July 6, 2011 BPM101 TUJ(Shazad) Global Project Challenge Workbook ->Critical Path

Assignment 26 Model a Critical Path

Instruction: 1. Review Exhibit 21 and 26 Document. Post any questions you have on them.
Q1: Exhibit doesnt have a list of activities, their duration and dependencies.

- Activity list ID 1 2 3 4 5 Activity Name Design Prepare Produce Finish Document Duration(Days) 10 10 10 10 10 Design Prepare Produce Design Dependency

2. Analyze the network by the forward pass of the CPM to determine schedule attributes ES and EF for each task. Using the convention set out in Exhibit 21, note ES and EF for each task at 26 Document.

Exhibit 21 Critical Path Notation

Calculte the Forward Pass

1
Start

10 Design 10

11

20

21

30

31 Finish 10

40
End

Prepare 10

Produce 10

11
Document

20

10 *Schedule Notation - Activity Duration 10 days - Early Start (ES) Day 1 - Early Finish (EF) Day 10

3. Analyze the network by the backward pass of the CPM to determine the LS and LF for each task. Document these schedule attributes using the convention set out in Exhibit 21

Calculte the Backward Pass

1
Start

10 Design 10

11

20

21

30

31 Finish 10

40
End

Prepare 10

Produce 10

10

11

20 11

21 20
Document

30

31

40

10 31 *Schedule Notation - Activity Duration 10 days - Late Start (LS) - Late Finish (LF) 40

4. Use your analysis to answer the questions following the document.

Questions 1. Based on your forward pass, what is the duration of this WP/part of the project? A: 40 days

2. Which of the two paths in this task network is the critical path? A: Design->Finish -Critical path is where none of the activities have slack time. (ES=LS and EF=LF)

3. Determine the float (slack time) in this portion of the project. Is there any? on what path and task(s)? A: Yes there is 20days of slack time. (Slack time =ES-LS or EF-LF) Path= Design ->Document Task= Document

If so, how much and