TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 2
PRECEDENCE DIAGRAM METHOD (PDM) ................................... 3
DEFINITION OF TERMS............................................................ 3
PDM LOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS ................................................ 6
Finish-to-Start (F-S) relationship ............................................ 6
Start-to-Start (S-S) relationship ............................................. 7
Finish-to-Finish (F-F) relationship ........................................... 8
Start-to-Finish (S-F) relationship ............................................ 8
LAG AND LEAD TIMES.............................................................. 9
ANALYZING PDM NETWORK ................................................... 11
Forward Pass Calculation .................................................... 11
For Finish-To-Start Relationship ........................................ 11
For Other Relationships aside from F-S ............................. 15
Backward Pass Calculation .................................................. 17
For Finish-To-Start Relationship ........................................ 17
For Other Relationships aside from F-S ............................. 21
THINGS TO REMEMBER ......................................................... 24
ANNEX .................................................................................. 28
BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................... 31

Project Scheduling: Precedence Diagram Method 1|P a g e