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CPM&PERT
CPM&PERT
CPM&PERT
Scheduling
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Background
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Background Continued
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Network Scheduling Advantage
● Consistent framework
● Shows interdependences
● Shows when resources are needed
● Ensures proper communication
● Determines expected completion date
● Identifies critical activities
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Network Scheduling Advantage
Continued
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Network Scheduling Techniques: PERT
(ADM) and CPM (PDM)
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Terminology
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Terminology Continued
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Terminology Continued
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Terminology Continued
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AON and AOA Format
Figure 8-2
Figure 8-3
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Constructing the Network
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Gantt (Bar) Charts
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Advantages and Disadvantage
● Advantages
– Easily understood
– Provide a picture of the current state of a
project
● Disadvantage
– Difficult to follow complex projects
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Microsoft Project Gantt Chart
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The Results
● Finish to start
● Start to start
● Finish to finish
● Start to finish
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Precedence Diagramming Conventions
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Example
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Toward Realistic Time Estimates
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