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Project Plan: Critical Path Method: STEP 1: Identify The Logic Network

This document outlines the steps to determine the critical path of a project using the critical path method (CPM). It includes identifying the logic network, calculating early and late start/finish dates, determining total float and free float, and identifying the critical path. As an example, the document analyzes a project with activities A through H, and finds the critical path is A->B->E->G->H, with a total project duration of 17 weeks. A Gantt chart is included to visualize the schedule.

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Project Plan: Critical Path Method: STEP 1: Identify The Logic Network

This document outlines the steps to determine the critical path of a project using the critical path method (CPM). It includes identifying the logic network, calculating early and late start/finish dates, determining total float and free float, and identifying the critical path. As an example, the document analyzes a project with activities A through H, and finds the critical path is A->B->E->G->H, with a total project duration of 17 weeks. A Gantt chart is included to visualize the schedule.

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PROJECT PLAN: CRITICAL PATH METHOD


Suhaini Hassan @ OUM

QUESTION 1 For the project below, determine the critical path, calculate ES,EF, LS,LF, the total float and the free float. Draw Gantt Chart form the CPM
ACTIVITY A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. DURATION (WEEK) 3 5 4 2 6 4 2 1 IPA A A B,C B,C D E F,G

STEP 1: Identify the logic network

B A C

F H

STEP 2: Draw the actual network based on Step 1: fill in the ID and duration

B 5 A 3 C 4

D 2

F 4 H 1

E 6

G 2

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ES: Early start LF: Late start Activity ID Duration

ES LS

F EF G 2 LF

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Float EF: Early finish LF: Late finish

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STEP 3: Forward path calculation (+ve & max value) get Early Start and Late Start 03 26931722 625

start with 0 @ day 0

0 A 3

Early start + duration = Early finish @ 0+3 =3

Forward path : start from left go right

3 B 5

8 D 2

10

10 F 4

14

0 A 3

16 H 1 3 C 4 7 8 E 6 14 14 G 2 16

17

(when there are option eg 8 or 7 for Forward path , choose maximum value ; for backward path choose minimum value)

Suhaini Hassan@ OUM

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STEP 4: Backward path calculation (-ve & min value) 16 A 1 17 Early finish - duration = Early early start @ 17-1 =16

start from left to right

starf from left to right 3 3 B 5 8 8 8 10 10 D 2 12 10 12 F 4 14 16 16 0 0 A 3 3 3 3 4 C 4 7 8 8 8 E 6 14 14 14 14 16 G 2 16 total duration 16 17 H 1 17

STEP 5: Identify the total duration =17

STEP 6: Culculate the FLOAT = the different between ES and LS or/and EF and LF

3 3

0 B 5

8 8

8 10

2 10 D 2 12

10 12

2 F 4

14 16 16 0 17 H 1 17

0 0

0 A 3

3 3 3 4 1 C 4 7 8 8 8 0 E 6 14 14 14 14 0 16 G 2 16 16

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STEP 7: Identify the critical path= A--> B-->E-->G-->H (The network from task with 0 float to the next task with 0 float)

3 3

0 B 5

8 8

8 10

2 10 D 2 12

10 12

2 F 4

14 16 16 16 0 17 H 1 17

0 0

0 A 3

3 3 3 4 1 C 4 7 8 8 8 0 E 6 14 14 14 14 0 16 G 2 16

The critical path: A--> B-->E-->G-->H

eg free float activity C: EF(C)=7 ; ES (D) = 8 ; ES(E)=8 thus FF (C) = 1 D: EF(D) = 10 ; ES (F) = 10; thus FF(D) = 0

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PROJECT PLAN: CRITICAL PATH METHOD


Suhaini Hassan @ OUM

STEP 8: Summary in table: Tabulate the result


ACTIVITY DURATION (WEEK) A. 3 B. 5 C. 4 D. 2 E. 6 F. 4 G. 2 H. 1 IPA A A B,C B,C D E F,G ES 0 3 3 8 8 10 14 16 EF 3 8 7 10 14 14 16 17 LS 0 3 4 10 8 12 14 16 LF 3 8 8 12 14 16 16 17 TF 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 FF 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0

Total project duration

STEP 9: Gantt Chart (from ES to EF each task)


ID A B C D E F G H DUR 3 5 4 2 6 4 2 1 WEEK 0 1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

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