Defining Project Activities

Start with defining activities

The first listed mind map brings together the planning process, the schedule management plan and the scope baseline. It also shows outputs such as an activity list, activity attributes and a milestone list. Start there for an overview, then compare it with the next map, which includes decomposition, expert judgment and rolling wave planning.

As you study, follow the branches from the plans and other inputs to the techniques and outputs. Comparing the maps can help you see how their creators have organized the same topic.

Compare activities and work breakdown structures

Another listed map contrasts an activities list with a work breakdown structure, or WBS. It describes the activities list as a general list and shows the WBS as a way to organize project work. Use it after the overview to compare the two approaches.

You can then look at the map on organizing a project around how work is done. Its branches begin with a major deliverable and break the project into smaller pieces. Compare that structure with the activity list shown in the earlier map.

Connect the maps to the unit

Defining Project Activities is a section of Project Schedule Management in Business administration and management (incl. project management). The listed map The Work Breakdown Structure and Project Estimation places defining activities alongside sequencing activities, estimating resources and durations, and developing a schedule. It offers a way to connect this section with the unit.

Use maps and questions together

The resources on this page are mind maps rather than quizzes. After studying a map, write questions about its branches, such as which outputs appear in the defining activities process. Answer from memory, then return to the map to check what you included. Pick a map and use its branches to guide your next study session.