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Activity
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A piece
of the project that must be completed (performed); sometimes called a
"task"; can be divided into smaller pieces; typically has an
assigned resource, cost amount, and expected duration.
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Activity List (Output/Input)
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A detailed list of activties that project team members use to know what work on the project they are responsible for completing.
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Activty-on-arrow (AOA)
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A network diagramming method in which activities are shown on arrows and connected at nodes to show the sequence of activities. Also known as ADM, AOL.
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Activity-on-node (AOA)
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A network diagramming method in which activities are shown on the boxes or circles of the network diagram and connected via arrows. Also known as PDM.
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Backward Pass
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A network diagramming method that calculates the late start (LS) and late finish (LF) dates for each activity.
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Bar
Chart (Tool)
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A chart
that shows a time relationship between activities of the project, also
commonly called a Gantt chart.
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BiPert
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A model
for parallel programs with ingoing (inclusive) and outgoing (exclusive)
links.
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Burst
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The
separation (or divergence) of activities on a network diagram from a central
node.
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Calendar
Unit
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The
smallest time unit used in project schedules such as minutes, hours, shifts,
days, weeks, months, quarters.
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Control
Schedule
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The
process of monitoring and updating the progress of the project and managing
changes to scope.
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Crashing
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A
duration compression technique in which more people are added to critical
path activities to shorten the duration of the critical path or other
impacted areas of the schedule.
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Critical
Chain Method (Technique)
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A
schedule technique used to evaluate the amount of float on the network paths;
used to determine the minimum overall duration of the diagram.
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Critical
Path
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The
series of activities that shows the overall duration of the project; can
change as the project evolves.
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Critical
Path Method (CPM) (Technique)
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A
network analysis method used to calculate total project duration.
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Define
Activities
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The
identification of appropriate activities to complete the project deliverable.
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