Think of a project
Minimum of 10 Events
Generalise or specify events
Assign activities
Work out time expected for each event using formula
Create PERT diagram
Assign time to PERT diagram
Determine start and finish times
Calculate critical path
Refine PERT diagram if necessary
Discuss ramifications
Questions
Is there more than one critical path? __________________________________________________
What is/are the critical path/paths? ___________________________________________________
Are technical dependencies in the correct order? ________________________________________
Have parallel tasks been correctly identified? ___________________________________________
What is optimal number of staff? _____________________________________________________
With optimal staffing, how many man hours are you saving? _______________________________
Where is any slack time? How long those events could be delayed by?
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What would be your course of action if you had time and staff constraints to consider?
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