The Definitive Guide to Project Management: The fast track to getting the job done on time and on budget, Second Edition

Chapter 6. Project time management

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• What is time management?

• Time management in projects

• Trading time

• Project time management process group

• Activity definition

• Activity sequencing

• Activity resource estimating

• Activity duration estimating

• Schedule development

• Schedule control

• Meetings and time management

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Aims of this chapter

The aim of this chapter is to show you what you need to know to plan and manage your projects to the right timescale to fit the circumstances. It describes the processes of time management in projects, and the related processes from other project management knowledge areas. By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

• list the six processes in project time management, and decide which are relevant ...