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Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition

Name: Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition
Author: Project Management Institute
ISBN: 9781628255621

by Project Management Institute

April 2019

Intermediate to advanced

206 pages

4h 36m

English

Project Management Institute

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Notice
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
1. Introduction
1.1. Project Scheduling1.2. Why Scheduling?1.3. Overview1.4. Purpose1.5. Applicability
2. Schedule Model Principles and Concepts
2.1. Overview2.2. Project Life Cycles and Scheduling Approaches2.2.1. Critical Path Approach2.2.2. Critical Chain2.2.3. Adaptive Life Cycle2.2.4. Rolling Wave Planning2.2.5. Other Approaches and Emerging Trends2.3. Scheduling Tool2.4. Schedule Model2.5. Schedule Model Instances and Presentations2.6. Agile2.6.1. Tracking and Presentation
3. Schedule Model Good Practices Overview
3.1. Schedule Management3.1.1. Schedule Data Management Plan3.1.2. Schedule Management Plan3.1.2.1. Scheduling Approach3.1.2.2. Scheduling Tool3.1.2.3. Schedule Model Creation Plan3.1.2.4. Schedule Model ID3.1.2.5. Schedule Model Instance3.1.2.6. Calendars and Work Periods3.1.2.7. Project Update Cycle and Activity Granularity3.1.2.8. Milestone and Activity Coding Structure3.1.2.9. Resource Planning3.1.2.10. Key Performance Indicators3.1.2.11. Master Schedule Model3.1.2.12. Change Control3.2. Schedule Model Creation3.2.1. Develop Schedule Model Baseline3.2.1.1. Define Milestones3.2.1.2. Define the Project's Activities3.2.1.3. Sequence Activities3.2.1.4. Determine Resources for Each Activity3.2.1.5. Determine the Duration for Each Activity3.2.1.6. Analyze the Schedule Output3.2.1.7. Approve the Schedule Model3.2.1.8. Baseline the Schedule Model3.2.1.9. Schedule Levels3.3. Schedule Model Maintenance3.3.1. Collect Actuals and Remaining Work or Duration3.3.2. Update the Schedule Model According to the Actuals3.3.3. Compare and Address any Deviation3.3.4. Update the Schedule Model with Approved Changes3.3.5. Update the Baseline Schedule Model3.3.6. Communicate3.3.7. Maintain the Records3.3.8. Change Control3.4. Schedule Model Analysis3.4.1. Critical Path and Critical Activities3.4.1.1. Critical Path3.4.1.2. Critical Activities3.4.2. Total Float and Free Float3.4.3. Estimation of Activity Durations3.4.4. Date Constraints3.4.5. Open-Ended Activities3.4.6. Out of Sequence (OOS) Logic3.4.7. Leads and Lags3.4.8. Start-to-Finish Relationship3.4.9. Links to/from Summary Activities3.4.10. Schedule Resource Analysis3.4.11. Schedule Risk Assessment3.4.12. Earned Schedule3.5. Communication and Reporting
4. Scheduling Components
4.1. How to use the Components List4.1.1. Component Name4.1.2. Required, Conditional, or Optional Use4.1.3. Manual or Calculated4.1.4. Data Format4.1.5. Behavior4.1.6. Good Practices4.1.7. Conditional Note/Associated Component4.1.8. Definition4.2. List of Components by Category4.3. Detailed Components List

5. Conformance Index
5.1. Conformance Overview5.1.1. Categories of Components5.1.2. Use of Schedule Components5.1.3. Conformance Assessment5.2. Conformance Assessment Process
Appendix X1. Third Edition Changes
Appendix X2. Contributors and Reviewers of the Practice Standard for Scheduling – Third Edition
X2.1. Practice Standard for Scheduling – Third Edition Core CommitteeX2.2. ReviewersX2.2.1. SME ReviewX2.2.2. Final Exposure Draft ReviewX2.3. PMI Standards Program Member Advisory Group (MAG)X2.4. Consensus Body ReviewX2.5. Production Staff
Appendix X3. Conformance Assessment Scoring Table
Appendix X4. Conformance Assessment Worksheets
Appendix X5. Forensic Schedule Analysis
References
Glossary

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APPENDIX X4CONFORMANCE ASSESSMENT WORKSHEETS

Appendix X4 provides a number of assessment worksheets. The values used for the total counts in each component category are taken directly from Appendix X3. Each worksheet is explained in greater detail as follows:

Figure X4-1 Base worksheet. Figure X4-1 reflects the potentially available values for each category filled in. Note that the conditional component categories are listed in both sections at this point since it has not been determined yet if they are required for the given project. The base sheet also reflects the required value for the core components, the available optional values, and at the bottom of the page, the total available points are shown. This base sheet can be reproduced and ...

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