Hi All, The terms leads and lags are used to identify and control the timing of various activities within the project. It is important to accurately document leads and lags.
*Lead Time*: Let's assume a project has two pieces that need to be completed at the same time. Work package A will take 4 weeks to complete, but work package B only takes one week. B would show in the project plan<http://www.project-management-prepcast.com/>as a finish to start (FS) with a one week lead. This means the B work package component should start one week before A is scheduled to be completed. *Lag Time *: Lag time can best be described as a planned or forced delay. A great example of this is a construction project that involves pouring concrete. The project plan <http://www.project-management-prepcast.com/>must include a lag time of 2 days for the concrete to dry before the next phase can begin. *Hammock Activity*: Hammock activity is also frequently referred to as summary activity. These are activities that are roughly related and are reported as a single activity. Some times the relationship between the activities is clear, other times they may only be related because their completion leads to the same result. On a gantt chart a hammock activity is usually displayed as a thick black bar above a grouping of lower level activities. Until next time, Cornelius Fichtner, PMP President, OSP International LLC - http://www.project-management-prepcast.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "project managment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/project-managment?hl=en.
