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Which Is Correct: Task or Activity?

icon 11.02.2019 - In this context, many terms are used for one and the same purpose. For example: operation, task, activity, etc. You can make it easy on yourself and say that it's all …

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What Is a Dummy Activity?

icon 27.03.2020 - This is a technique project managers sometime utilise to prepare a propject plan before they have all needed information. In order not to be blocked by others a …

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Why Is a Questionmark Sometimes Being Put behind the Duration of an Activity?

icon 22.08.2018 - In the first planning phase of a project, the activity values for work or duration can still vary. The project manager can make this clear by placing a question mark …

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What Is the Duration of an Activity?

icon 11.02.2019 - A distinction is drawn in project management and consequently also in Merlin Project between two planning methods: resource-based planning and time-based planning. For …

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What Is the Work on an Activity?

icon 11.02.2019 - There are two basic planning methods in project management: resource-based planning and time-based planning. Merlin Project supports both planning methods. The …

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Simple Activity Plan

icon - The simple activity plan with milestones contains examples of links between individual activities. By linking activities, you can create dependencies and determine a …

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What Is the Buffer between Two Activities?

icon 03.04.2019 - In project management, there is the concept of buffer times. According to Wikipedia the buffer time or slack is a time margin for the execution of an activity, so-called …

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What Is a Milestone?

icon 22.08.2018 - A milestone is a special activity. Milestones are often used as intermediate goals. Since they have none duration, you can use any number of milestones in a project …

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Why Should Activities Be Linked with Each Other?

icon 03.04.2019 - Two or more activities are set in one of four possible ways. You use this link to specify that both operations were planned in a particular sequence and are to be …

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What Is a Group or Phase?

icon 22.08.2018 - A group is a logical summary of various activities and/or milestones. The size of a group or phase is not regulated. The project itself is also a group. A group often …

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