DIPLOMA OF BUSINESS BSBPMG 522 A UNDERTAKE PROJECT

DIPLOMA OF BUSINESS BSBPMG 522 A : UNDERTAKE PROJECT WORK Understanding Assessment Task 2 CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS B, 3 A, 1 Start, 0 F, 1 C, 1 D, 2 G, 1 E, 1 H, 2 Source : http: //timtyler. org/on_the_critical_path/ I, 2

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : PURPOSE • A critical path method or analysis is used in project planning to: • Find out the maximum time for a project to be completed • Finds out the potential problems when working on a project • Finds out what resource is needed when, in the project

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : STEP-BY-STEP [SAMPLE PROJECT : HAVING BREAKFAST] 1. Make a list of all your project tasks

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : STEP-BY-STEP [SAMPLE PROJECT : HAVING BREAKFAST] 2. Label each task

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : STEP-BY-STEP [SAMPLE PROJECT : HAVING BREAKFAST] 3. Determine the predecessors for each task [Predecessor = which tasks must be completed before this task can be done)

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : STEP-BY-STEP [SAMPLE PROJECT : HAVING BREAKFAST] 4. Determine how much time each tasks will take

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : STEP-BY-STEP [SAMPLE PROJECT : HAVING BREAKFAST] 5. Put all tasks (labels) without a predecessor into circles (called nodes) and put the time beside it. The tasks without predecessors means they can all start at the same time. These are called “initial activities” A, 1 C, 1 G, 1 Tasks without predecessors

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : STEP-BY-STEP [SAMPLE PROJECT : HAVING BREAKFAST] 6. Create a circle (node) on the left, and put “Start” with a duration of “ 0” A, 1 Start, 0 C, 1 G, 1

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : STEP-BY-STEP [SAMPLE PROJECT : HAVING BREAKFAST] 7. Connect the Start node with all the initial activities. This shows that all 3 tasks can start together. A, 1 Start, 0 C, 1 G, 1

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : STEP-BY-STEP [SAMPLE PROJECT : HAVING BREAKFAST] 8. Now, put all the other tasks in nodes with their time and place them beside the initial activities which are their predecessors B, 3 A, 1 Start, 0 F, 1 C, 1 D, 2 G, 1 E, 1 H, 2 I, 2

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : STEP-BY-STEP [SAMPLE PROJECT : HAVING BREAKFAST] • Example : If task D’s predecessors is task C, draw an arrow from Task C to Task D: A, 1 Start, 0 C, 1 G, 1 D, 2

CRITICAL PATH ANALYSIS : STEP-BY-STEP [SAMPLE PROJECT : HAVING BREAKFAST] • Example : If task E’s predecessors are tasks C and D, draw an arrow from Task C and D to Task E: A, 1 Start, 0 C, 1 G, 1 D, 2 E, 1