100% Rule
80/20 Rule
WBS Rule
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Discretionary Dependency
Mandatory Dependency
External Dependency
There is no dependency between the activities
Work Breakdown Structure
Decomposition
Progressive Elaboration
Work Packages
Progressive Elaboration
Reserve Analysis
Fast-Tracking
Crashing
Focus Group
Facilitated Workshop
Nominal Group Technique
Delphi Technique
Templates
Rolling Wave Planning
Fast tracking
Applying Leads and Lags
Crashing removes Mandatory Dependencies; Fast-Tracking removes Discretionary dependencies
Crashing removes Discretionary Dependencies; Fast-Tracking removes Mandatory Dependencies.
Crashing requires performing activities in parallel; Fast-Tracking requires addition of resources.
Crashing requires addition of resources; Fast-Tracking requires performing activities in parallel.
Define Scope
Integrated Change Control
Validate Scope
Control Scope
Issue a change request
Negotiate with the customer to approve the deliverable
Escalate the issue to the project sponsor
Ask the project team to make the required changes immediately
Expert Judgment
Bottom-Up Estimating
Alternative Analysis
Published Estimating Data
Parametric Estimating
Analogous Estimating
Three-Point Estimating
Top-down Estimating
Crashing
Fast-Tracking
Critical Path Method
Resource Leveling
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