Schedule Based Planning | Glossary

Definition

Schedule Based Planning describes the list of tasks and steps required to plan and schedule the various activities that the Project Manager and the Project Team are required to perform to achieve a successful completion of a Project. A Project Plan overall is a management document that summarizes the essentials of a Project.

A Project Plan overall evolves through successive stages of a Project in terms of its objectives, justifications and the methods in which the objectives are set to be achieved. All activities under a plan are supposed to be completed in order for the plan to be put in action. It also evolves through successive stages of a Project’s life cycle.

Further Reading

  •  “Schedule for Sale: Workface Planning for Construction Projects ” (book), by Glenn Ballard and James Choo.

Queuing Theory | Glossary

Definition

Queuing Theory is a methodology that is used to speed up traditional development process. It usually involves spotting the ‘one’ feature. Large batches and long queues exist, and it’s important to solve them before they create big problems.Otherwise, it becomes difficult to solve a problem that is not visible in the first place. Queuing Theory points towards ways in which this can be improved.

It is a thinking tool that is incredibly relevant for the large scale development. It’s particularly helpful in navigating large batches, long queues and the problems that come along with them. Queuing Theory is geared towards improvement of the overall process.

Further Reading

  •  “Fundamentals of queueing theory”(book), by Donald Gross.