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6 - PROJECT TIME MANAGEMENT

Project Time Management

6.1
Plan Schedule
5.4 Management
Create • Schedule
WBS management plan
• Scope baseline
6.2
Define
Activities
• Organizational
process assets
• Enterprise
environmental
factors • Milestone • Activity list
list • Activity attributes
Enterprise/
Organization 6.3 6.5
Sequence Estimate Activity
Activities Durations

6.4 6.6
Estimate Activity Develop
Resources • Change log
Schedule

Figure 6-6. define Activities data Flow diagram

Implicit in this process are defining and planning the schedule activities such that the project objectives will
be met. The Create WBS process identifies the deliverables at the lowest level in the WBS—the work package.
Work packages are typically decomposed into smaller components called activities that represent the work effort
required to complete the work package.

6.2.1 define Activities: Inputs

6.2.1.1 Schedule Management Plan

Described in Section 6.1.3.1. A key input from the schedule management plan is the prescribed level of detail
necessary to manage the work.

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