Types of activities
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The different types of activities are relevant to scheduling and forms of changing and crashing (accelerating) a schedule: | The different types of activities are relevant to scheduling and forms of changing and crashing (accelerating) a schedule: | ||
| − | =Resource-dependent activities= | + | =Resource-dependent activities= |
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*Duration can be changed. | *Duration can be changed. | ||
*The duration of the activity can be halved if the resources are doubled (experienced employees). | *The duration of the activity can be halved if the resources are doubled (experienced employees). | ||
| − | *Examples: programming, digging | + | *Examples: programming, digging drawing work |
*Speed up: add more people | *Speed up: add more people | ||
=Process-dependent activities= | =Process-dependent activities= | ||
| − | *Activities where the duration is determined by a process that must be implemented to achieve the desired result | + | *Activities where the duration is determined by a process that must be implemented to achieve the desired result |
*Characterized by that it can't be rushed | *Characterized by that it can't be rushed | ||
*Examples: pregnancy, curing of concrete, training and education of employees | *Examples: pregnancy, curing of concrete, training and education of employees | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 1 March 2019
The different types of activities are relevant to scheduling and forms of changing and crashing (accelerating) a schedule:
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[edit] Resource-dependent activities
- Duration can be changed.
- The duration of the activity can be halved if the resources are doubled (experienced employees).
- Examples: programming, digging drawing work
- Speed up: add more people
[edit] Process-dependent activities
- Activities where the duration is determined by a process that must be implemented to achieve the desired result
- Characterized by that it can't be rushed
- Examples: pregnancy, curing of concrete, training and education of employees
- Speed up example: Difficult, in some cases through e.g. change of equipment
[edit] Procedure-dependent activities
- Activities where a certain procedure must be followed
- The uncertainty related to the outcome of the procedure.
- Examples: steering committee meetings, consultation of stakeholders
- Speed up example: Ebola and the change on regulation
[edit] Problem-dependent activities
- Activities to solve a problem.
- Innovation is paramount. Can be difficult to estimate the duration
- Examples: design tasks, development, creative tasks
- Speed up example: difficult, through intermediary deadlines or forcing an end - 'time boxing'
