1. Quick 5 Quiz Are you ready …… ?!

2. Question 1 A ‘Critical’ Task is one which (could be more than 1) … A.Will be part of the Critical Path B.Any delay therein creates a delay in the overall Project Finish Date C.Has a ‘float’ in it which allows flexibility to the Project Manager

3. Question 2 The L.F.T. for Activity D is A.3 B.8 C.2 D.10

4. Question 3 CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS aka _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PATH ANALYSIS

5. Question 4 0 0 15 10 B C A 6 26 16 D 10 25 E 51 Identify the Critical Path

6. Question 5 0 0 6 weeks 1 week A 1 1 7 7 3 8 11 B C. 2 weeks D. 2 weeks E. 3 weeks 10 F. 1 week What is the Total Float in this Project? A.11 weeks B.4 weeks C.5 weeks D.8 weeks

7. ANSWER TO Q.1 A ‘Critical’ Task is one which… A.Will be part of the Critical Path B.Any delay therein creates a delay in the overall Project Finish Date C.Has a ‘float’ in it which allows flexibility to the Project Manager ‘C’ contradicts B. Floats exist in only non=critical tasks and can be Free &/or Total depending on whether their delay affects the start of the proceeding Task

8. ANSWER TO Q.2 The L.F.T. for Activity D is A.3 B.8 C.2 D.10 The ‘bottom right’ section of any node shows the LFT for the preceding activity. Node 5 for activity D (&E) – so of course the Start Node will have an LFT of 0, because there is no preceding Task

9. ANSWER TO Q.3 N E T W O R K CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS aka _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PATH ANALYSIS

10. ANSWER TO Q.4 0 0 15 10 B C A 6 26 16 D 10 25 E 51 Identify the Critical Path ACDE It is usually recommended to identify the CP [i] on the diagram with the ‘double strokes’ and [ii] in the Key with the sequence of letters

11. ANSWER TO Q.5 0 0 6 weeks 1 week A. foundation 1 1 7 7 3 8 11 B. Construction C. Pool E&F 2 weeks D. Pool T&S 2 weeks E. House ID&F 3 weeks 10 F. Final Testing 1 week What is the Total Float in this Project? A.11 weeks B.4 weeks C.5 weeks D.8 weeks [ B(6)+E(3)] - [C(2)+D(2)] Remember this number is only used to distinguish between Free & Total Floats. We present our answers in a table, giving the value of FF’s & TFs for both non-critical tasks