An imposed start ing date on an activity . Most PM software will not schedule an early start date earlier than the target start date. Task A cohesive, individual unit of work that is part of the total work needed to accomplish a project . A small part of a project . Task Also called an activity .
Tasks take place over a period of time and generally consumes resources .
The term usually used to refer to a piece of work contained within a work package . While it is an identifiable piece of work , its extent is less than that which qualifies it as a work package . See also activity . A team of expert s task ed to investigate a problem and to develop and implement the necessary corrective action . A member of the functional organization who has accepted responsibility for accomplishing project task s for a project manager .