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PREDECESSOR ACTIVITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organization Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- predecessor activity
1, record 1, English, predecessor%20activity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An activity on the critical path cannot be started until its predecessor activity is complete; if it is delayed for a day, the entire project will be delayed for a day unless the activity following the delayed activity is completed a day earlier. 2, record 1, English, - predecessor%20activity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planification d'organisation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- activité antécédente
1, record 1, French, activit%C3%A9%20ant%C3%A9c%C3%A9dente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans une liaison fin-début avec un décalage avec retard de 10 jours, l'activité successeur ne peut commencer au plus tôt que 10 jours après l’achèvement de l’activité antécédente. 1, record 1, French, - activit%C3%A9%20ant%C3%A9c%C3%A9dente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-05-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Organization Planning
- Operations Research and Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- activity
1, record 2, English, activity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any element of work that must be performed within the framework of a project. 2, record 2, English, - activity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A time-consuming and/or resource-consuming element of the work effort of a project. 3, record 2, English, - activity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On a PERT network, an activity is represented by a direct line segment connecting one event(predecessor) to another(successor) with the direction representing a flow of time. An activity cannot be started until the predecessor and the successor event numbers. 3, record 2, English, - activity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Planification d'organisation
- Recherche et gestion opérationnelles
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- activité
1, record 2, French, activit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Travail déterminé que l'on doit exécuter dans le cadre d'un projet. 1, record 2, French, - activit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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