Gantt Chart and Critical Path Analysis for a Project, Lecture notes of Software Project Management

Information on creating a gantt chart and constructing a critical path method (cpm) network for a project with given activities, precedence relationships, and durations. It identifies the critical path activities (a, f, and g) and calculates the project's estimated duration (15 weeks). The document also includes a table showing each activity's duration, earliest and latest start and finish times, and activity slack.

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1. A project has the following activities, precedence relationships, and
activity durations:
Activity Immediat
e
Predecess
ors
Activity
Duration
(weeks)
A - 3
B - 4
C - 3
D C 12
E B 5
F A 7
G E, F 3
a) Draw a Gantt chart for the project.
b) Construct a CPM network for the project.
c) Identify those activities comprising the critical path.
Activities A, F and G.
d) What is the project's estimated duration?
15 weeks.
e) Construct a table showing for each activity, its activity duration, earliest start
time, latest start time, earliest finish time, latest finish time, and the activity
slack.
Activity Duration. Earliest
Start
Time.
Latest
Start
Time.
Earliest
Finish
Time
Latest
Finish Time.
Activity
Slack.
A 3 0 0 3 3
B 4 0 1 4 5
C 3 0 0 3 3
D 12 0 0 3 3
E 5 4 5 9 10
F 7 3 3 10 10
G 3 10 10 13 13
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1. A project has the following activities, precedence relationships, and

activity durations:

Activity Immediat e Predecess ors Activity Duration (weeks) A - 3 B - 4 C - 3 D C 12 E B 5 F A 7 G E, F 3

a) Draw a Gantt chart for the project.

b) Construct a CPM network for the project.

c) Identify those activities comprising the critical path.

Activities A, F and G.

d) What is the project's estimated duration?

15 weeks.

e) Construct a table showing for each activity, its activity duration, earliest start

time, latest start time, earliest finish time, latest finish time, and the activity

slack.

Activity Duration. Earliest Start Time. Latest Start Time. Earliest Finish Time Latest Finish Time. Activity Slack. A 3 0 0 3 3 B 4 0 1 4 5 C 3 0 0 3 3 D 12 0 0 3 3 E 5 4 5 9 10 F 7 3 3 10 10 G 3 10 10 13 13