Which tool or technique of the Define Activities process allows for work to exist at various levels of detail depending on where it is in the project life cycle?
- Historical relationships
- Dependency determination
- Bottom-up estimating
- Rolling wave planning
Answer(s): D
Explanation:
6.2.2.2 Rolling Wave Planning
Rolling wave planning is an iterative planning technique in which the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail, while the work in the future is planned at a higher level. It is a form of progressive elaboration.
Therefore, work can exist at various levels of detail depending on where it is in the project life cycle. During early strategic planning, when information is less defined, work packages may be decomposed to the known level of detail. As more is known about the upcoming events in the near term, work packages can be decomposed into activities.
Process: 6.2 Define Activities
Definition: The process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.
Key Benefit: The key benefit of this process is to break down work packages into activities that provide a basis for estimating, scheduling, executing, monitoring, and controlling the project work.
Inputs
Schedule management plan Scope baseline
Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets
Tools & Techniques
Decomposition
Rolling wave planning
Expert judgment
Outputs
Activity list Activity attributes Milestone list