balise de rendez-vous

English translation: intersection marker / merge-point marker

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French term or phrase:balise de rendez-vous
English translation:intersection marker / merge-point marker
Entered by: B D Finch

12:46 Jan 5, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / project management
French term or phrase: balise de rendez-vous
Expert report on how an industrial construction project has been managed.

Here the expert is starting to explain about critical paths during project management.

"L'ensemble de ces tâches doivent être organisées les unes par rapport aux autres, d'une part du fait de nécessités techniques incontournables (on ne peut peindre une canalisation soudée avant qu'elle n'ait été soudée), et d'autre part en prenant en compte des impératifs de délais et de ressources disponibles, lesquelles ne sont jamais infinies.

Ainsi, tout projet de construction est tout d'abord architecturé dans ses grandes lignes par une suite d'activités successives, dont l'ordre chronologique est incontournable.

En fonction des ressources que l'on décide d'affecter au projet, il est ensuite possible d'optimiser le délai théorique d'achèvement, en évaluant les différentes opérations qui peuvent être menées en parallèle, et en définissant les balises de rendez-vous des différentes branches d'activités."

To me, no expert when it comes to critical paths, this appears to be referring to the interfaces between the different branches of activity...
Mpoma
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:38
intersection marker / merge-point marker
Explanation:
https://www.smartsheet.com/complete-glossary-project-managem...
"Line of balance - A graphical technique used to illustrate relationships between repetitive tasks in projects such as building identical housing units. Each set of repetitive tasks is illustrated as a single line on a chart. Project managers look for places where dependent tasks intersect, indicating that the successor task must be delayed."

"Merge point - A point in a network diagram at which multiple predecessor activities culminate in a single successor activity. The successor activity may not start until all the predecessor activities have finished."


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B D Finch
France
Local time: 22:38
Grading comment
Thanks... tricky one. This EN phrase doesn't actually get any ghits... but nor does the FR, save for references to some obscure computer game!
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3intersection marker / merge-point marker
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intersection marker / merge-point marker


Explanation:
https://www.smartsheet.com/complete-glossary-project-managem...
"Line of balance - A graphical technique used to illustrate relationships between repetitive tasks in projects such as building identical housing units. Each set of repetitive tasks is illustrated as a single line on a chart. Project managers look for places where dependent tasks intersect, indicating that the successor task must be delayed."

"Merge point - A point in a network diagram at which multiple predecessor activities culminate in a single successor activity. The successor activity may not start until all the predecessor activities have finished."




B D Finch
France
Local time: 22:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 915
Grading comment
Thanks... tricky one. This EN phrase doesn't actually get any ghits... but nor does the FR, save for references to some obscure computer game!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks... this seems convincing.

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