Solutions to Worksheet 1 – Network Diagrams (AON)

Question 1

1.1
1.2 The Early Start (ES) and Early Finish (EF) times for each activity on the network
diagram are tabulated below:

Activity ID ES EF
A 0 2
B 2 5
C 2 3
D 5 7
E 5 9
F 5 7
G 9 13
H 13 18
I 18 19

1.3 The Late Start (LS) and Late Finish (LF) times for each activity on the network
diagram are tabulated below:

Activity ID LS LF
A 0 2
B 2 5
C 10 11
D 7 9
E 5 9
F 11 13
G 9 13
H 13 18
I 18 19

1.4 The slack for each activity can be computed using wither one of the two equations:

Slack = LS - ES OR Slack = LF - EF

**** You can double-check yourself by using both equations, you will get the same
answer.
Refer to the network diagram for the slack times.

1.5 Critical path: A, B, E, G, H, I.

1.6 The project duration is 19 days. This is the EF time of the very last activity.
1.7 Since Activity E lies on the critical path and has zero slack time, a delay of one day
would mean a delay in the overall project completion.

1.8 Activity C does not lie on the critical path and has quite a lot of slack. This means
that a delay of one day would not have an impact on the total project
duration/completion time because of this available slack.

Question 2

2.1
2.2 Consult the diagram for the ES and EF times.

2.3 Consult the diagram for the LS and LF times.

2.4 Consult the diagram for the slack times.

2.5 Critical path: A, D, F, H.

2.6 The project duration is 42 days.

2.7 Activity E does not lie on the critical path and has quite a lot of slack. This means
that a delay of one day would not have an impact on the total project
duration/completion time because of this available slack.

2.8 Since Activity C does not lie on the critical path and has quite a lot of slack. This
means that a delay of one day would not have an impact on the total project
duration/completion time because of this available slack.

Question 3

Activity C is a burst activity.

Activity ID ES EF LS LF Slack
A 0 2 0 2 0
B 2 7 2 7 0
C 2 5 4 7 2
D 7 11 7 11 0
E 11 14 11 14 0

Critical path: A, B, D, E.
The project will take 14 days to complete.
Question 5
 Activity ID ES EF LS LF Slack
A 0 5 0 5 0
B 5 25 15 35 10
C 5 35 5 35 0
D 5 10 30 35 25
E 35 115 35 115 0
F 115 130 130 145 15
G 115 145 115 145 0
H 115 140 120 145 5
I 115 135 125 145 10
J 145 155 145 155 0

The critical path for this network diagram lies on activities: A, C, E, G, J.

Question 6

6.1

Activity ID ES EF LS LF Slack
A 0 5 0 5 0
B 5 20 5 20 0
C 20 45 20 45 0
D 20 35 30 45 10
E 20 50 25 55 5
F 45 55 45 55 0
G 55 65 55 65 0
H 65 70 65 70 0
I 70 75 70 75 0

6.2 Consult the table above for the slack times for each activity.

6.3 Critical path: A, B, C, F, G, H, I.

6.4 Project duration is 75 days.