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ü Finish – to – Finish
ü Start – to – Start § FF Finish – to – Finish
ü Start – to – Finish
§ SF Start – to – Finish
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Precedence Diagram Method (PDM)
Advanced Relationships
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Logical Relationships Logical Relationships
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Lag Time PDM Relationships w / Lag & Lead
• The minimum amount of time that must pass between
the finish of one activity and the start of its successor(s).
Finish-to-Start Lead
• For example, if task A is laying a house’s concrete slab,
and dependent task B is putting up the house walls,
there would need to be some lag time between the end
of task A and the start of task B to let the concrete set.
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PDM Relationships w / Lag & Lead Precedence Relationships w / Lag & Lead
Finish-to-Finish Lead
Start-to-Start Lead
Finish-to-Finish Lag
Start-to-Start Lag
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Precedence Relationships w / Lag & Lead
Slack or Float in PDM
Start-to-Finish Lead
• Total Float (TF)
§ TF(k) = LF(k) – ES(k) – Dk
• Start Float (SF)
§ SF(k) = LS(k) – ES(k)
Start-to-Finish Lag • Finish Float (FNF)
§ FNF(k) = LF(k) – EF(k)
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Forward Pass Backward Pass
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Critical Path
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