Critical Path Analysis By: Troy Gonsalves

Critical Path Analysis By: Troy Gonsalves

Motivation The typical reason for failure is poor project-planning Poor planning can result in missed deadlines, inflated costs, and a slow, unreliable system Good management can not ensure project success but bad management usually results in project failure

Overview Task Definition Task Integration Matrix PERT chart Gantt chart

Task Definition ProjectPlanning.pdf pages 1-8

Task Integration Matrix Tutorial-Oct25.pdf Pages 4-5

PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique To construct the PERT chart we must: Assign each task to a developer Specify the execution order of each developer’s tasks

PERT Syntax The typical graphical syntax for PERT charts results in confusing and often erroneous calculations Refer to Pert.xls for a better graphical syntax

Gantt Charts Refer to Gantt.xls

Links PERT tutorial: http://www.project-planning-tips.com/Pr oject%20Planning%209.htm PERT and Gantt examples http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/la/it/i pmnotes/ganttpert/