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CPM diagram

Do you agree or disagree with Atlascom solutions? Why?

I disagree

Basing on the time of each activity it is clear that the duration time set cannot be achieved

the set two weeks will be impossible, since only one project is less than the set time the other

projects will require a period exceeding two weeks and if the management tries to push the group

members to accomplish the project in two-week time that will affect or low the quality of output.

basing on the grant chart which allocates the group members their area of work and time for

accomplishment but does not clearly provide an area of specialization for each worker these can

cause a delay in critical areas of the project these may delay time for accomplishment of the

project

What are the pros and the cons of the CPM diagram?

pros of CPM

The CPM diagram makes it easier for management to time the project. manager can

easily determine the time required for the accomplishment of the project. it also helps the

manager in determining the requirement for efficient execution of the project (Syaputri et al.,

2020). The CPM diagram is also important in prediction of achievement of the project’s

objective in different phase of the projects and also helps to plan for effective way of tackling

problems that may arise during project execution the diagram also helps the project manager to

monitor the proceeding of the projects and ensure the project is on time and instill reinforcement

if required to ensure the project runs n time (Moghayedi, 2016).

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Cons of CPM

If not well stated or defined CPM can be hard to manage and may not be useful to

managers. CPM can also be difficult for adoption by new recruits, recruited in the project (Harris

& Ioannou, 1998). In using CPM, it may be difficult in outlining critical paths in the project

where there are many paths. CPM may be rigid in handling unpredicted changes in the project

plan and restructuring of the CPM diagram may be difficult when the project plan changes

From the figure 6.5 what is the project critical path

There are four paths:

One: a-c-e-f-g-h 100 days

Two: a-c-d-g-h 70 days

Three: a-b-e-f-g-h 90 days

Four: a-b-d-g-h 60 days

The Critical Path is path one: a-c-e-f-g-h 100 da

Is it possible for a project to have more than one critical path? Justify your answer?

Yes, it is possible for a project to have more than one critical path. a project may have

more than one sequence running separately but at the same time which implies that they will

have their own critical paths

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Reference

Barwa, T. M. (2017). CPM And PERT Comparison Analysis In Project Planning‖. International

Journal of Advanced Engineering and Management Research, 2(4), 1204-1210.

Harris, R. B., & Ioannou, P. G. (1998). Scheduling projects with repeating activities. Journal of

construction engineering and management, 124(4), 269-278.

Moghayedi, A. (2016). Improving Critical Path Method (CPM) by applying safety factor to

manage delays. Scientia Iranica, 23(3), 815-826.

Syaputri, A. G., Dachyar, M., & Gabriel, D. S. (2020). Optimizing Commissioning Scheduling

EPCC Industry Projects by Integrating AHP and CPM Methods. International Journal of

Advanced Science and Technology.