TABLE OF CONTENTS Activities should be well-defined, measurable pieces of work with a measurable outcome. Activity descriptions containing only nouns such as Bid Document have confusing meanings. Does this mean read, write, review, submit or all of these?
Adequate activity descriptions always have a verb-noun structure to them. A more appropriate activity description would be Read Bid Document or Review and Submit Bid Documents. The limit for activity names is 120 characters, however try to keep activity descriptions meaningful yet short and concise so they are easier to print.
When activities are created, they may be organized under hierarchical WBS Codes. This process will be covered in the next chapter ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES USING WBS CODES.
The creation and sequencing of detailed and summary activities are discussed in the following chapters:
Understanding Activity Codes,
Creating Detailed activities (in this chapter),
Adding the logic in the ADDING THE DEPENDENCIES chapter.
This chapter will cover the following topics:
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| Select the Default tab from the Project Properties form, by selecting Project, Project Properties . |
| Select a line in the schedule and strike the Ins (Insert Key), right-click and select the Add menu item or click on the |
| May be displayed in the bottom pane by selecting View, Show on Bottom, Activity Details. |
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