Progressive elaboration is a project management technique used to gradually increase the level of detail in a project plan as more information becomes available. It is closely related to the rolling wave planning method, and is often used in conjunction with it. The technique involves starting with a high-level plan and then adding more detail […]
Many Project Managers use the terms Hammock activity and Summary activity interchangeably. I do agree that largely they have the same function on the project, but objectives are different for adding a summary and hammock activity. So before going into detail a quick overview of the Summary Activity is as follows; Summary Activity Summary activity […]
Dangling Activities Dangles are loosely-tied activities in the project schedules which means that they don’t have defined start or end dates. Project Schedule with Dangle or Dangling activities is not a close diagram and have open loops which make it’s logic incomplete. This happens because of missing clear, legitimate and logical relationships within activities of […]
Free Float The amount of duration in which the scheduled activity can be deferred without postponing the subsequent scheduled activities. In project management, free float refers to the duration that spans from the finishing point of a scheduled activity while extending to the upcoming planned activities. It is measured by subtracting the primary end of […]
Before embarking on our journey to understand the mentioned terms, let’s understand Decomposition Decomposition as a means of breaking down scope into work package or work packages into smaller activities I understand that for many of us, the project manager it doesn’t make a lot of sense to have two activities as we usually deliver […]
Project Resource Management helps in managing the capacity, utilization of people and assets for project work by determining and deploying the most qualified resources. It centralizes the crucial resources to enhance customer and employee satisfaction and high enterprise profitability. Resource management comprises the processes to identify, utilize and manage resources required for the successful completion […]
Project Schedule Management (A high-level snapshot) Every resource on the project needs to know what to do and when. Without an agreed and realistic schedule, time may be wasted. The Project Schedule Management knowledge Area deals with the Activities, their durations and eventually the Schedule. Project Schedule Management Processes Plan Schedule Management (Planning) Guidance and direction […]
Project Schedule Management The expectation in Project Schedule management processes from the project manager is to give the dates when the stakeholders can expect the deliverables. It is said that if you don’t plan, you are actually planning to fail. The majority of the processes here i.e 5 out of 6 focuses on developing a […]
Project Schedule Management Defining an effective Project Schedule, is this an art or Science? Through Project Schedule Management process we are estimating the future, something we have no control over. A key responsibility of project managers is to create a practically feasible project schedule. Prior to the execution of the project, the project manager needs […]
