forward scheduling or backward scheduling or critical path

forward scheduling or backward scheduling or critical path? forward scheduling Starting an activity as soon as possible, regardless of its deadline. Click here for Hint

critical path or deterministic expected value? deterministic Fixed and known in advance, representing a high level of certainty when planning. Click here for Hint or

Gantt chart or CPM or histogram? histogram A bar chart illustrating the relative frequency of occurrences in different categories. Click here for Hint

project or path or PERT? project A unique collection of activities creating a particular outcome. Click here for Hint

PERT or CPM or WBS? CPM Critical Path Method, a project management methodology developed by Du. Pont Corporation. Click here for Hint

AOA or AON or Gantt chart? AON A style of project network diagram in which nodes represent tasks and the connecting pathways represent precedence relationships. Click here for Hint

path or precedence relationship or crashing Expediting the completion of a task or group of tasks, to finish a project sooner. Click here for Hint crashing?

deliverable or path or expected value? deliverable A desired product or outcome provided by the completion of a project. Click here for Hint

immediate predecessor or milestone or precedence relationship? immediate predecessor A task that must be completed before another task can start. Click here for Hint

backward scheduling or CPM forward scheduling? or backward scheduling Scheduling backward from a project’s deadline to its start time. Click here for Hint

expected value or probabilistic Central Limit Theorem? expected value The mathematical expectation of a random variable, calculated as the weighted average of all possible values that may occur. Click here for Hint or

AOA or AON or Gantt chart? AOA A style of project network diagram in which arrows represent tasks and their connections with nodes represent precedence relationships. Click here for Hint

standard normal distribution or PERT Central Limit Theorem? or Central Limit Theorem The observation that sample values approximate a normal distribution, regardless of the underlying distribution of the population being sampled. Click here for Hint

project program or CPM or adaptive project life cycle? project program A portfolio of projects supporting a common strategic objective. Click here for Hint

milestone or harden or slack? harden To shield against unfavorable external influences. Click here for Hint

standard normal distribution or probabilistic? or probabilistic Variable or not well known in advance; subject to randomness. This represents uncertainty in planning. Click here for Hint incident

AON or AOA or WBS? WBS Work Breakdown Structure, a document specifying the tasks required to finish a project. Click here for Hint

milestone or scope creep project scope? scope creep The addition of new requirements to a project after work on the original requirements is underway, also known as mission creep. Click here for Hint or

PERT or precedence relationship or path? precedence relationship A dependency between two tasks, usually requiring that one task be completed before the other task is started. Click here for Hint

crashing or incident or AON? incident A project with no previously planned timing and a high degree of dependence on its immediate environment for successful resolution. Click here for Hint

critical path or milestone or expected value? critical path The longest path through a project network; determines the length of the entire project. Click here for Hint

milestone or slack or milestone incident? A point of significance in the time line of a project. Click here for Hint

slack or incident or crashing? slack The degree to which a task may be delayed from its early start without delaying the project. Click here for Hint

CPM or PERT or WBS? PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique, a project management methodology developed by the US Navy. Click here for Hint

predictive project life cycle or CPM or agile project management? predictive project life cycle A project life cycle marked by an early finish to planning, followed by an execution phase that adheres closely to those plans. Click here for Hint

agile project management adaptive project life cycle or WBS agile project management Practices associated with the successful completion of projects under uncertain conditions. Click here for Hint

harden or AOA or project scope? project scope The boundaries of a project, determining its deliverables and the extent of its activity. Click here for Hint

backward scheduling or PERT iterative planning? iterative planning Adjusting plans at short intervals, to reflect emerging information. Click here for Hint or

path or precedence relationship Gantt chart? Gantt chart A scheduling diagram that illustrates activities across a horizontal time line. Click here for Hint or

AON or project life cycle or project scope? project life cycle A conceptual model of a project’s progress through distinct categories of activity, namely defining, planning, executing, and closing the project. Click here for Hint

crashing or iterative planning or scrum? scrum An agile project management methodology featuring daily project team meetings to address emergent issues. Click here for Hint

AOA or adaptive project life cycle or WBS? adaptive project life cycle A change-driven project life cycle, marked by concurrent planning and execution phases. Click here for Hint

standard normal distribution or probabilistic or deterministic? standard normal distribution A normal distribution with a mean of zero and a variance of 1. Click here for Hint

PERT or precedence relationship path Any sequence of linked activities that connect the beginning with the end of a project network. Click here for Hint or path?