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A work-breakdown structure (WBS) [2] in project management and systems engineering is a deliverable -oriented breakdown of a project into smaller components. A work breakdown structure is a key project management element that organizes the team's work into manageable sections. The Project Management Body of Knowledge defines the work-breakdown ...
A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart [4][5] that illustrates a project schedule. [6] This chart lists the tasks to be performed on the vertical axis, and time intervals on the horizontal axis. [4][7] The width of the horizontal bars in the graph shows the duration of each activity. [7][8] Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of ...
In business and project management, a responsibility assignment matrix[1] (RAM), also known as RACI matrix[2] (/ ˈreɪsi /) or linear responsibility chart[3] (LRC), is a model that describes the participation by various roles in completing tasks or deliverables [4] for a project or business process. RACI is an acronym derived from the four key ...
In project management, a schedule is a listing of a project 's milestones, activities, and deliverables. Usually dependencies and resources are defined for each task, then start and finish dates are estimated from the resource allocation, budget, task duration, and scheduled events. A schedule is commonly used in the project planning and ...
In the United States Department of Defense, the Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) are important program management tools that provide significant assistance in the planning and scheduling of work efforts in large and complex materiel acquisitions. [1] The IMP is an event-driven plan that documents the ...
An Introduction to the Risk Breakdown Structure. When planning a project to meet targets for cost, schedule, or quality, it is useful to identify likely risks to the success of the project. A risk is any possible situation that is not planned for, but that, if it occurs, is likely to divert the project from its planned result.
Software development effort estimation. In software development, effort estimation is the process of predicting the most realistic amount of effort (expressed in terms of person-hours or money) required to develop or maintain software based on incomplete, uncertain and noisy input.
The critical path method (CPM), or critical path analysis (CPA), is an algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities. [1] A critical path is determined by identifying the longest stretch of dependent activities and measuring the time [2] required to complete them from start to finish. It is commonly used in conjunction with the program ...