Define activities

Remember when we discussed the work breakdown structure (WBS) and we reviewed how to decompose significant deliverables down to the work package level? Now, we will take those work packages and decompose them to the activity level. Define activities is the process where the WBS begins to influence the schedule but is still not a schedule. We will use the WBS to get to the activity level, and once that occurs, we will have an activity list and some milestones that will guide the creation of the actual schedule and the baseline. I realize that for the most part, I'm writing philosophy here. We are involved in the realm of easier said than done right now. This piece can be very time-consuming, especially if you have never created a schedule before or you are working on something new. For the sake of the exam, defining the activities process is pretty self-explanatory, meaning you don't need to know a whole lot about the process to answer questions because it...