Chapter 4 Project Time Management

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• 7.2 activity Definition
• 7.3 sort activities
• 7.4 activity resource estimation
• 7.5 estimation of Activity Duration
• 7.6 plan progress
• 7.7 progress control

7.2 activity Definition

Input	Tools and technologies	Output
Enterprise Environmental Factors Organizational Process assets Project Scope Work Breakdown Structure WBS dictionary Project Management Plan	Decomposition Template Rolling Planning Expert judgment Planning Components	Project activity list Activity list attributes Milestone list Initiated Change

7.3 sort activities

Input	Tools and technologies	Output
Activity list Activity list attributes Project Scope Milestone list Approved change request	Directed Graph (PDM) Adm) Schedule network Template Determine dependency Advance, lagging	Project Plan Network Diagram Activity list (update) Activity attributes (update) Requested change

7.4 activity resource estimation

Input	Tools and technologies	Output
Enterprise Environmental Factors Organizational Process assets Activity list Activity attributes Resource availability Project Management Plan	Expert suggestion Confirm the Replacement Scheme Public estimation data Project Management Plan Bottom-up Estimation	Activity Resource requirements Activity attributes (update) Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) Resource calendar (update) Change Request

7.5 estimation of Activity Duration

Input	Tools and technologies	Output
Enterprise Environmental Factors Organizational Process assets Project Scope Activity list Activity list attributes Activity Resource requirements Resource calendar Project Management Plan	Expert judgment Analogy EstimationAlgorithm Parameter Estimation Three-point estimation of duration Reserved time	Activity Duration Estimation results Activity list attributes

7.6 plan progress

Input	Tools and technologies	Output
Organizational Process assets Project Scope Activity list Activity attributes Project Progress Network Diagram Activity Resource requirements Resource calendar Activity Duration Estimation Project Management Plan	Progress Network Analysis Key Path Method Progress Compression Scenario Analysis Resource Balance Key Chain Project Management Software Calendar used Advances and latencies Progress Model	Project progress plan Project Progress Network Diagram Gantt Chart Milestone chart Progress model data Progress Benchmark Resource requirements (update) Activity attributes (update) Requested change Project Management Plan (update)

7.7 progress control

input	tools and technologies	output
project progress plan progress benchmark Performance Report approved change requirements	Progress Report progress Change Control System Performance Measurement project management software Deviation Analysis comparison Gantt Chart	progress model data (update) progress benchmark (update) Performance Measurement change requirements recommended corrective measures organizational process assets activity list (updated) activity attributes (update) Project Management Plan (update)