Example - Planned Burglary

• Scenario
– You and two business partners have decided
to rob a local jewelry store. You plan to do
this at night because the police have a longer
response time and because the night
patrolman comes by every 50 minutes. The
store has an external alarm, a jewelry safe,
an office alarm, and a safe full of securities in
the office. The scheme requires split-second
timing but you feel that you and your
partners in crime can get away with it.
 Planned Burglary Activities and
Times

• A. Clean out the jewelry safe - 4 minutes

• B. Disarm the exterior alarm system - 20
minutes
• C. Crack the office safe - 7 minutes
• D. Disarm the office alarm system - 7 minutes
• E. Clean out the office safe - 10 minutes
• F. Crack the jewelry safe - 14 minutes
 D-7 C-7

B-20 E-10

F-14 A-4

CMP Network for Planned Burglary

 D-7 C-7

ES=0, EF=20

B-20 E-10

F-14 A-4

Early start and finish dates, Node B

 ES=20, EF=27 ES=27, EF=34

D-7 C-7

ES=0, EF=20
ES=38, EF=48

B-20 E-10
ES=20, EF=34 ES=34, EF=38

F-14 A-4

Computing the Project Duration

 ES=20, EF=27 ES=27, EF=34

D-7 C-7

LS=31,LF=38
ES=0, EF=20
ES=38, EF=48

B-20 E-10
ES=20, EF=34 ES=34, EF=38
LS=38, LF=48
F-14 A-4

LS=34, LF=38
Computing Late Finish and Start Times
 ES=20, EF=27 ES=27, EF=34

D-7 C-7

LS=24, LF=31 LS=31,LF=38

ES=0, EF=20
ES=38, EF=48

B-20 E-10

LS=0, LF=20 ES=20, EF=34 ES=34, EF=38

LS=38, LF=48
F-14 A-4
LS=20, LF=34
LS=34, LF=38
Completing the Backward Pass
 ES=20, EF=27 ES=27, EF=34

D-7 C-7

LS=24, LF=31 LS=31,LF=38

ES=0, EF=20 Slack=4 Slack=4 ES=38, EF=48

B-20 E-10

LS=0, LF=20 ES=20, EF=34 ES=34, EF=38

Slack=0 LS=38, LF=48
F-14 Slack=0
A-4
LS=20, LF=34 LS=34, LF=38
Slack=0 Slack=0
Identifying the Critical Path and Activity Slack
 Resource Usage on Burglary

• In this case, the project is being

performed by you and two accomplices
selected for their special abilities. You
know about and can defeat any alarm
system. Your first accomplice can crack
open any safe, and your second
accomplice can carry the great weight of
the loot.
 ES=20, EF=27 ES=27, EF=34
You
D-7 C-7 Safe

LS=24, LF=31 LS=31,LF=38

ES=0, EF=20
ES=38, EF=48

B-20 You
E-10
Carry
LS=0, LF=20 ES=20, EF=34 ES=34, EF=38
LS=38, LF=48
Safe
F-14 A-4
Carry
LS=20, LF=34
LS=34, LF=38
Completing the Backward Pass
 ES=20, EF=27 ES=27, EF=34
You
D-7 C-7 Safe

LS=24, LF=31 LS=31,LF=38

ES=0, EF=20
ES=38, EF=48

B-20 You
E-10
Carry
LS=0, LF=20 ES=20, EF=34 ES=34, EF=38
LS=38, LF=48
Safe
F-14 A-4
Carry
LS=20, LF=34
LS=34, LF=38
Critical Path: BFCE - 51 minutes