TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Time Management includes the processes required to manage timely completion of the project. Figure 6-1 provides an overview of the Project Time Management processes, which are as follows:
6.1 Define Activities The process of identifying the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.
6.2 Sequence Activities The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities.
6.3 Estimate Activity Resources The process of estimating the type and quantities of material, people, equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity.
6.4 Estimate Activity Durations The process of approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources.
6.5 Develop Schedule The process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule.
6.6 Control Schedule The process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and managing changes to the schedule baseline.
These processes interact with each other and with processes in the other Knowledge Areas. Each process can involve effort from one group or person, based on the needs of the project. Each process occurs at least once in every project and occurs in one or more of the project phases, if the project is divided into phases. Although the processes are presented here as discrete components with well-defined interfaces, in practice they can overlap and interact in ways not detailed here. Process interactions are discussed in detail in Chapter 3.
Some advanced practitioners distinguish the...
