Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition

Project Management Institute

ISBN 10: 1628255617 / ISBN 13: 9781628255614

Verlag: Project Management Institute, US, 2019

Beschreibung

The Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition provides the latest thinking regarding good and accepted practices in the area of scheduling for a project. Aligned with the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Sixth Edition, this updated practice standard expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK® Guide.In this new edition of the practice standard, you will learn to identify the elements of a good schedule model, its purpose, use, and benefits. You will also discover what is required to produce and maintain a good schedule model. Also included in the Third Edition:Description of schedulingDefinition of schedule modelUses and benefits of the schedule modelDefinitions of key terms and steps for schedulingDetailed descriptions of scheduling componentsGuidance on the principles and concepts of schedule model creation and useDescriptions of schedule model principles and conceptsDifferentiations in schedule model, schedule model instances, and presentationsDetailed descriptions of critical path method, critical chain, program evaluation and review technique (PERT), rolling wave planning, and Monte Carlo simulationUses and applications of adaptive project management approaches, such as agile, in schedulingGuidance and information on generally accepted good practices associated with the planning, development, maintenance, communication, and reporting processes of an effective schedule model.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781628255614

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition
• Verlag: Project Management Institute, US
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1628255617
• ISBN-13: 9781628255614
• Einband: Paperback
• Auflage: Third Edition, Third edition.
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

The Practice Standard for Scheduling – Third Edition provides the latest thinking regarding good and accepted practices in the area of scheduling for a project. Aligned with the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, this updated practice standard expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK® Guide.

In this new edition of the practice standard, you will learn to identify the elements of a good schedule model, its purpose, use, and benefits. You will also discover what is required to produce and maintain a good schedule model. Also included in the Third Edition:

• Description of scheduling
• Definition of schedule model
• Uses and benefits of the schedule model
• Definitions of key terms and steps for scheduling
• Detailed descriptions of scheduling components
• Guidance on the principles and concepts of schedule model creation and use
• Descriptions of schedule model principles and concepts
• Differentiations in schedule model, schedule model instances, and presentations
• Detailed descriptions of critical path method, critical chain, program evaluation and review technique (PERT), rolling wave planning, and Monte Carlo simulation
• Uses and applications of adaptive project management approaches, such as agile, in scheduling
• Guidance and information on generally accepted good practices associated with the planning, development, maintenance, communication, and reporting processes of an effective schedule model

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