Time is a valuable resource. It is also the scarcest. Once time passes, it is never again to be recouped. A project manager must be skillful in managing her time and the time of the team.
The easiest way to manage time effective is scheduling activities. A schedule activity is a discrete scheduled component of work performed during the course of a project according to the PMBOK. In order to have a schedule activity, one needs to have an estimated duration, cost, and resource requirements.
The six Project time Management processes are:
- Activity Definition – Activity Definition is a part of the planning process group. It identifies the specific schedule activities which are performed to produce the deliverables.
- Activity Sequencing – Activity Sequencing is also a part of the planning process group. It details interdependencies and dependencies among the schedule activities.
- Activity Resource Estimating – Activity Resource Estimating is another process that is a part of the planning process group. Activity Resource Estimating basically does what is name defines it calculates the type and amount of resources required for each scheduled activity.
- Activity Duration Estimating – Activity Duration Estimating is also a part of the planning process group. Activity Duration Estimating calculates the duration of time that will be needed to complete a scheduled activity.
- Schedule Development – Schedule Development involves reviewing the activity sequences, duration, and resource requirements to create the Project Schedule. It is a key component of the planning process group.
- Schedule Control – Schedule control manages changes to the project schedule and is a part of the monitoring and controlling process groups.
It is the project manager’s responsibility to continually update the Project schedule to have it reflect accurate project activity. Remember an unachievable schedule is the project manager’s fault.
The five Project Time Management processes take place in the Planning Process Group. It is essential that they are carried out accurately in order to obtain realistic costs, resources, and schedules.
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