CompTIA Project+ (PK0-005)Project Life Cycle PhasesHard
A project team is in the planning phase for a new software system. After defining the overall project scope and creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), the project manager needs to identify the specific, detailed actions that must be performed to produce the project deliverables. What is the next logical step in the schedule development process?
- AEstimate Activity Durations
- BDefine Activities
- CDevelop Schedule
- DSequence Activities
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Define Activities
After the WBS is created, the next step in schedule development is to decompose the work packages into smaller, more manageable components called activities, which is done in the Define Activities process.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Estimate Activity Durations happens after activities are defined and sequenced.
- C. Develop Schedule is the overall process of creating the schedule model, which comes after defining, sequencing, and estimating activities.
- D. Sequence Activities happens after activities are defined, to establish their dependencies.
Define Activities
The process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.
- Decomposes work packages into activities.
- Outputs include the activity list, activity attributes, and milestone list.
- Precedes activity sequencing and duration estimation.
Memory trick: WBS is big chunks, Define is small steps, Sequence is order, Estimate is time.