Hospital Management System: Gantt chart

0 Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 Task 6 Task 7 Task 8 Task 9 Task 10 Task 11 5 10

Weeks

15

20

25

30

CPM: Path A connected sequence of activities leading from the starting event to the ending event

Critical Path The longest path (time); determines the project duration

Critical Activities All of the activities that make up the critical path

Forward Pass Earliest Start Time (ES) earliest time an activity can start ES = maximum EF of immediate predecessors

Earliest finish time (EF) earliest time an activity can finish

 EF= ES + t Backward Pass 

earliest start time plus activity time

Latest Start Time (LS)

Latest time an activity can start without delaying critical path time LS= LF - t  Latest finish time (LF)

latest time an activity can be completed without delaying critical path time LS = minimum LS of immediate predecessors

CPM Calculation

f, 15 a, 6 h, 9 g, 17 i, 6 b, 8 d, 13

c, 5

e, 9

j, 12

ES and EF Times 6 f, 15 a, 6 0 6 b, 8 0 0 c, 5 5 5 14 e, 9 8 8 21 d, 13 21 33 j, 12 Earlier Finish Time (EF)=33 6 23 i, 6 23 29 20 23 g, 17 h, 9 21

LS and LF Times

f, 15

6 21 18 24

h, 9 21 30 24 33

a, 6 0 4 6 10 b, 8 0 0 c, 5 0 7 5 12 8 8 d, 13 8 8 21 21 23 29 27 33 21 21 33 33 g, 17 6 23 18 27 i, 6

j, 12

5 14 12 21 e, 9

Float a, 6 0 3 4 6 10 b, 8 0 0 0 c, 5 0 7 7 5 12 8 8

f, 15 3

6 21 18 24

h, 9 21 30 3 24 33

g, 17

6 23 18 27 i, 6

d, 13 8 0 8 21 21

4 23 29 27 33 0 21 21 33 33

j, 12

5 14 7 12 21 e, 9

Critical Path f, 15 a, 6 h, 9 g, 17 i, 6 b, 8 d, 13

c, 5

e, 9

j, 12