Project Life Cycle

PROJMAN Module 6: Project Scheduling 3. Rolling wave planning
PROJECT SCHEDULING 4. MeeUngs
• includes the processes required to manage the 3mely OUTPUTS
comple3on of the project. 1. AcUvity List
The Project Schedule Management Processes Are: 2. AcUvity aZributes
1. PLAN SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT - the process of 3. Milestone list
establishing the policies, procedures and documenta3on 4. Change request
for planning, developing, managing, execu3ng and 5. Project Management Plan updates
controlling the project schedule.
2. DEFINE ACTIVITIES - the process of iden3fying and 3. SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES - the key benefit is that it defines the
documen3ng the specific ac3ons to be performed to logical sequence of work to obtain the greatest efficiency given
produce the project deliverables. all project constraint. This process is PERFORMED
3. SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES - the process of iden3fying and THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.
documen3ng rela3onships among project ac3vi3es. SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES: INPUTS, TOOLS & TECHNIQUES AND
4. ESTIMATE ACTIVITY DURATIONS - the process of OUTPUTS
es3ma3ng the number of work periods needed to INPUTS
complete individual ac3vi3es with the es3mated 1. Project management plan
resources. 2. Project documents
5. DEVELOPING SCHEDULE - the process of analyzing ac3vity 3. Enterprise environment factors
sequences, dura3ons, resource requirements, and 4. OrganizaUonal process assets
schedule constraints to create the project schedule model Tools & Techniques
for project execu3on and monitoring and controlling. 1. Precedence diagramming method
6. CONTROLLING SCHEDULE - the process of monitoring the 2. Dependency determinaUon and integraUon
status of the project to update the project schedule and 3. Leads and lags
manage changes to the schedule baseline. 4. Project management informaUon system
OUTPUTS
1. PLAN SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT - the key benefit is that it 1. Project schedule network diagrams
provides guidance and direc3on on how the project schedule 2. Project documents updates
will be managed throughout the project. This process is
PERFORMED ONCE or at PREDEFINED POINTS IN THE PROJECT. 4. ESTIMATE ACTIVITY DURATIONS - the key benefit is that it
PLAN SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT: INPUTS, TOOLS & provides the amount of 3me each ac3vity will take to
TECHNIQUES AND OUTPUTS complete. This process is PERFORMED THROUGHOUT THE
INPUTS PROJECT.
1. Project charter ESTIMATE ACTIVITY DURATIONS: INPUTS, TOOLS &
2. Project management plan TECHNIQUES AND OUTPUTS
3. Enterprise environment factors INPUTS
4. OrganizaUon process assets 1. Project management plan
Tools & Techniques 2. Project documents
1. Expert judgement 3. Enterprise environmental factors
2. Data analysis 4. OrganizaUonal process assets
3. MeeUngs Tools & Techniques
OUTPUTS 1. Expert judgement
1. Schedule project management plan 2. Analogous esUmaUng
3. Parametric esUmaUng
2. DEFINE ACTIVITIES - the key benefit is that it decomposes 4. Three-point esUmaUng
work packages into schedule ac3vi3es that provide a basis for 5. BoZom-up esUmaUng
es3ma3ng, scheduling, execu3ng, monitoring and controlling 6. Data Analysis
the project work. This process is PERFORMED THROUGHOUT 7. Decision Making
THE PROJECT. 8. MeeUngs
DEFINE ACTIVITIES: INPUTS, TOOLS & TECHNIQUES AND OUTPUTS
OUTPUTS 1. DuraUon esUmates
INPUTS 2. Basis of esUmates
1. Project management plan 3. Project document updates
2. Enterprise environmental factors
3. OrganizaUon process assets 5. DEVELOP SCHEDULE - the key benefit is that it generates a
Tools & Techniques schedule model with planned dates for comple3ng project
1. Expert judgement ac3vi3es. This process is PERFORMED THROUGHOUT THE
2. DecomposiUon PROJECT.