Getting Started
Throughout this course, you will have the opportunity to discuss various tasks, deliverables, and tools that help in project preparation, scope management, communications management, quality management, schedule management, risk management, and integration management. In this discussion, submit a post that illustrates which of the precedence relationships apply to the tasks in your Integrative Project and how.
Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:
Comprehend various precedence relationships that help sequence project tasks.
Resources
Textbook: Agile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach
Textbook: PMP Exam Prep
Article: Look at Four Ways to Set Precedence Relationships in Your Schedule
Website: IWU Resources
Website: Evaluating Sources
Video: Project Management Networks Part 3: Task Relationships and Lags
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Background Information
Once you comprehend the various precedence relationships among project tasks, you will be able to sequence the project tasks correctly, which in turn will help you build a project schedule and estimate the project duration.
Instructions
Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
PMP Exam Prep, Chapter 6: Schedule
Read the article Look at Four Ways to Set Precedence Relationships in Your Schedule.
Watch the video Project Management Networks Part 3: Task Relationships and Lags (6:25 min).
Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following prompt(s):
There are four types of precedence relationships that help build a project schedule: finish-to-start, start-to-finish, finish-to-finish, and start-to-start.
Discuss the differences among these relationships, with at least two examples of each.
Additionally, explain which of these relationships apply (and how) to your Integrative Project.