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12–1: Answer. Yes, PERT/CPM network should become a means of understanding reports and
schedules. Whether it is appropriate for use in the projects to be able to understand and judge
the work. Additionally, PERT stands for the review technique and evaluating the program and
it the mathematical tool build for investigating the tasks that make up a project.

In critical path method (CPM), it works to similar purpose for examination and constitute the
project task in a visual chart, like a Gantt chart. Also both of these network (PERT/CPM) were
established in 1950sand it is become the cornerstone of project management in that time.

12-2 Answer- YES, PERT network must follow the work breakdown structure because it
specifies about the task level in the project. Moreover, scheduling techniques should also
follow the structure that helps in PERT diagram.

Work breakdown structure is a hierararchial decomposition of total scope of work the need to
be carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the
required deliverables. WBS has been considered as a output that helps you to create all type of
activities in the project.

PERT is a tool that is even used to estimate three points: Most likely, Optimistic, and
Pessimistic. It can even be used with cost estimate and risk in any type of the project related
activity. CPM is a tool that is used to develop the schedule. This is even used to calculate the
most longest path of the project as well as help in creating schedule baseline with many other
tools and techniques

12-3 Answer- Yes, definitely key milestones are required to be established nearby the places
where changes are likely to happen as these are considered as points decided prior on the
project where resources are reviewed, alternatives are found, changes are studied to make
sure that project gets completed in a most effective way without any obstruction. Also, getting
these milestones set for when the changes are expected to occur, one is basically preparing for
the change and attempting to adapt to it by finding out the impact of change on the project
and finding alternatives if in case they are needed. This can be a critical factor in ensuring that
project is completed on time without budget.

12-4- Answer. Yes, I agree that the cost of acceleration a project rises enormously. Especially
when the projects are speed up in order to complete before deadline. In other words, all the
organizations look for these project management skills, this is because they clarify the
capability to stay arrange and communicate with team members on dealing with tough
projects.

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12-5 Answer:
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1. PERT is complicated to generate and add up to obstacles of implementation. It can be

12–6. Answer

E,5 H,8
A,4

START C,7 F,5 I,4 END

B,6
D,8 G,7

The Critical path is:

Activitiy ES EF LS LF
A 0 4 6 10
B 0 6 0 6
C 6 13 10 17
D 6 14 6 14
E 6 11 9 14
F 13 18 17 22
G 14 21 15 22
H 14 22 14 22
I 22 26 22 26
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12-7 Answer

The critical path:


2 
𝐷3 
5 𝐸3

𝐴2
𝐾3 
𝐹1 
Start 𝐺2 6 
𝐵3 3 𝐿4 𝑂2 Finish
1 9
10 
𝐻3 
𝐶3 𝑀4
7 𝑁3

𝐼5 
4 𝐽3 8 

A
-E-O= 2+3+2=7
 A-D-K-L-O= 2+3+3+4+2= 14 CRITICAL PATH
 B-F-K-L-O= 3+1+3+4+2= 13
 B-G-L-O= 3+2+4+2= 11
 B-H-M-O= 3+3+4+2= 12
 C-I-M-O= 3+5+4+2= 14 CRITICAL PAH
 C-J-N-O= 3+3+3+2= 11

There are two critical path.

12.8 Answer.
Yes. PERT Provide more specific and critical information for the project, also depict task,
duration, and dependency information. It is designed for research and development type
projects when activity completion times are uncertain. However, a work breakdown structure
(WBS) is a hierarchic decomposition or breakdown of a project or major activity into successive
levels, in which each level is a finer breakdown of the preceding one

12–9 Answer.

A. Answer – The longest time of 18 weeks will take to complete the project as per the
network as the critical path is A-C-E of 18 weeks. There will be no effect on end date
of the project if activity B slips by two weeks.

B. Answer – Activity E is on the critical path of the project the end date will also get
shifted by 2 weeks and project will take 20 weeks to complete.
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C. Answer – There will be no effect on the end date of the project because activity D
completion time is not exceeding critical path time even if activity D is completed in 11
weeks.

D. Answer – As activities A, C and E are on the critical path we have to manage these
activities and try to complete all three activities in 16 weeks or less to decrease the
overall completion time of the project and to get the bonus from the customer

12-10 Answer

Activity Duration Early Start Early Finish Latest Start Latest Finish
(ES) (EF) (LS) (LF)
A 4 0 4 6 10

B 7 0 7 0 7

C 1 0 1 8 9

D 5 7 12 7 12

E 2 7 9 10 12

F 3 1 4 9 12

G 6 12 18 12 18