Project Time Management
Plan Schedule Management
Inputs
 Project management plan
 Project __________ (1)
 Enterprise environmental factors
 __________ (2) process assets
Tools and Techniques
 Expert judgment
 ___________(3) techniques
 Meetings
Outputs
 ___________ (4) management
plan
Estimate Activity Resources
Inputs
 Schedule management plan
 Activity list
 Activity attributes
 Resource calendars
 Risk register
 Activity cost estimates
 Enterprise environmental factors
 Organizational process assets
Tools and Techniques
 Expert judgment
 ________________ (13) analysis
 Published ______________ (14)
 Bottom-up estimating
 Project management software
Outputs
 Activity resource ___________ (15)
 Resource breakdown structure
 Project document updates
Define Activities
Inputs
 Schedule management plan
 Scope ___________(5)
 Enterprise environmental factors
 Organizational process assets
Tools and Techniques
 ______________ (6)
 __________ (7) planning
 Expert judgement
Outputs
 Activity ___________ (8)
 Activity attributes
 _____________ (9) list
Estimate Activity
Durations Inputs
 Schedule management plan
 Activity list
 Activity attributes
 Activity resource
requirements
 Resource calendars
 Project scope statement
 Risk register
 Resource breakdown
structure
 Enterprise environmental
factors
 Organizational process
assets
Tools and Techniques
 Expert judgment
 _______________ (16)
estimating
 Parametric estimating
 Three-point estimates
 Group-decision making
techniques
 __________ (17) analysis
Outputs
 Activity duration estimates
 Project documents updates
 
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Sequence Activities
Inputs
 Schedule management plan
 Activity list
 Activity attributes
 Milestone list
 _____________ (10) statement
 Enterprise environmental factors
 Organizational process assets
Tools and Techniques
 _________________ (11) diagramming
method (PDM)
 _____________ (12) determination
 Leads and lags
Outputs
 Project schedule network diagrams
 Project document updates
Develop Schedule
Inputs
 Schedule management plan
 Activity list
 Activity attributes
 Project schedule network __________
(18)
 Activity resource requirements
 Resource calendars
 Activity duration estimates
 Project scope statement
 Risk register
 Project staff assignments
 Resource breakdown structure
 Enterprise environmental factors
 Organizational process assets
Tools and Techniques
 __________ (19) analysis
 Critical path method
 Critical chain method
 Resource __________ (20)
 Modeling techniques
 Leads and lags
 Schedule ___________ (21)
 Scheduling tool
Outputs
 Schedule baseline
 Project schedule
Schedule ________ (22)
 Project calendars
 Project management plan updates
 Project document updates
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Control Schedule
Inputs
 Project management plan
 Project schedule
 Work performance data
 Project calendars
 Schedule data
 Organizational process assets
Tools and Techniques
 ___________ (23) reviews
 Project management software
 Resource optimization techniques
 Modelling techniques
 Leads and lags
 Schedule compression
 Scheduling tool
Outputs
 Work performance _________ (24)
 Schedule forecasts
 Change requests
 Project management plan updates
 Project documents updates
 Organizational process assets
updates

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Plan Schedule Management:

Plan Schedule Management
 It is the process of establishing the
policies, procedures and ______________
(25) for planning, developing, managing,
executing and controlling the project
 It provides guidance and direction on how
the project schedule will be managed
______________ (26) the project
Tools and Techniques
 Expert judgment provides
_______________ (27) about the
environment and information from prior
similar projects
 The plan schedule management process
may involve choosing ______________
(28) options to estimate and schedule the
project
 ___________________ (29) may hold
planning meetings to develop the schedule
management plan

Plan Schedule Management: Outputs

 Schedule management plan may be formal or

informal, highly detailed or broadly framed,
based upon the ___________ (30) of the
project
 The __________ (31) provides the framework
for the schedule management plan.
 ________________ (32) are typically
expressed as percentage deviations from the
parameters established in the baseline plan

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Define Activities Define Activities: Tools and Techniques

 The ______________ (33) process identifies  The Define Activities process defines the final
the deliverables at the lowest level in the outputs as _____________ (35) rather than
WBS – work package. _____________ (36), as done in the Create WBS
 Work packages are typically decomposed process.
into smaller components called  The activity list, WBS, and WBS dictionary can be
_____________ (34). developed either ______________ (37) or
______________ (38).
 Involving team members in the _____________ (39)
can lead to better and more accurate results.
 Rolling Wave Planning is an ____________ (40)
planning technique.

Define Activities: Outputs

 The ____________ (41) is a comprehensive

list that includes all schedule activities
required on the project.
 The activity list also includes the
_______________ (42) and a
_______________ (43) description for each
activity.
 The components for each activity evolve over
______________ (44).
 During the initial stages of the project, they
include the activity identifier, __________ (45)
ID, and activity label or name.
 When the project is completed they may
include activity _________ (46), activity
______________ (47), predecessor activities,
successor activities, logical relationships,
leads and lags, resource requirements,
__________ (48) dates, constraints, and
assumptions.
 The number of attributes varies by
_____________ (49)
 A ______________ (50) is a significant point
or event in the project.
 A milestone list is a list of identifying all project
milestones and indicates whether the
milestone is ___________________ (51).

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Sequence Activities Sequence Activities: Tools and Techniques

 Sequence Activities is the process of  Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) – is a
______________ (52) and documenting technique used for constructing a ________________
relationships among the project activities. (58) in which activities are represented by ________ (59)
 Every activity and milestone except the and are graphically linked by one or more ________ (60)
_____________ (53) and ____________ (54) relationships to show the sequence in which the activities
should be connected to at least one predecessor are to be performed.
and one successor.  Mandatory Dependencies are those that are
 It may be necessary to use ___________ (55) or ________________ (61) or contractually required or
___________ (56) time between activities to inherent in the nature of the work.
support a realistic and achievable project schedule.  Mandatory Dependencies are also sometimes referred to
 Sequencing can be performed by using as _____________ (62) logic.
________________ (57) or by using manual or  Mandatory dependencies often involve
automated techniques. _______________ (63) limitations.
 Discretionary Dependencies are sometimes referred to
as preferred logic, preferential logic or __________ (64)
logic.
 Discretionary Dependencies are established based on
knowledge of ____________ (65) within a particular
application area.
 Discretionary dependencies should be fully documented
since they can create arbitrary ___________ (66) values.
 External Dependencies involve a _________ (67)
Project Time between project activities and non-project activities.
Management  A lead is the amount of time whereby a successor activity
can be _____________ (68) with respect to a
predecessor activity.
 A lag is the amount of time whereby a successor activity
will be ____________ (69) with respect to a predecessor
Sequence Activities: Outputs activity.

 A Project schedule network diagram is a

graphical representation of the logical
relationships, also referred to as
____________ (70) among the project
schedule activities.

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Estimate Activity Resources: Tools and

Techniques
Estimate Activity Resources
 Many schedule activities have
 Estimate Activity Resources is the process ___________________ (74) methods of
of estimating the __________ (71) and accomplishment.
____________ (72) of material, human  Several organizations routinely publish updated
resources, equipment, or supplies production rates and ___________ (75) of
required to perform each activity. resources for an extensive array of labor trades,
 The Estimate Activity Resources process material, and equipment for different countries and
is closely coordinated with the geographical locations within countries
_______________ (73) process.  The resource needs are estimated. These
estimates are then _____________________ (76)
into a total quantity for each of the activity’s
resources.

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Estimate Activity Durations: Estimate Activity Durations

Tools and Techniques
 The duration estimate is progressively
 Analogous Estimating: Uses__________________ (77) from a elaborated, and the process considers
previous, similar project as the basis for estimating the same _____________ (87) and availability of the
parameter or measure for a future project. input data.
 It is a _____________ (78) estimating approach, sometimes  The duration estimate can be assumed to
adjusted for known differences in project complexity. be progressively more _____________ (88)
and of better quality.
 Parametric Estimating: Activity durations can be quantitatively
determined by multiplying the _________________ (79) of work to
be performed by ________________ (80) per unit of work.
 It calculates an estimate for activity parameters, such as cost,
__________ (81), and duration.

 Three-Point Estimates – _____________ (82) uses three

estimates to define an approximate range for an activity’s duration:
_________________ (83), Optimistic, Pessimistic

 Reserve Analysis- Duration estimates may include

______________ (84), sometimes referred to as time reserves or
__________ (85).

Estimate Activity Durations: Outputs

 Activity Duration Estimates are _______________ (86)

assessments of the likely number of work periods that are required
to complete an activity.

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Develop Schedule: Tools and Techniques Develop Schedule

Continued
 Developing an acceptable project schedule is often an
 The _____________________ (93) is used to calculate the __________ (89) process.
amount of scheduling flexibility on the logical network paths within
the schedule model. Develop Schedule: Tools and Techniques
 The critical chain method uses activities with ____________ (94)
that do not include safety margins, logical relationships, and  Schedule network analysis is a technique that
resource availability. generates the project schedule model. It employs
 The resource-constrained critical path is known as the various __________________ (90) techniques.
____________ (95).  The ____________ (91) analysis technique calculates
 Additional buffers are known as ____________ (96). the early start, early finish, late start, and late finish for
 Resource Leveling can be used when shared or critically required all activities.
________________ (97) are only available at certain times.  The resulting early and late start and finish dates are
 _________________ (98) analysis is the process of evaluating not necessarily the __________ (92).
scenarios in order to predict their effect, positively or negatively, on
project objectives.
 ______________ (99) involves calculating multiple project
durations with different sets of activity assumptions.
 Schedule compression techniques are used to shorten the
schedule duration without reducing the ________________ (100).
 Crashing is a technique used to shorten the schedule duration for
the least _______________________ (101) by adding resources.
 Fast tracking may result in rework and increased ___________
(102)

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Develop Schedule: Outputs

 Milestone Charts are similar to bar charts, but only

identify the scheduled start or completion of major
___________________ (103) and key external
interfaces.
 Bar Charts are relatively easy to read, and are
frequently used in
____________________________ (104).
 Project Schedule Network Diagrams, with activity
date information, usually show both the project
___________________ (105) and the project’s
________________ (106) schedule activities.
 A Schedule Baseline is the approved version of a
schedule model that can be changed only through
formal __________________ (107) procedures. It is
accepted and approved by the appropriate
stakeholders as the schedule ______________
(108) with baseline start dates and baseline finish
dates.
 The________________ (109) data for the project
schedule model is the collection of information for
describing and controlling the schedule.
 A project calendar identifies _____________ (110)
and _____________ (111) that are available for
scheduled activities
Control Schedule: Tools and
Techniques

 ________________ (112) measure, compare,

and analyze schedule performance such as
actual start and finish dates, percent complete,
and remaining duration for work in progress.
 The difference between the buffer _________
(113) and the buffer ______________ (114)
can determine whether corrective action is
appropriate.
 Schedule performance measurements such as
Project Time Management schedule ___________ (115) and schedule
_______________ (116), are used to assess
the magnitude of variation to the original
schedule baseline.
 ___________________ (117) techniques
involve the scheduling of activities and the
Control Schedule: Outputs resources required by those activities while
taking into consideration both the
 The __________________ (119) may be updated ____________________ (118) and the project
to reflect approved change requests or changes time.
caused by compression techniques.
 An updated project schedule will be generated
from the schedule model populated with updated
__________ (120) to reflect the schedule changes
and manage the project.

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Answers

1 Charter 35 Activities 69 Delayed 103 Deliverables

2 Organizational 36 Deliverables 70 Dependencies 104 Management
presentations
3 Analytical 37 Sequentially 71 Type 105 Network logic
4 Schedule 38 Concurrently 72 Quantities 106 Critical path
5 Baseline 39 Decomposition 73 Estimate Costs 107 Change control
6 Decomposition 40 Iterative 74 Alternative 108 Baseline
7 Rolling wave 41 Activity list 75 Unit costs 109 Schedule data
8 List 42 Activity identifier 76 Aggregated 110 Working days
9 Milestones 43 Scope of work 77 Parameters 111 Shifts
10 Project scope 44 Time 78 Gross value 112 Performance
reviews
11 Precedence 45 WBS 79 Quantity 113 Needed
12 Dependency 46 Codes 80 Labor hours 114 Remaining
13 Alternative 47 Descriptions 81 Budget 115 Variance
14 Estimating data 48 Imposed 82 PERT 116 Performance
index
15 Requirements 49 Application area 83 Most Likely 117 Resource
optimization
16 Analogous 50 Milestone 84 Contingency 118 Resource
reserves availability
17 Reserve 51 Mandatory 85 Buffers 119 Cost baseline
18 Diagrams 52 Identifying 86 Quantitative 120 Schedule data
19 Schedule network 53 First 87 Quality
20 Optimization techniques 54 Last 88 Accurate
21 Compression 55 Lead 89 Iterative
22 Data 56 Lag 90 Analytical
23 Performance 57 Management 91 Schedule
software network
24 Information 58 Schedule model 92 Project schedule
25 Documentation 59 Nodes 93 Critical path
method
26 Throughout 60 Logical 94 Durations
27 Valuable insights 61 Legally 95 Critical chain
28 Strategic 62 Hard 96 Feeding buffers
29 Project teams 63 Physical 97 Resources
30 Needs 64 Soft 98 What-if scenario
31 WBS 65 Best practices 99 Simulation
32 Thresholds 66 Total float 100 Project scope
33 Create WBS 67 Relationship 101 Incremental cost
34 Activities 68 Advanced 102 Risk

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