project management glossary

start event of a project

 Event with succeeding, but no preceding activities (there may be more than one start event.

start float

 The amount of excess time an activity has between its Early Start and Late Start dates.

start to finish

 See Logical Relationship.

start to start

 See Logical Relationship.

start to start lag

 The minimum amount of time that must pass between the start of one activity and the start of its successor(s). This may be expressed in terms of duration or percentage.

starting activity

 A starting activity has no predecessors. It does not have to wait for any other activity to start. Many PM software packages permit multiple start activities if needed.