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Project Management: Topic: Network Diagram (Activity On Arrow)

A network diagram is a graphical representation of the activities and events in a project. It uses nodes connected by arrows to visually depict relationships between activities. There are two main types: activity on arrow diagrams show activities as arrows between nodes, emphasizing milestones, while precedence diagramming shows activities as nodes connected by arrows. Network diagrams are useful for project planning, scheduling, and tracking progress from start to finish.

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Project Management: Topic: Network Diagram (Activity On Arrow)

A network diagram is a graphical representation of the activities and events in a project. It uses nodes connected by arrows to visually depict relationships between activities. There are two main types: activity on arrow diagrams show activities as arrows between nodes, emphasizing milestones, while precedence diagramming shows activities as nodes connected by arrows. Network diagrams are useful for project planning, scheduling, and tracking progress from start to finish.

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Project Management

Topic: Network Diagram


(Activity on Arrow)
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Network Diagram
It is the graphical representation of logically and sequentially
connected arrows ( ) and nodes ( )representing
activities and events of a project.
Project management network diagrams are used for
schedule preparation and analysis.
They use a combination of nodes and arrows to pictorially
depict activities and relationships among those activities.
Since they are used for developing project management
schedule, they are also called Project Schedule Network
Diagrams and Logical Network Diagrams.
Network Diagram
Network Diagrams in project management are a visual
representation of a project’s schedule.
Well known complements to network diagrams include the
PERT and Gantt charts.
A network diagram in project management is useful for
planning and tracking the project from beginning to finish.
It represents a project’s critical path as well as the scope for
the project.
A good network diagram will be a clear and concise
graphic representation of a project.
Types of Network Diagram
There are two main types of network diagrams in project
management:

A. The Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM), also known as


Arrow Network or Activity on Arrow
B. The Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM), also known
as Node Network or Activity On Node
Activity on Arrow
Activity on Node
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

1. Activity
 Any individual operation or job or task is called an activity.
OR
 Any individual operation, which utilizes resources and has an end and
a beginning, is called activity.
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)
Activity
The tail of the arrow represents the start of the activity and the head
represents the finish.
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)
Duration of Activity
The length of the arrow typically denotes the duration of the activity.
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)
Nodes
Each arrow connects two boxes, known as “nodes.”
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)
Nodes
The nodes are used to represent the start or end of an activity in a
sequence.
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

Types of Activities:
Predecessor Activity: Activities that must be completed
immediately prior to the start of another activity are called
predecessor activities.
A is the Predecessor activity of B.
Start End
B

A
Start End
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

Types of Activities:
Successor Activity: Activities that cannot be started until one
or more of other activities are completed but immediately
succeed them are called successor activities
B is the successor activity of A.
Start End
B

A
Start End
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

Types of Activities:
Concurrent Activity: Those activities whose starting point is same.
C and D are concurrent activities.
End

Start
C
A B

D
Start
End
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

Types of Activities:
Dummy Activity: A dummy activity is shown by a dashed arrow in the
network diagram.
End
E
C
Start
A B Dummy

Start D

End
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

Types of Activities:
Dummy Activity:
 Dummy activity consumes no time.
 It is basically not a real activity associated with the project.
 The dummy activity is inserted in the network to clarify the activity
pattern in the following two situations
i. To make activities with common starting and finishing points
distinguishable
ii. To identify and maintain the proper precedence relationship
between activities that is not connected by events
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

2. Event:
The beginning and end point of an activity.

Start End

A B

Start End
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

Types of Event:
Burst Event
When more than one activity leaves an event such an event is known as
burst event.
C

D
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

Types of Event:
Merge Event:
When more than one activity comes and joins an event such an event is
known as merge event.

B
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

Types of Event:
Merge and Burst Event:
An activity may be merge and burst event at the same time as with
respect to some activities it can be a merge event and with respect to
some other activities it may be a burst event.

A C

D
Basic Components in Network Diagram (Activity on Arrow)

3. Sequencing
The first prerequisite in the development of network is to maintain the
precedence relationships.
In order to make a network, the following points should be taken into
considerations
 What job or jobs precede it?
 What job or jobs could run concurrently?
 What job or jobs follow it?
 What controls the start and finish of a job?
Since all further calculations are based on the network, it is necessary that
a network be drawn with full care.
Summary
Activity on Arrow diagram only uses the Finish to Start
relationship.
It shows the duration over the arrows, that is why many
experts call this diagramming method the Activity on Arrow
diagram.
The Activity on Arrow diagram emphasizes milestones
(events).
PERT is an example of this technique.

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