Practice standard for scheduling

Practice Standard for SCHEDULING - Third Edition
	PRACTICE STANDARD FOR SCHEDULING
	COPYRIGHT
	NOTICE
	TABLE OF CONTENTS
	LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
	CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
		1.1 PROJECT SCHEDULING
		1.2 WHY SCHEDULING?
		1.3 OVERVIEW
		1.4 PURPOSE
		1.5 APPLICABILITY
	CHAPTER 2: SCHEDULE MODEL PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
		2.1 OVERVIEW
		2.2 PROJECT LIFE CYCLES AND SCHEDULING APPROACHES
			2.2.1 CRITICAL PATH APPROACH
			2.2.2 CRITICAL CHAIN
			2.2.3 ADAPTIVE LIFE CYCLE
			2.2.4 ROLLING WAVE PLANNING
			2.2.5 OTHER APPROACHES AND EMERGING TRENDS
		2.3 SCHEDULING TOOL
		2.4 SCHEDULE MODEL
		2.5 SCHEDULE MODEL INSTANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
		2.6 AGILE
			2.6.1 TRACKING AND PRESENTATION
	CHAPTER 3: SCHEDULE MODEL GOOD PRACTICES OVERVIEW
		3.1 SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT
			3.1.1 SCHEDULE DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN
			3.1.2 SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT PLAN
				3.1.2.1 SCHEDULING APPROACH
				3.1.2.2 SCHEDULING TOOL
				3.1.2.3 SCHEDULE MODEL CREATION PLAN
				3.1.2.4 SCHEDULE MODEL ID
				3.1.2.5 SCHEDULE MODEL INSTANCE
				3.1.2.6 CALENDARS AND WORK PERIODS
				3.1.2.7 PROJECT UPDATE CYCLE AND ACTIVITY GRANULARITY
				3.1.2.8 MILESTONE AND ACTIVITY CODING STRUCTURE
				3.1.2.9 RESOURCE PLANNING
				3.1.2.10 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
				3.1.2.11 MASTER SCHEDULE MODEL
				3.1.2.12 CHANGE CONTROL
		3.2 SCHEDULE MODEL CREATION
			3.2.1 DEVELOP SCHEDULE MODEL BASELINE
				3.2.1.1 DEFINE MILESTONES
				3.2.1.2 DEFINE THE PROJECT’S ACTIVITIES
				3.2.1.3 SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES
				3.2.1.4 DETERMINE RESOURCES FOR EACH ACTIVITY
				3.2.1.5 DETERMINE THE DURATION FOR EACH ACTIVITY
				3.2.1.6 ANALYZE THE SCHEDULE OUTPUT
				3.2.1.7 APPROVE THE SCHEDULE MODEL
				3.2.1.8 BASELINE THE SCHEDULE MODEL
				3.2.1.9 SCHEDULE LEVELS
		3.3 SCHEDULE MODEL MAINTENANCE
			3.3.1 COLLECT ACTUALS AND REMAINING WORK OR DURATION
			3.3.2 UPDATE THE SCHEDULE MODEL ACCORDING TO THE ACTUALS
			3.3.3 COMPARE AND ADDRESS ANY DEVIATION
			3.3.4 UPDATE THE SCHEDULE MODEL WITH APPROVED CHANGES
			3.3.5 UPDATE THE BASELINE SCHEDULE MODEL
			3.3.6 COMMUNICATE
			3.3.7 MAINTAIN THE RECORDS
			3.3.8 CHANGE CONTROL
		3.4 SCHEDULE MODEL ANALYSIS
			3.4.1 CRITICAL PATH AND CRITICAL ACTIVITIES
				3.4.1.1 CRITICAL PATH
				3.4.1.2 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES
			3.4.2 TOTAL FLOAT AND FREE FLOAT
			3.4.3 ESTIMATION OF ACTIVITY DURATIONS
			3.4.4 DATE CONSTRAINTS
			3.4.5 OPEN-ENDED ACTIVITIES
			3.4.6 OUT OF SEQUENCE (OOS) LOGIC
			3.4.7 LEADS AND LAGS
			3.4.8 START-TO-FINISH RELATIONSHIP
			3.4.9 LINKS TO/FROM SUMMARY ACTIVITIES
			3.4.10 SCHEDULE RESOURCE ANALYSIS
			3.4.11 SCHEDULE RISK ASSESSMENT
			3.4.12 EARNED SCHEDULE
		3.5 COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING
	CHAPTER 4: SCHEDULING COMPONENTS
		4.1 HOW TO USE THE COMPONENTS LIST
			4.1.1 COMPONENT NAME
			4.1.2 REQUIRED, CONDITIONAL, OR OPTIONAL USE
			4.1.3 MANUAL OR CALCULATED
			4.1.4 DATA FORMAT
			4.1.5 BEHAVIOR
			4.1.6 GOOD PRACTICES
			4.1.7 CONDITIONAL NOTE/ASSOCIATED COMPONENT
			4.1.8 DEFINITION
		4.2 LIST OF COMPONENTS BY CATEGORY
		4.3 DETAILED COMPONENTS LIST
	CHAPTER 5: CONFORMANCE INDEX
		5.1 CONFORMANCE OVERVIEW
			5.1.1 CATEGORIES OF COMPONENTS
			5.1.2 USE OF SCHEDULE COMPONENTS
			5.1.3 CONFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
		5.2 CONFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PROCESS
	APPENDIX X1: THIRD EDITION CHANGES
	APPENDIX X2: CONTRIBUTORS AND REVIEWERS OF THE PRACTICE STANDARD FOR SCHEDULING – THIRD EDITION
		X2.1 PRACTICE STANDARD FOR SCHEDULING – THIRD EDITION CORE COMMITTEE
		X2.2 REVIEWERS
			X2.2.1 SME REVIEW
			X2.2.2 FINAL EXPOSURE DRAFT REVIEW
		X2.3 PMI STANDARDS PROGRAM MEMBER ADVISORY GROUP (MAG)
		X2.4 CONSENSUS BODY REVIEW
		X2.5 PRODUCTION STAFF
	APPENDIX X3: CONFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SCORING TABLE
	APPENDIX X4: CONFORMANCE ASSESSMENT WORKSHEETS
	APPENDIX X5: FORENSIC SCHEDULE ANALYSIS
	REFERENCES
	GLOSSARY
		1. COMMON ACRONYMS
		2. DEFINITONS
	INDEX
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