Chapter Six
Question Outline

Why
do you think schedule issues often cause the most conflict on projects?

Why
is activity definition the first process involved in project time
management?

Why
it is important to determine the activity sequencing on projects?

How
does activity resource estimating affect activity duration estimating?

How
can you minimize or control changes to project schedules?

Why
it is difficult to use project management software well?

Explain
why we track project progress in a project schedule.  Emphasize the importance of creating a
project plan to guide the project in the right direction.

Explain
work breakdown structures (WBS) and activity graphs.  WBS charts are important to visualize
the order in which tasks must occur.
These also establish the project critical path.

Discuss
estimating time for each project activity.

Explain
the critical path method.  Emphasize
how if any task slips beyond the estimated time, the overall project
delivery date can slip.

Explain
how a PERT chart is used to determine critical project activities.  Explain how the PERT chart relates to
the tasks on a project plan Gantt chart.

Explain
a Gantt chart.  Show an example and
how it can be used for projects.
For example, list the tasks necessary for completing a homework
assignment.  Show where two tasks
can occur at the same time.  Also,
show how one task must be completed before another task begins.