PMP Certification

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Project Schedule Management

CHAPTER COVERAGE

1. Decomposition
2. Precedence Diagramming Method
3. Leads and Lags
4. Resource Breakdown Structure
5. Parametric Estimating
6. Three Point Estimation
7. Schedule Network Analysis
8. Critical Path Method
9. Schedule Optimization

INTRODUCTION

The backbone of project management is the ability to plan, schedule, and control the schedule. Project Schedule Management includes the processes required to manage timely completion of the project.

The Project Schedule Management process (Figure 5.1) and its associated tools and technologies are documented in Schedule Management Plan, which is a part of the project management plan. There are six major processes required to perform project schedule management:

Plan Schedule ...