project management glossary

hammock

 An aggregate or summary activity. All related activities are tied as one summary activity and reported at the summary level.

 An aggregate or summary activity (a group of related activities is shown as one and reported at a summary level).

 Summarizing activities by a single ïmockÍ activity.

 A hammock groups activities, milestones, or other hammocks together for reporting. Most PM software calculates the duration of a hammock from the early and late dates of the activities to which it is linked.

 Activity, joining two specified points, that span two or more activities.

hammock activity

 See Hammock (above).

 An Activity that spans between two points in a network. It has no duration of its own but derives one from the time difference between the two points to which it is connected.

handling

 Taking responsibility for and acting to deal with a person, activity, requirement, etc.