Project Planning Techniques Book (with CD)

Index

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acceptance testing, 218

activity compression, 224–226

Activity on Arrow Technique (AOA), 141–143

Activity on Node Technique (AON), 141–144

activity sequencing, 218

ADM. See Arrow Diagramming Method

administrative unit, RBS, 71

allowance, 180–181

ambiguity, avoiding, 35–36

analogous estimating

developing, 122–123

importance of, 107, 117

modified three-quarters rule, 130

Monte Carlo random number generation tool, 125

most likely time, 126

optimistic time, 126

order of magnitude, 121–122

PERT technique, 125

pessimistic time, 126

range estimating, 124–126

ratio estimating, 123–124

square-root rule, 128, 132–133

three-quarters rule, 127–131

triple point estimating, 125

two-thirds rule, 128, 133–135

analysis cost, 120

AOA. See Activity on Arrow ...