PM Chapter 7 Part Two
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Chapter 7
Project Management
Part two - CPM
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Developing the Schedule (2 of 2)
Figure 7.3 Network Diagram Showing Start and Finish
Times and Activity Slack
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Example 7.2 (1 of 5)
Paths are the sequence of activities between a
project’s start and finish.
Path Time (wks)
A-I-K 33
A-F-K 28
A-C-G-J-K 67
B-D-H-J-K 69
B-E-J-K 43
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Example 7.2 (2 of 5)
Figure 7.3 Network Diagram Showing
Start and Finish Times and Activity Slack
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Example 7.2 (3 of 5)
Figure 7.3 [continued]
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Example 7.2 (4 of 5)
Figure 7.3 [continued]
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Example 7.2 (5 of 5)
Figure 7.3 [continued]
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Developing a Schedule
Figure 7.4 MS Project Gantt Chart for the St. John’s Hospital Project Schedule
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Critical path method (CPM)
How to find the critical path for
the project?
How to find the critical activities and
non critical activities
How to calculate the slack of
activities?
how to find the total project
completion time?
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• Estimate the project completion time by finding the
critical path.
• Identify the start and finish times for each activity for
a project schedule.
• Calculate the amount of slack time for each activity
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Equations to be used in CPM
• Earliest start time (ES) - The earliest finish time of the
immediately preceding activity.
• Earliest finish time (EF) - An activity’s earliest start time plus its
estimated duration (t).
EF = ES + t
• Latest finish time (LF) - The latest start times of the activity that
immediately follows.
• Latest start time (LS) - The latest finish time minus its
estimated duration (t)
LS = LF − t
• Activity Slack - The maximum length of time that an activity
can be delayed without delaying the entire project
S = LS − ES or S = LF − EF
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Application 7.2 (1 of 3)
Calculate the four times for each activity in order to determine
the critical path and project duration for the diagram.
Earliest Latest On the
Earliest Finish Finish (LF) Latest start Slack Critical
Activity Duration Start (ES) (EF) (LS) (LS-ES) Path?
A 7
B 2 blank blank blank
C 4 blank blank blank
D 4 blank blank blank
E 4 blank blank blank
F 3 blank blank blank
G 5 blank blank blank
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Application 7.2 (2 of 3)
Calculate the four times for each activity in order to determine
the critical path and project duration.
Earliest On the
Start Latest Latest Start Slack Critical
Activity Duration (ES) EF = ES +D Finish (LF) (LS)= LF-D (LS − ES) Path?
A 7 0 7 7 0 0−0=0 Yes
B 2 7 9 11 9 9−7=2 No
C 4 7 11 11 7 7−7=0 Yes
D 4 11 15 15 11 11 − 11 = 0 Yes
E 4 15 19 19 15 15 − 15 = 0 Yes
F 3 19 22 24 21 21 − 19 = 2 No
G 5 19 24 24 19 19 − 19 = 0 Yes
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Application 7.2 (3 of 3)
The critical path is A–C–D–E–G with a project duration
of 24 days.
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precedence Duration ES EF LF LS slack Critical
?
A ---- 5
B A 8
C A 6
D B 9
E B, C 6
F C 3
G D, E, F 1
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precedence Duration ES EF LF LS slack Critical
?
A ---- 5 0 5 5 0 0 Yes
B A 8 5 13 13 5 0 yes
C A 6 5 11 16 10 5 no
D B 9 13 22 22 13 0 yes
E B, C 6 13 19 22 16 3 no
F C 3 11 14 22 19 8 no
G D, E, F 1 22 23 23 22 0 yes
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• Total completion time = 23 days
• Critical path: A, B, D, G
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