WHATI

SCRI
TICALPATHANAYLSI
S/NETWORKANALYSI
S? MRKAYBEE

Cri
ticalpat
hanal
ysi
sisapl
anni
ngt
echni
quet
hati
dent
ifi
esal
ltas
ksi
napr
ojec
t,put
sthem i
nthe
c
orr
ects
equenc
eandal
lowsf
ort
hei
dent
ifi
cat
ionoft
hec
rit
icalpat
h.

WHATI
SCRI
TICALPATH?

 I
sas
equenc
eofpr
ojec
tnet
wor
kac
tivi
ti
eswhi
chaddupt
othel
onges
tover
alldur
ati
on.Thi
s
det
ermi
nest
hes
hor
tes
tti
mepos
sibl
etoc
ompl
etet
hepr
ojec
t.

 I
tcanbeal
sodef
inedast
hes
equenc
eofac
tivi
ti
est
hatmus
tbec
ompl
etedont
imef
ort
hewhol
e
pr
ojec
ttobec
ompl
etedbyt
heagr
eeddat
e.

 Anydel
ayofanac
tivi
tyonc
rit
icalpat
hdi
rec
tlyi
mpac
tst
hepr
ojec
tcompl
eti
ondat
eandi
stobe
avoi
dedi
fpos
sibl
e.

THECRI
TICALPATHANALYSI
SPROCESS

CPAi
nvol
vesdr
awi
nganet
wor
kdi
agr
am t
hati
ndi
cat
est
hes
hor
tes
tpos
sibl
eti
mei
nwhi
chapr
ojec
t
c
anbec
ompl
eted.Theac
tivi
ti
es−t
hatmus
tbec
ompl
etedt
oac
hievet
hiss
hor
tes
tti
me−makeupwhat
i
sknownast
hecri
ticalpat
h.Thepr
oces
sofus
ingCPAi
nvol
vest
hef
oll
owi
ngs
teps
:

1. I
dent
ifyt
heobj
ect
iveoft
hepr
ojec
t,e.
g.bui
ldi
ngaf
act
oryi
nsi
xweeks
.

2.Putt
het
askst
hatmakeupt
hepr
ojec
tint
other
ights
equenc
eanddr
aw anet
wor
kdi
agr
am.

3.Addt
hedur
ati
onsofeac
hoft
heac
tivi
ti
es.

4.I
dent
ifyt
hec
rit
icalpat
h–t
hos
eac
tivi
ti
est
hatmus
tbef
ini
shedont
imef
ort
hepr
ojec
ttobef
i
ni
shedi
nthes
hor
tes
tti
me.

5.Us
ethenet
wor
kasac
ont
rolt
oolwhenpr
obl
emsoc
curdur
ingt
hepr
ojec
t.

DRAWI
NGANETWORKDI
AGRAM

Net
workdi
agram r
efer
stot
hedi
agr
am us
edi
ncr
iti
calpat
hanal
ysi
sthats
howst
hel
ogi
cals
equenc
e
ofac
tivi
ti
esandt
hel
ogi
caldependenc
iesbet
weent
hem –andt
hec
rit
icalpat
hcanbei
dent
ifi
ed.

RULESWHENDRAWI
NGNETWORKDI
AGRAM

 Theyar
edr
awnf
rom l
eftt
ori
ght
.

 Al
lac
tivi
ti
esi
nthes
chedul
eofapr
ojec
tmus
tfi
tint
othedi
agr
am.

 Hor
izont
all
inesont
hedi
agr
am r
epr
esentkeyac
tivi
ti
es.

 Ac
tivi
ti
esar
elabel
edus
ingl
ett
ers
.

 Ci
rcl
esr
epr
esents
tar
tingevent
sorf
ini
shi
ngevent
sandt
hes
ear
ecal
lednodes

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NGNOTATI
ON:

1.Ar
rowsr
epr
esentac
tivi
ti
est
hatc
ons
umer
esour
ces
.
2.Ci
rcl
esar
ecal
lednodesr
epr
esent
ingt
hes
tar
tingandf
ini
shi
ngofanac
tivi
ty.
Wher
eanar
row
i
ntoanodei
sfol
lowed byanot
heroutoft
henodes
,itmeanst
hatt
hef
irs
ttas
khast
obe
c
ompl
etedbef
ores
tar
tingt
hes
econdone.I
ftwoar
rowsent
eri
ntoanode,bot
htas
kshavet
obe
c
ompl
etedbef
oret
hef
oll
owi
ngonei
sst
art
ed.
3.Thedot
tedl
inei
sknownasdummyac
tivi
ti
es–ani
magi
nar
yac
tivi
tyt
hatc
ons
umesnei
ther
r
esour
cesnort
imebuti
sint
roduc
ed i
fther
ear
etwo s
tar
tingand f
ini
shi
ngpoi
nts
.Iti
sa
c
onvent
ioni
nnet
wor
kanal
ysi
sthatt
wos
epar
ateac
tivi
ti
esc
annothavet
hes
ames
tar
tingand
f
ini
shi
ngnodenumber
s.

SI
MPLENETWORKS

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AGRAM

1 2 1 2

I
ncorrect Correct

a.Twoac
tivi
ti
ess
tar
tingf
rom at
aileventmus
tnothaveas
ameendevent
.Toens
uret
his
,iti
s
abs
olut
elynec
ess
aryt
oint
roduc
eadummyac
tivi
ty.I
nanet
wor
kdi
agr
am,t
her
eshoul
dbeonl
y
ones
tar
teventandoneendi
ngeventass
hownabove.

3
3

1 2 1 2
I
ncorrect Correct

b.Loopi
nger
rors
houl
dnotbef
ormedi
nanet
wor
kdi
agr
am,asi
trepr
esent
sper
for
manc
eof
ac
tivi
ti
esr
epeat
edl
yinac
ycl
icalmanner
.Thedi
rec
tionsofar
rowss
houl
dfl
ow f
rom l
eftt
ori
ght
avoi
dingmi
xingofdi
rec
tionass
hownabove.

EXAMPLE1

NameofAct
ivi
ty Predeces
sors Durat
ion(
Days
)

A _ 4

B A 58

C B 2

D B 2

E C 1

F D 1
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 a)Cons
truc
tapr
ojec
tac
tivi
tynet
wor
kdi
agr
am. [
7]

b)How l
ongs
houl
dthepr
ojec
ttake? [
3]

EXPECTEDSOLUTI
ON

a) 4

C E

2 1

A B
1 2 3 6
4 58

D F

2 1

b) 65days

EXAMPLE2

Act
ivi
ty Des
cri
pti
on Predeces
sors

A Di
smant
lepi
pec
onnec
tions _

B Di
smant
leheat
er,c
los
ureandf
loat
ingf
ront A

C Removet
ubebundl
e B

D Cl
eanbol
ts B

E Cl
eanheat
erandf
loat
ingheadf
ront B

F Cl
eant
ubebundl
e C

G Cl
eans
hel
l C

H Repl
acet
ubebundl
e F,
G

I Pr
epar
eshel
lpr
ess
uret
est D,
E,H

J Pr
epar
etubepr
ess
uret
estandr
eas
sembl
e I

Draw anet
workdi
agram ofact
ivi
tiesf
ort
heproj
ect
. [
8]

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5

4 G 6

C H

A B D I J
1 2 3 8 9 10

DUMMYACTI
VITY

I
sani
magi
nar
yac
tivi
tywhi
chdoesnotc
ons
umeanyr
esour
ceandt
ime.I
tiss
impl
yus
edt
orepr
esent
ac
onnec
tionbet
weenevent
sinor
dert
omai
ntai
nlogi
cint
henet
wor
k.I
tisr
epr
esent
edbyadot
tedl
ine
i
nanet
wor
kass
hownbel
ow.
3
B

A
1 2

C
4

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DENTI
FYI
NGCRI
TICALPATH

 I
tist
hemos
timpor
tantpat
honanet
wor
kdi
agr
am.

 Iti
smadeupofimportantac
tivi
ti
eswhic
hshoul
dneverbedel
ayedbec
aus
eift
her
eisdel
ay,t
he
proj
ectbec
omesdi
ffi
cultt
ocompl et
e.

 Cr
iti
calpat
hanal
ysi
sdet
ermi
nest
hemi
nimum t
imer
equi
redt
ocompl
etet
hepr
ojec
t.

FLOAT

 I
tist
heamountoft
imethatanac
tivi
tyi
nthenoc
rit
icalpat
hcanbedel
ayedwi
thoutaf
fec
ting
t
heproj
ectc
omplet
ion.

FLOATACTI
VITY

 Fl
oatr
efer
stot
heamountofs
toc
kthatexi
stsf
rom noc
rit
icalac
tivi
ti
es.

 I
tist
het
imeanac
tivi
tyc
anbedel
ayedwi
thoutdel
ayi
ngt
hec
ompl
eti
onoft
hepr
ojec
t.

TYPESOFFLOATACTI
VITI
ES

1. TOTALFLOAT

 I
tist
heamountoft
imeapat
hofac
tivi
ti
esc
anbedel
ayedwi
thoutaf
fec
tingt
heover
allpr
ojec
t
c
ompl
eti
on.

2.FREEFLOAT

 I
tist
heamountoft
imeanac
tivi
tyc
anbedel
ayedwi
thoutaf
fec
tingt
hec
ommenc
ementoft
he
nextac
tivi
ty.

3.I
NDEPENDENTFLOAT

 I
tist
heamountoft
imeanac
tivi
tyc
anbedel
ayedwhenpr
ecedi
ngac
tivi
tyhasbeenc
ompl
eted
asl
ateaspos
sibl
e.

ADVANTAGESOFCRI
TICALPATHANYALSI
S/NETWORKANALYSI
S

 I
tfac
ili
tat
est
hepl
anni
ngandc
oor
dinat
ionofl
argepr
ojec
ts.

 I
tcanbeus
edbyanor
gani
zat
iont
oident
ifyc
rit
icalac
tivi
ti
est
hatdet
ermi
net
het
otaldur
ati
on.

 Theorgani
zat
ionwil
lbeabl
etoi
dent
ifyac
tivi
ti
est
hatar
eli
kel
ytoc
aus
edel
aysandt
akeac
tion
onthesepr
oblems
.

 Theor
gani
zat
ionmaybeabl
etodet
ermi
newhenr
esour
cesandc
omponent
sar
erequi
red.

 I
tcanbeus
edt
oef
fec
tivel
ypl
anont
heus
eofr
esour
ces
.

 I
tcanbeus
edt
oreduc
eandel
imi
nat
eidl
enes
s.

 I
tcanbeus
edt
opi
npoi
ntpr
obl
em ar
eas
.

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TICALPATHANALYSI
S/NETWORKANALYSI
S

 Theor
gani
zat
ionmaybehi
ghl
yunc
ert
ainoft
hef
utur
eoft
hepr
ojec
t.

 Res
our
cesandl
aborc
annotbeeas
ilys
wit
chedf
rom oneac
tivi
tyt
oanot
her
.

 Net
wor
kdi
agr
amsar
edi
ffi
cul
ttodr
aw,t
ous
eandt
ounder
stand.

 Cri
ti
calpat
hanalys
isc
anbeaf
fec
tedbys
ubj
ect
ivet
imees
timat
esandt
hes
ees
timat
esar
epr
one
tobeles
sreli
abl
e.

ADDI
TIONALEXERCI
SE

MrKaybeehast
hef
oll
owi
ngact
ivi
tiesanddurat
ionf
orProj
ectX:

Act
ivi
ty Predeces
sors Durat
ion

A _ 4

B A 6

C A 7

D B 12

E C 9

F D,
E 3

G A 16

H G,
F 3

a.Dr
aw t
henet
wor
kfort
hispr
ojec
t. [
8]

b.Us
ethedur
ati
ont
imest
ocal
cul
atet
heESTandLFTofeac
hac
tivi
ty. [
6]

c
.Ident
ifyt
hec
rit
icalpat
h. [
2]

d.Exami
net
hei
mpor
tanc
eoft
hisc
rit
icalt
otheoper
ati
onsmanager
. [
4]

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