文档介绍：Chapter 5: Project Time Management
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Learning Objectives
Explain the basic process for developing project schedules
Describe how various tools and techniques help project managers perform activity definition, activity sequencing, activity duration estimating, schedule development, and schedule control
Use a Gantt chart for schedule planning and tracking schedule information
Construct a work diagram and understand its importance for determining overall pletion dates
Understand and use critical path analysis
  Describe several techniques for shortening project schedules
Explain the basic concepts behind critical chain scheduling
Discuss reality checks and people issues involved in project schedule management and control
Describe how software can assist in project time management
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Chapter Outline
Importance of Project Schedules
Where Do e From? Defining Activities
Activity Sequencing
work Diagrams
Activity Duration Estimating
Schedule Development
Gantt Charts
Critical Path Method
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
Controlling Changes to the Project Schedule
Reality Checks on Scheduling
Working with People Issues
Using Software to Assist in Time Management
Words of Caution On Using Project Management Software
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1. Importance of Project Schedules
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Importance of Project Schedules
Managers often cite delivering projects on time as one of their biggest challenges
Average time overrun from 1995 CHAOS report was 222%; improved to 63% in 2001 study
Time has the least amount of flexibility; it passes no matter what
Schedule issues are the main reason for conflicts on projects, especially during the second half of projects
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Conflict Intensity Over the Life of a Project
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Project Time Management Processes
Project time management involves the processes required to ensure pletion of a project. Processes include:
Activity definition
Activity sequencing
Activity duration estimating