Which Is Correct: Task or Activity?
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 …
What Is a Dummy Activity?
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 …
Why Is a Questionmark Sometimes Being Put behind the Duration of an Activity?
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 …
What Is the Duration of an Activity?
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 …
What Is the Work on an Activity?
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 …
What Is The Activity Alignment?
29.03.2021 - The alignment option schedules activities according to their parent group. Per default new activities respect the project’s direction, therefor inherit its alignment. …
Simple Activity Plan
- The simple activity plan with milestones contains examples of links between individual activities. By linking activities, you can create dependencies and determine a …
Adding Context & Logic
- In project management, infusing activities with context is crucial. In Merlin Project, you can enrich activities, milestones, and groups with additional information and …
What Is the Buffer between Two Activities?
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 …
What Is a Milestone?
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 …