Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition (Paperback)

Project Management Institute

ISBN 10: 1628255617 / ISBN 13: 9781628255614

Published by Project Management Institute, Newton Square, PA, 2019

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Paperback. Practice Standard for SchedulingThird Edition provides the latest thinking regarding good and accepted practices in the area of scheduling for a project. This updated practice standard expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK Guide. In this new edition, 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: a 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; uses and applications of adaptive project management approaches, such as agile, in scheduling; guidance and information on generally accepted good practices; and more. 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 practice standard expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK Guide. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practice Standard for Scheduling - Third Edition (Paperback)
• Publisher: Project Management Institute, Newton Square, PA
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1628255617
• ISBN 13: 9781628255614
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Practice Standard for Scheduling—Third Edition provides the latest thinking regarding good and accepted practices in the area of scheduling for a project. This updated practice standard expounds on the information contained in Section 6 on Project Schedule Management of the PMBOK® Guide.  In this new edition, 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: a 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; uses and applications of adaptive project management approaches, such as agile, in scheduling; guidance and information on generally accepted good practices; and more.

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