 Earliest Start (ES) - The earliest time that an activity can begin after all preceding activities

have been completed

 Earliest Finish (EF) - EF = ES + activity time
 Latest Finish (LF) - The latest time that an activity can finish without changing the project
completion time
 Latest Start (LS) - LS = LF - activity time

 Slack (or Float) (SL) = either LS-ES OR LF-EF

 Forward pass—earliest times

o How soon can the activity start? (early start—ES)

o How soon can the activity finish? (early finish—EF)

 Backward pass—latest times

o How late can the activity start? (late start—LS)

o How late can the activity finish? (late finish—LF)

o Which activities represent the critical path?

o How long can activity be delayed? (slack or float—SL)