The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right

Review Project Data

Activity sequencing is generally done in parallel with activity duration estimating during project plan development. Sequencing is a bottom-up planning process, not based on fixed-date or arbitrarily imposed, top-down deadlines. Significant plan variances against project timing objectives are best resolved through constraint management and plan optimization and negotiating project changes.

To begin, assemble project activity definitions, along with other project information, such as organizational standards, life-cycle and methodology requirements, constraints, and assumptions.