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  2. Hammock activity - Wikipedia

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    Group ongoing or overhead activities that run the length of an effort, e.g. "project management". The duration of the hammock activity (the size of the hammock) may also be set by the subtasks within it, so that the abstract grouping has a start date of the earliest of any of the subtasks and the finish date is the latest of any of the contents.

  3. File:Logic flow diagrams for planning of building projects ...

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    This thesis details the development and validation of logic flow diagrams for the activities composing the pre-project planning process. Generic in nature, these diagrams utilize the activities found within the Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) for Building Projects, a scope definition measurement tool developed by the Construction ...

  4. List of concept- and mind-mapping software - Wikipedia

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    Concept mapping and mind mapping software is used to create diagrams of relationships between concepts, ideas, or other pieces of information. It has been suggested that the mind mapping technique can improve learning and study efficiency up to 15% over conventional note-taking. [1]

  5. Precedence diagram method - Wikipedia

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    The precedence diagram method (PDM) is a tool for scheduling activities in a project plan. It is a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes, referred to as nodes, to represent activities and connects them with arrows that show the dependencies. It is also called the activity-on-node (AON) method.

  6. Affinity diagram - Wikipedia

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    Affinity wall diagram. The affinity diagram is a business tool used to organize ideas and data. It is one of the Seven Management and Planning Tools.People have been grouping data into groups based on natural relationships for thousands of years; however, the term affinity diagram was devised by Jiro Kawakita in the 1960s [1] and is sometimes referred to as the KJ Method.

  7. Organizational project management - Wikipedia

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    Organizational Project Management is defined as the execution of an organization's strategies through projects by combining the systems of portfolio management, program management, and project management. [1] This definition was approved by a team of hundreds of professionals from 35 countries and was published as part of the Project Management ...

  8. Seven management and planning tools - Wikipedia

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    Arrow diagram. This tool is used to plan the appropriate sequence or schedule for a set of tasks and related subtasks. It is used when subtasks must occur in parallel. The diagram helps in determining the critical path (longest sequence of tasks). The purpose is to help people sequentially define, organize, and manage a complex set of activities.

  9. Cost breakdown analysis - Wikipedia

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    Overhead is an ongoing business expense which cannot directly be allocated to a particular cost unit, which is why they belong to the so-called hidden costs. [7] Despite not directly creating profits, they do still contribute to the ongoing business activities. [8] [9] Overhead can, for instance, be in the form of company cars. Buying a company ...