Cpm - Module 7

Front 1

What is Planning?

Back 1

The process of choosing the one method and order of work to be performed

Hint 1

A process. What is to be done, how and where and by whom?

Front 2

What is Scheduling?

Back 2

The timing of each operation/work package and the creation of a timeline for the completion of the operations in order

Hint 2

Timing. Who and what determines the when?

Front 3

Network Diagram

Back 3

A network diagram or model is a graphical representation of a program or plan for a particular project

Front 4

Precedence Diagram

Back 4

The most common type of network scheduling tool in use today. Activities are represented by nodes.

Front 5

Floats

Back 5

Float refers to the time by which a non-critical activity can be delayed without delaying the project completion date.

Front 6

Critical Path

Back 6

The critical path is the most important and the longest path of the network.

Front 7

Earliest Start Time (EST)

Back 7

The earliest time for an activity to start.
EST = its EFT of its tail event.

Front 8

Earliest Finish Time (EFT)

Back 8

The earliest time for an activity to finish.

EFT = its EST + its duration.

Front 9

Latest Finish Time (LFT)

Back 9

LFT = LST of the succeeding activity

LFT = Min (LST of succeeding activities)

Front 10

Latest Start Time (LST)

Back 10

LST = LFT –Duration of activity

Front 11

Total Floats

Back 11

The amount of time by which an activity can be delayed without delaying the project completion date/time.

Front 12

Free Floats

Back 12

The amount of time by which an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start of the successor activity.

Front 13

Interfering Float

Back 13

If an activity delay is greater than its free float but less than or equal to its total float, the lateness will not delay the project, but it will interfere with the start of some subsequent activity.

Hint 13

IF = its TF –its FF

Front 14

Link Lag

Back 14

Difference between the early start date of an activity and the early finish date of the preceding activity.

Hint 14

LLab= ESTb–EFTa

Front 15

Basic resources required for any project

Back 15

1. Money
2. Materials
3. Equipment
4. Human Resources
5. Time

Hint 15

5 things

Front 16

RESOURCE ANALYSIS

Back 16

1. Knowledge

2. Understanding

3. Awareness

Hint 16

Successful exploitation of resources requires:

Front 17

Resource allocation

Back 17

-Allocation of resources that are limited

-Uses the precedence diagram for basis of solution

- Limited Resources may extend the project duration

Front 18

Resource leveling

Back 18

Concerns the efficient use of the required resources when the project duration cannot be altered (resource usage).

Hint 18

-Project scheduling may be constrained due to multiple resource limitations.
-Levelling resource usage minimizes the amount of idle resources, reducing total cost.

Front 19

Resource smoothing

Back 19

Process that attempts to determine a resource requirement that is smooth and where peaks and valleys are eliminated.

Hint 19

part of the resource levelling process

Front 20

Heuristics

Back 20

Allocate resources to activities to minimize project delays based on certain priority rules.

Front 21

The two most commonly used heuristics are:

Back 21

1. Serial method
2. Parallel method

Hint 21

Breakfast food,
2 lines side by side are _____ to each other

Front 22

Serial Method

Back 22

Resources are allocated to each of the activities one at a time until resources are allocated to all activities.

Hint 22

Sorted into a list

Front 23

Parallel Method

Back 23

Only the activities where the preceding activities have been completed are considered.

-Compared to the serial method, the parallel method is the most widely used heuristic.

Front 24

Most Effective ways to minimize project delays

Back 24

1. Achieve minimum slack

2. Identify smallest duration

3. Identify lowest activity identification number

Front 25

Project management can be reduced to two basic components:

Back 25

1. Monitoring

2. Controlling

Hint 25

1. Screen on a computer

2. the remote _________.

Front 26

Monitoring

Back 26

Provides the means of understanding what is happening on a project by gathering information

Front 27

Controlling

Back 27

Consists of action(s) taken in response to this information.

Front 28

What do we monitor? (Inputs)

Back 28

1. Human Resources

2. Machines

3. Materials

4. Money

Hint 28

4 things

H_ _ _ _ R_ _ _ _ _ _ _

M_ c h _ _ _ s

Ma_ _ _ _ _ ls

M_ _ _ y

Front 29

4 other project aspects we monitor are: (Inputs)

Back 29

1. Space

2. Time

3. Tasks

4. Quality / Tech Performance

Front 30

Outputs that we monitor:

Back 30

1. Costs
2. Progression
3. job Inception
4. job Completion
5. Design Changes
6. Change Orders

Hint 30

6 things

Front 31

When do we monitor?

Back 31

1. End of project

2. Continuously

3. Regularly

4. Logically

5. While there is time to react

6. ASAP

7. At task completion

8. Milestones

Front 32

Where do we monitor?

Back 32

1. At Head Office

2. At Site Office

3. On the spot

4. Depends on Situation

Front 33

How do we monitor?

Back 33

- Reports

- Tests and inspections

- Delivery or staggered delivery

- Updating project management information system (PMIS)