Chapter 2: Time Management. The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge describes project time management as the process used to ensure the timely completion of the project. The guide goes on to say that there are five major processes that are required to do proper project time management: Activity definition. Defining the specific activities that are necessary to complete the project and produce all of the project deliverables. Activity sequencing. Identifying the sequence in which the activities must be done. This is the same as identifying the interdependencies that the activities have between each other and inputs external to the. | CHAPTER 2 TimeManagement The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge describes project time management as the process used to ensure the timely completion of the project. The guide goes on to say that there are five major processes thatarrrequiredtodo proper project time management Activity ddir nh gthesji t cif cactmtks thatarenecessary to complete the ecojecs ecd producealCofsdeprojeca deSiveeablcs. Activity sequencing. Identifying the sequence in which the activities muetbedone. Thisii the same asldeniifying the imeeOspsedencles that theeccivitles hace Kcwsa-o cachoiCerand Oipcsc cxmocalie the projeci. Activity tuoation ociimattna. Snadditiontothe cosiestimaie Sociaed activity in iOc g ees time siot ienoceesaeyfgr each n ctd-iti- must be estimated. Scheddc deeoloomem. Ansfysh-igalloSthe daia cveOcblc to detesmicc the projece eoh iOc decewillis Mk fooshs projcct. Schedule sonsroS. Contoamng chengct that occur in the project that affecitCopeotectscfenule. ActivityDef nition The main tool that is required for the definition of the activity as well as the determination of the duration and sequence of activities is the work break- 46 I Time Management 47 down in our discussion of the work breakdown structure WBS we found that it was used to methodically break down the project into manageable subprojects. Theend result ofthis breakdownprocess isthecreation ofthelowest level ofbveabbown. ThislrwosteeveloOeierkdown cometises the indmduiO pieces of wovkshat mwetbedonrto compete the project. Because the WBS is a representetionofthreniSrvpioieatmcorSootioaels oVdetatl tlcepcssenhs all the warCthae mutohe deketo cvmpittc theprojeos. TCeWhS haHesi the looest iensl of ooetroi that thspeejectmaoager is required to manage. This ii the workpevkaweSeeel. hrom the otewpotntof tPe subprefect mew-ager ttths ieveltf ctj troCnsvyreodsdvwo tathrweek ptekagetee broken down feitheoio 3 7 level or efù1e ei 10 ImeC Tde .
