • Calendars
  • Constraints
  • Assumptions
  • Leads and lags
  • Risk management plan
  • Activity attributes
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Duration compression
  • Simulation
  • Resource leveling heuristics
  • Project management software
  • Coding structure
  • Project schedule
  • Supporting detail
  • Schedule management plan
  • Resource requirement updates
Controlling 6.5 Schedule Control
  • Project schedule
  • Performance reports
  • Change requests
  • Schedule management plan
  • Schedule change control system
  • Performance measurement
  • Additional planning
  • Project management software
  • Variance analysis
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  • Schedule updates
  • Corrective action
  • Lessons learned
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1.     Expected Mean Value = (optimistic + (4 * most likely) + pessimistic) /6

 

2         Resource Leveling = use resources effectively, however will normally change critical path and will lengthen the project’s duration.

 

3.        Standard Deviation = (Pessimistic Estimate – Optimistic Estimate) / 6

 

4.        Cumulative Cost Curve = Best tool for tracking project cost

 

5.        Slack = Early Start – Late Start

 

6.        Early Finish = Early Start + duration

 

7.        Late Start = Late Finish – Duration

 

8.        Gantt Chart = Used to track actual vs. planned for schedule control.

 

9.        Pert = Best for what if, measures future consequences of activities.

 

10.     Fast Tracking = used in order to speed up those task. Doing tasks in parallel with each other.

 

11.     Crashing the Schedule Rules = Only crash those on the critical path and begin crashing only those

        tasks which cost the least amount first.

 

12.   AOA = Event Oriented

 

13.    AON = Activity Oriented