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Presentation Summary..
• Project Management
• Critical Path
• Origin of CPM
• Procedure of CPM
• Example
• Advantages/Disadvantages
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What is Project Management??
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What is Critical Path??
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What is Critical Path Method??
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The origins of CPM
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Where is it used??
Software Development
Construction
Research Projects
Product Development
• According to Dr. Larry Bennett (1978), the critical path method also
has three main benefits for project managers. They are…
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Key Steps in the Critical Path Method...
• There are six key steps in the critical path method. They are..
Establish Dependencies
Step 2 Identify the Critical Path Step 5
(Activity Sequence)
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Key Steps in the Critical Path Method...
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Key Steps in the Critical Path Method...
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Key Steps in the Critical Path Method...
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Key Steps in the Critical Path Method...
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Key Steps in the Critical Path Method...
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Key Steps in the Critical Path Method...
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Terms Related to CPM
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Calculation of CPM
• Earliest Start Time (EST) • The earliest and latest that each
activity can start and finish
• Earliest Finish Time (EFT) without making the project
• Latest start time (LST) longer.
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Exercise..
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Exercise
0 7 7 13 13 16
A C G
0 7 7 7 6 13 13 3 16
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H
16 2 18
0 3 3 6 6 9
B D E
7 3 10 10 3 13 13 3 16
3 5
F
11 2 13
Exercise
Gantt Chart
Advantages of CPM
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