Animation of a planning

The following slides contain an animation of the planning of a

list of activities.

Click to go to the next step of the schedule.

This example is about the installation of a central heating
system that uses a boiler and hot water to distribute the heat.
Durations are in days.
Activities provided str beyond discussion.
Estimate the total duration first.

This animation is part of the book Project Management
written by Roel Grit.
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Schedule Example
Installation of heating system
Assignment: Estimate the total duration before analyzing!
Activity Predecesso
rs
Duratio
n
A Order and deliver pipes - 2 days
B Install pipes A 6 days
C Order and deliver boiler - 5 days
D Order and deliver
radiators
- 2 days
E Install radiators D 2 days
F Install boiler C, B 2 days
G Connect pipes to
radiators
B, E 4 days
H Fine-tune system F, G 2 days
Draw: First network diagram, then critical chain, then Gantt chart
Schedule - Solution
Activity table
After Days
A
Deliver pipes
-
2
B
Install pipes
A
6
C
Deliver boiler
-
5
D
Deliver radiators
-
2
E
Install radiators
D
2
F
Install boiler
C, B
2
G
Connect pipes to radiators
B, E
4
H
Fine-tune system
F, G
2
A=2
B=6
C=5
D=2
E=2
F*=2
F*=2
G*=4
G*=4
H*=2
H*=2
Network diagram = Pert chart
Critical path = 14
Bar chart
B=6
G*=4
H*=2
A=2
C=5
D=2
E=2
F*=2
5 10 8 14 2 12
slack
slack
slack D, E
= Gantt chart
Important terms
Critical path
Slack time
ASAP (activity C)
ALAP (activity C, critical)
Must start on
Milestones
Resources









Delivers
Draw critical path first