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Unit 12: Critical Path Method and PERT

15. Draw the network for the following project given in Table. Notes
Activity Preceded by Initial activity Duration (weeks)
a - 10
b a 9
c a 7
d b 6
e b 12
f c 6
g c 8
h f 8
i d 4
j g,h 11
k e 5
l i 7
Number the events by Fulkerson’s rule and find the critical path. Also find the time for
completing the project.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Optimistic 2. CPM

3. dummy activity 4. Dummy activities
5. critical activity 6. float
7. Controlling 8. Three
9. activity 10. PERT

11. creating, maintaining 12. Standard normal deviate
13. Network 14. longest
15. Most likely

12.8 Further Readings

Books Klastorin, Ted. Project Management: Tools and Trade-offs. Wiley.

Milosevic, Dragan Z. Project Management Tool Box: Tools and Techniques for the
Practicing Project Manager. Wiley.

Online links www.imamu.edu.sa

www.netmba.com
www.mindtools.com

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