Project Time Management

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Project Time Management includes processes required to
ensure completion of the project. It involves the following;

• Activity Definition

• Activity Sequencing

• Activity Duration Estimation

• Schedule Development

• Schedule Control

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Activity Definition

Identifying and documenting the specific activities

that must be performed in order to produce the
deliverables and sub-deliverables identified in the
WBS

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Activity Sequencing

Activity sequencing involves identifying and

documenting the dependencies among activities.

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Activity Duration Estimating

Activity duration estimating involves assessing the

number of work periods likely to be needed to
complete each identified activity.

The person or group on the project team who is most

familiar with the activity should make the estimate.

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Schedule Development

Schedule Development means determining start and

finish dates for project activities. If the start and project
dates are not realistic, the project is unlikely to be
finished as scheduled.

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Schedule Control

Schedule Control is concerned with

Influencing the factors which create schedule
change in order to ensure that the changes are
beneficial.

Determining that the schedule has changed

Managing the actual changes when they occur.

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 Critical Path Analysis

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 Example of Critical Path Method
Network Example

Activity Preceding Activity Time (weeks)

A none 4
B A 6
C A,B 7
D B 8
E B 5
F C 5
G D 7
H D,E 8
I F,G,H 4

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Critical Path of Network

Time for Completion of Project = 30days
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Questions ?

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