Project Management Indicator 4.01 Define and Sequence Vocab

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What is Rolling Wave Planning?

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A form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail and future work is planned at a higher level of the WBS.

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What are Templates in project management?

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A standard activity list or a portion of an activity list from a previous project that is often usable as a template for a new project. They can also contain descriptive information useful in defining activities and identifying typical schedule milestones.

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What is an Activity List?

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A comprehensive list including all schedule activities required on the project, including the activity identifier and a scope of work description for each activity.

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What are Activity Attributes?

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The description of the activity by identifying multiple components associated with each activity, which evolve over time, including Activity ID, WBS ID, Activity Name, activity codes, predecessor activities, and more.

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What is a Milestone in project management?

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A significant point or event in a project.

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What is a Milestone List?

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Identifies all milestones and indicates whether the milestone is mandatory or optional.

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What is Sequence Activities?

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The process of identifying and documenting relations among the project activities using logical relationships.

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What is a Gantt Chart?

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A graphic display of schedule-related information, typically showing schedule activities or WBS components as horizontal bars across a timeline.

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What is the Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)?

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A schedule network diagramming technique where schedule activities are represented by boxes or nodes and linked by logical relationships to show sequence.

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What is a Finish-to-Start relationship?

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A logical relationship where the initiation of work of the successor activity depends upon the completion of work of the predecessor activity.