CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM)

Bu Seth Co. is launching new product to be manufactured in their factory. The company
identified 11 activities.

Immediate
Activity Predecessor Duration (hrs) Path Duration

A - 2 ABCDEHJK 36
B A 3 ABCDEHIK 39 MOST CRITICAL
C B 6 ABCFGHJK 30
D C 6 ABCFGHIK 33
E D 9
F C 4
G F 5
H E&G 7
I H 5
J H 2
K I&J 1
 First Path First Path
ABCDEHJK ES Duration EF ABCDEHJK LF Duration LS
A 0 2 2 K 36 1 35
B 2 3 5 J 35 2 33
C 5 6 11 H 33 7 26
D 11 6 17 E 26 9 17
E 17 9 26 D 17 6 11
H 26 7 33 C 11 6 5
J 33 2 35 B 5 3 2
K 35 1 36 A 2 2 0

Second Path Second Path

ABCDEHIK ES Duration EF ABCDEHIK LF Duration LS
A 0 2 2 K 39 1 38
B 2 3 5 I 38 5 33
C 5 6 11 H 33 7 26
D 11 6 17 E 26 9 17
E 17 9 26 D 17 6 11
H 26 7 33 C 11 6 5
I 33 5 38 B 5 3 2
K 38 1 39 A 2 2 0

Third Path Third Path

ABCFGHJK ES Duration EF ABCFGHJK LF Duration LS
A 0 2 2 K 30 1 29
B 2 3 5 J 29 2 27
C 5 6 11 H 27 7 20
F 11 4 15 G 20 5 15
G 15 5 20 F 15 4 11
H 20 7 27 C 11 6 5
J 27 2 29 B 5 3 2
K 29 1 30 A 2 2 0
 Fourth Path Fourth Path
ABCFGHIK ES Duration EF ABCFGHIK LF Duration LS
A 0 2 2 K 33 1 32
B 2 3 5 I 32 5 27
C 5 6 11 H 27 7 20
F 11 4 15 G 20 5 15
G 15 5 20 F 15 7 8
H 20 7 27 C 8 6 2
I 27 5 32 B 2 3 -1
K 32 1 33 A -1 2 -3

Activity Late Finish Early Finish Slack (days)

A 2 2 0
B 5 5 0
C 11 11 0
D 17 17 0
E 26 26 0
F 31 15 16
G 26 20 6
H 33 33 0
I 38 38 0
J 38 35 3
K 39 39 0
TOTAL 25
(CPM)

11 6 17 17 9 26 33 2 35
D E J
11 0 17 17 0 26 33 3 38
0 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 11 26 7 33 38 1 39
A B C H K
0 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 11 26 0 33 38 0 39
11 4 15 15 5 20 33 5 38
F G I
11 16 31 31 6 26 33 0 38
 PROGRAM EVALUATION & REVIEW TECHNIQ
ACTIVITY O P ML Expected Time Variance
A 3 11 6 6.3333333333 1.777778
B 4 13 7 7.5 2.25
C 7 16 10 10.5 2.25
D 7 15 10 10.3333333333 1.777778
E 10 19 12 12.8333333333 2.25
F 5 14 6 7.1666666667 2.25
G 6 15 6 7.5 2.25
H 8 18 9 10.3333333333 2.777778
I 6 15 6 7.5 2.25
J 3 10 5 5.5 1.361111
K 2 9 3 3.8333333333 1.361111

Activities Expected Duration Square root

ABCDEHJK 67.1666666667 3.97562
ABCDEHIK 69.1666666667 4.085884
ABCFGHJK 58.6666666667 4.034573
ABCFGHIK 60.6666666667 4.143268

Path ActivitiesPath Variance z-value Probability of Completion

1 ABCDEHJK 15.80556 10.27093 1
2 ABCDEHIK 16.69444 9.504268 1
3 ABCFGHJK 16.27778 12.22765 1
4 ABCFGHIK 17.16667 11.42416 1
REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT)

Square root
 CRITICAL PATH
Ma Sha Keith Co. is launching new product to be manufactured in their factory. The
company identified 11 activities.

Immediate Duration
Activity Path Duration
Predecessor (weeks)
A - 3 ABCDEHJK 42 MOST CRITICAL
B A 5 ABCDEHIK 37
C B 6 ABCFGHJK 33
D C 7 ABCFGHIK 35
E D 2
F C 1
G F 6
H E&G 8
I H 4
J H 9
K I&J 2

First Path First Path

ABCDEHJK ES Duration EF ABCDEHJK LF
A 0 3 3 K 42
B 3 5 8 J 40
C 8 6 14 H 31
D 14 7 21 E 23
E 21 2 23 D 21
H 23 8 31 C 14
J 31 9 40 B 8
K 40 2 42 A 3

Second Path Second Path

ABCDEHIK ES Duration EF ABCDEHIK LF
A 0 3 3 K 37
B 3 5 8 I 35
C 8 6 14 H 31
D 14 7 21 E 23
E 21 2 23 D 21
H 23 8 31 C 14
I 31 4 35 B 8
K 35 2 37 A 3

Third Path Third Path

ABCFGHJK ES Duration EF ABCFGHJK LF
A 0 3 3 K 33
B 3 5 8 J 31
C 8 6 14 H 29
F 14 1 15 G 21
G 15 6 21 F 15
H 21 8 29 C 14
J 29 2 31 B 8
K 31 2 33 A 3

Fourth Path Fourth Path

ABCFGHIK ES Duration EF ABCFGHIK LF
A 0 3 3 K 35
B 3 5 8 I 33
C 8 6 14 H 29
F 14 1 15 G 21
G 15 6 21 F 15
H 21 8 29 C 14
I 29 4 33 B 8
K 33 2 35 A 3

Activity Late Finish Early Finish Slack (days)

A 3 3 0
B 8 8 0
C 14 14 0
D 21 21 0
E 23 23 0
F 29 15 14
G 23 21 2
H 31 31 0
I 40 35 5
J 40 40 0
K 42 42 0
TOTAL 21
CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM)

14 7 21 21 2
D E
14 0 21 21 0
0 3 3 3 5 8 8 6 14
A B C
0 0 3 3 0 8 8 0 14
14 1 15 15 6
F G
14 14 29 29 2

Duration LS
2 40
9 31
8 23
2 21
7 14
6 8
5 3
3 0
Duration LS
2 35
4 31
8 23
2 21
7 14
6 8
5 3
3 0

Duration LS
2 31
2 29
8 21
6 15
1 14
6 8
5 3
3 0

Duration LS
2 33
4 29
8 21
6 15
1 14
6 8
5 3
3 0
23 31 9 40
J
23 31 0 40
23 8 31 40 2 42
H K
23 0 31 40 0 42
21 31 4 35
I
23 36 5 40
 PROGRAM EVALUATION & REVIEW TECHNIQUE (P
ACTIVITY O P ML Expected Time Variance
A 6 15 2 4.8333333333 2.25
B 7 18 7 8.8333333333 3.361111
C 8 14 10 10.3333333333 1
D 9 16 10 10.8333333333 1.361111
E 3 18 12 11.5 6.25
F 2 12 5 5.6666666667 2.777778
G 6 18 7 8.6666666667 4
H 9 14 8 9.1666666667 0.694444
I 5 16 6 7.5 3.361111
J 9 18 1 5.1666666667 2.25
K 2 10 2 3.3333333333 1.777778

Activities Expected Duration Square root

ABCDEHJK 64 4.085884
ABCDEHIK 66.3333333333 4.478343
ABCFGHJK 56 4.255715
ABCFGHIK 58.3333333333 4.384315

Path ActivitiesPath Variance z-value Probability of Completion

1 ABCDEHJK 16.69444 10.76878 1
2 ABCDEHIK 20.05556 9.304037 1
3 ABCFGHJK 18.11111 12.21886 1
4 ABCFGHIK 19.22222 11.32826 1
EW TECHNIQUE (PERT)

Square root
 CRITICAL
The Pooh Co. is launching new product to be manufactured in their factory. The company
identified 11 activities.

Immediate
Activity Predecessor Duration (mins) Path Duration

A - 10 ABCDEHJK 155
B A 15 ABCDEHIK 158 MOST CRITICAL
C B 22 ABCFGHJK 115
D C 34 ABCFGHIK 128
E D 25
F C 13
G F 16
H E&G 17
I H 15
J H 12
K I&J 20

First Path First Path

ABCDEHJK ES Duration EF ABCDEHJK LF
A 0 10 10 K 155
B 10 15 25 J 135
C 25 22 47 H 123
D 47 34 81 E 106
E 81 25 106 D 81
H 106 17 123 C 47
J 123 12 135 B 25
K 135 20 155 A 10

Second Path Second Path

ABCDEHIK ES Duration EF ABCDEHIK LF
A 0 10 10 K 158
B 10 15 25 I 138
C 25 22 47 H 123
D 47 34 81 E 106
E 81 25 106 D 81
H 106 17 123 C 47
I 123 15 138 B 25
K 138 20 158 A 10

Third Path Third Path

ABCFGHJK ES Duration EF ABCFGHJK LF
A 0 10 10 K 115
B 10 15 25 J 95
C 25 22 47 H 93
F 47 13 60 G 76
G 60 16 76 F 60
H 76 17 93 C 47
J 93 2 95 B 25
K 95 20 115 A 10

Fourth Path Fourth Path

ABCFGHIK ES Duration EF ABCFGHIK LF
A 0 10 10 K 128
B 10 15 25 I 108
C 25 22 47 H 93
F 47 13 60 G 76
G 60 16 76 F 60
H 76 17 93 C 47
I 93 15 108 B 25
K 108 20 128 A 10

Activity Late Finish Early Finish Slack (days)

A 10 10 0
B 25 25 0
C 47 47 0
D 81 81 0
E 106 106 0
F 122 60 62
G 106 76 30
H 123 123 0
I 138 138 0
J 138 135 3
K 158 158 0
TOTAL 95
 CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM)

47 34 81 81 25 106
D E
47 0 81 81 0 106
0 10 10 10 15 25 25 22 47 106 17
A B C H
0 0 10 10 0 25 25 0 47 106 0
47 13 60 60 16 76
F G
47 62 122 122 30 106

Duration LS
20 135
12 123
17 106
25 81
34 47
22 25
15 10
10 0
Duration LS
20 138
15 123
17 106
25 81
34 47
22 25
15 10
10 0

Duration LS
20 95
2 93
17 76
16 60
13 47
22 25
15 10
10 0

Duration LS
20 108
15 93
17 76
16 60
13 47
22 25
15 10
10 0
 123 12 135
J
126 3 138
123 138 20 158
K
123 138 0 158
123 15 138
I
123 0 138
 PROGRAM EVALUATION & REVIEW TECHNIQUE
ACTIVITY O P ML Expected Time Variance
A 3 12 3 4.5 2.25
B 5 25 5 8.3333333333 11.11111
C 14 16 4 7.6666666667 0.111111
D 25 35 9 16 2.777778
E 6 14 7 8 1.777778
F 4 23 2 5.8333333333 10.02778
G 8 18 5 7.6666666667 2.777778
H 9 32 8 12.1666666667 14.69444
I 15 20 6 9.8333333333 0.694444
J 13 22 1 6.5 2.25
K 2 10 2 3.3333333333 1.777778

Activities Expected Duration Square root

ABCDEHJK 66.5 6.144103
ABCDEHIK 69.8333333333 5.932491
ABCFGHJK 56 6.708204
ABCFGHIK 59.3333333333 6.59124

Path ActivitiesPath Variance z-value Probability of Completion

1 ABCDEHJK 37.75 6.754444 1
2 ABCDEHIK 35.19444 6.433498 1
3 ABCFGHJK 45 7.751702 1
4 ABCFGHIK 43.44444 7.383537 1
VIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT)

Square root
 CRITICAL
The Pooh Co. is launching new product to be manufactured in their factory. The company
identified 11 activities.

Immediate
Activity Predecessor Duration (hrs.) Path Duration

A - 6 ABCDEHJK 42
B A 9 ABCDEHIK 45 MOST CRITICAL
C B 4 ABCFGHJK 41
D C 6 ABCFGHIK 44
E D 2
F C 6
G F 1
H E&G 5
I H 5
J H 2
K I&J 8

First Path First Path

ABCDEHJK ES Duration EF ABCDEHJK LF
A 0 6 6 K 42
B 6 9 15 J 34
C 15 4 19 H 32
D 19 6 25 E 27
E 25 2 27 D 25
H 27 5 32 C 19
J 32 2 34 B 15
K 34 8 42 A 6

Second Path Second Path

ABCDEHIK ES Duration EF ABCDEHIK LF
A 0 6 6 K 45
B 6 9 15 I 37
C 15 4 19 H 32
D 19 6 25 E 27
E 25 2 27 D 25
H 27 5 32 C 19
I 32 5 37 B 15
K 37 8 45 A 6

Third Path Third Path

ABCFGHJK ES Duration EF ABCFGHJK LF
A 0 6 6 K 41
B 6 9 15 J 33
C 15 4 19 H 31
F 19 6 25 G 26
G 25 1 26 F 25
H 26 5 31 C 19
J 31 2 33 B 15
K 33 8 41 A 6

Fourth Path Fourth Path

ABCFGHIK ES Duration EF ABCFGHIK LF
A 0 6 6 K 44
B 6 9 15 I 36
C 15 4 19 H 31
F 19 6 25 G 26
G 25 1 26 F 25
H 26 5 31 C 19
I 31 5 36 B 15
K 36 8 44 A 6

Activity Late Finish Early Finish Slack (days)

A 6 6 0
B 15 15 0
C 19 19 0
D 25 25 0
E 27 27 0
F 28 25 3
G 27 26 1
H 32 32 0
I 37 37 0
J 37 34 3
K 45 45 0
TOTAL 7
 CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM)

19 6 25 25 2 27
D E
19 0 25 25 0 27
0 6 6 6 9 15 15 4 19 27 5
A B C H
0 0 6 6 0 15 15 0 19 27 0
19 6 25 25 1 26
F G
19 3 28 28 1 27

Duration LS
8 34
2 32
5 27
2 25
6 19
4 15
9 6
6 0
Duration LS
8 37
5 32
5 27
2 25
6 19
4 15
9 6
6 0

Duration LS
8 33
2 31
5 26
1 25
6 19
4 15
9 6
6 0

Duration LS
8 36
5 31
5 26
1 25
6 19
4 15
9 6
6 0
 32 2 34
J
35 3 37
32 37 8 45
K
32 37 0 45
32 5 37
I
32 0 37
 PROGRAM EVALUATION & REVIEW TECHNIQ
ACTIVITY O P ML Expected Time Variance
A 3 12 3 4.5 2.25
B 5 25 5 8.3333333333 11.11111
C 14 16 4 7.6666666667 0.111111
D 25 35 9 16 2.777778
E 6 14 7 8 1.777778
F 4 23 2 5.8333333333 10.02778
G 8 18 5 7.6666666667 2.777778
H 9 32 8 12.1666666667 14.69444
I 15 20 6 9.8333333333 0.694444
J 13 22 1 6.5 2.25
K 2 10 2 3.3333333333 1.777778

Activities Expected Duration Square root

ABCDEHJK 66.5 6.144103
ABCDEHIK 69.8333333333 5.932491
ABCFGHJK 56 6.708204
ABCFGHIK 59.3333333333 6.59124

Path ActivitiesPath Variance z-value Probability of Completion

1 ABCDEHJK 37.75 6.754444 1
2 ABCDEHIK 35.19444 6.433498 1
3 ABCFGHJK 45 7.751702 1
4 ABCFGHIK 43.44444 7.383537 1
REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT)

Square root
 CRITICAL
The Pooh Co. is launching new product to be manufactured in their factory. The company
identified 11 activities.

Immediate
Activity Predecessor Duration (hrs.) Path Duration

A - 3 ABCDEHJK 38
B A 5 ABCDEHIK 41 MOST CRITICAL
C B 6 ABCFGHJK 34
D C 9 ABCFGHIK 40
E D 1
F C 5
G F 4
H E&G 6
I H 8
J H 5
K I&J 3

First Path First Path

ABCDEHJK ES Duration EF ABCDEHJK LF
A 0 3 3 K 38
B 3 5 8 J 35
C 8 6 14 H 30
D 14 9 23 E 24
E 23 1 24 D 23
H 24 6 30 C 14
J 30 5 35 B 8
K 35 3 38 A 3

Second Path Second Path

ABCDEHIK ES Duration EF ABCDEHIK LF
A 0 3 3 K 41
B 3 5 8 I 38
C 8 6 14 H 30
D 14 9 23 E 24
E 23 1 24 D 23
H 24 6 30 C 14
I 30 8 38 B 8
K 38 3 41 A 3

Third Path Third Path

ABCFGHJK ES Duration EF ABCFGHJK LF
A 0 3 3 K 34
B 3 5 8 J 31
C 8 6 14 H 29
F 14 5 19 G 23
G 19 4 23 F 19
H 23 6 29 C 14
J 29 2 31 B 8
K 31 3 34 A 3

Fourth Path Fourth Path

ABCFGHIK ES Duration EF ABCFGHIK LF
A 0 3 3 K 40
B 3 5 8 I 37
C 8 6 14 H 29
F 14 5 19 G 23
G 19 4 23 F 19
H 23 6 29 C 14
I 29 8 37 B 8
K 37 3 40 A 3

Activity Late Finish Early Finish Slack (days)

A 3 3 0
B 8 8 0
C 14 14 0
D 23 23 0
E 24 24 0
F 28 19 9
G 24 23 1
H 30 30 0
I 38 38 0
J 38 35 3
K 41 41 0
TOTAL 13
 CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM)

14 9 23 23 1 24
D E
14 0 23 23 0 24
0 3 3 3 5 8 8 6 14 24 6
A B C H
0 0 3 3 0 8 8 0 14 24 0
14 5 19 19 4 23
F G
14 9 28 28 1 24

Duration LS
3 35
5 30
6 24
1 23
9 14
6 8
5 3
3 0
Duration LS
3 38
8 30
6 24
1 23
9 14
6 8
5 3
3 0

Duration LS
3 31
2 29
6 23
4 19
5 14
6 8
5 3
3 0

Duration LS
3 37
8 29
6 23
4 19
5 14
6 8
5 3
3 0
 30 5 35
J
33 3 38
30 38 3 41
K
30 38 0 41
30 8 38
I
30 0 38
 PROGRAM EVALUATION & REVIEW TECHNIQ
ACTIVITY O P ML Expected Time Variance
A 9 2 1.8333333333 1.361111
B 8 3 4 4.5 0.694444
C 4 5 8 6.8333333333 0.027778
D 5 6 6 5.8333333333 0.027778
E 1 4 31 21.5 0.25
F 2 8 2 3 1
G 3 1 4 3.3333333333 0.111111
H 4 5 3 3.5 0.027778
I 10 6 4 5.3333333333 0.444444
J 2 3 1 1.5 0.027778
K 3 2 2 2.1666666667 0.027778

Activities Expected Duration Square root

ABCDEHJK 47.6666666667 1.518406
ABCDEHIK 51.5 1.691482
ABCFGHJK 26.6666666667 1.810463
ABCFGHIK 30.5 1.922094

Path ActivitiesPath Variance z-value Probability of Completion

1 ABCDEHJK 2.305556 39.73466 1
2 ABCDEHIK 2.861111 33.40266 1
3 ABCFGHJK 3.277778 44.92404 1
4 ABCFGHIK 3.694444 40.32061 1
REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT)

Square root
 CRITICAL PATH
Ma Sha Keith Co. is launching new product to be manufactured in their factory. The
company identified 11 activities.

Immediate Duration
Activity Path Duration
Predecessor (weeks)
A - 5 ABCDEHJK 50 MOST CRITICAL
B A 5 ABCDEHIK 49
C B 7 ABCFGHJK 45
D C 9 ABCFGHIK 48
E D 4
F C 7
G F 5
H E&G 8
I H 5
J H 6
K I&J 6

First Path First Path

ABCDEHJK ES Duration EF ABCDEHJK LF
A 0 5 5 K 50
B 5 5 10 J 44
C 10 7 17 H 38
D 17 9 26 E 30
E 26 4 30 D 26
H 30 8 38 C 17
J 38 6 44 B 10
K 44 6 50 A 5

Second Path Second Path

ABCDEHIK ES Duration EF ABCDEHIK LF
A 0 5 5 K 49
B 5 5 10 I 43
C 10 7 17 H 38
D 17 9 26 E 30
E 26 4 30 D 26
H 30 8 38 C 17
I 38 5 43 B 10
K 43 6 49 A 5

Third Path Third Path

ABCFGHJK ES Duration EF ABCFGHJK LF
A 0 5 5 K 45
B 5 5 10 J 39
C 10 7 17 H 37
F 17 7 24 G 29
G 24 5 29 F 24
H 29 8 37 C 17
J 37 2 39 B 10
K 39 6 45 A 5

Fourth Path Fourth Path

ABCFGHIK ES Duration EF ABCFGHIK LF
A 0 5 5 K 48
B 5 5 10 I 42
C 10 7 17 H 37
F 17 7 24 G 29
G 24 5 29 F 24
H 29 8 37 C 17
I 37 5 42 B 10
K 42 6 48 A 5

Activity Late Finish Early Finish Slack (days)

A 5 5 0
B 10 10 0
C 17 17 0
D 26 26 0
E 30 30 0
F 35 24 11
G 30 29 1
H 38 38 0
I 44 43 1
J 44 44 0
K 50 50 0
TOTAL 13
CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM)

17 9 26 26 4
D E
17 0 26 26 0
0 5 5 5 5 10 10 7 17
A B C
0 0 5 5 0 10 10 0 17
17 7 24 24 5
F G
17 11 35 35 1

Duration LS
6 44
6 38
8 30
4 26
9 17
7 10
5 5
5 0
Duration LS
6 43
5 38
8 30
4 26
9 17
7 10
5 5
5 0

Duration LS
6 39
2 37
8 29
5 24
7 17
7 10
5 5
5 0

Duration LS
6 42
5 37
8 29
5 24
7 17
7 10
5 5
5 0
30 38 6 44
J
30 38 0 44
30 8 38 44 6 50
H K
30 0 38 44 0 50
29 38 5 43
I
30 39 1 44
 PROGRAM EVALUATION & REVIEW TECHNIQ
ACTIVITY O P ML Expected Time Variance
A 6 15 2 4.8333333333 2.25
B 7 18 7 8.8333333333 3.361111
C 8 14 10 10.3333333333 1
D 9 16 10 10.8333333333 1.361111
E 3 18 12 11.5 6.25
F 2 12 5 5.6666666667 2.777778
G 6 18 7 8.6666666667 4
H 9 14 8 9.1666666667 0.694444
I 5 16 6 7.5 3.361111
J 9 18 1 5.1666666667 2.25
K 2 10 2 3.3333333333 1.777778

Activities Expected Duration Square root

ABCDEHJK 64 4.085884
ABCDEHIK 66.3333333333 4.478343
ABCFGHJK 56 4.255715
ABCFGHIK 58.3333333333 4.384315

Path ActivitiesPath Variance z-value Probability of Completion

1 ABCDEHJK 16.69444 10.76878 1
2 ABCDEHIK 20.05556 9.304037 1
3 ABCFGHJK 18.11111 12.21886 1
4 ABCFGHIK 19.22222 11.32826 1
REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT)

Square root
 CRITICAL PATH
Ma Sha Keith Co. is launching new product to be manufactured in their factory. The
company identified 11 activities.

Immediate Duration
Activity Path Duration
Predecessor (weeks)
A - 4 ABCDEHJK 42 MOST CRITICAL
B A 6 ABCDEHIK 39
C B 8 ABCFGHJK 38
D C 3 ABCFGHIK 37
E D 6
F C 2
G F 5
H E&G 8
I H 1
J H 4
K I&J 3

First Path First Path

ABCDEHJK ES Duration EF ABCDEHJK LF
A 0 4 4 K 42
B 4 6 10 J 39
C 10 8 18 H 35
D 18 3 21 E 27
E 21 6 27 D 21
H 27 8 35 C 18
J 35 4 39 B 10
K 39 3 42 A 4

Second Path Second Path

ABCDEHIK ES Duration EF ABCDEHIK LF
A 0 4 4 K 39
B 4 6 10 I 36
C 10 8 18 H 35
D 18 3 21 E 27
E 21 6 27 D 21
H 27 8 35 C 18
I 35 1 36 B 10
K 36 3 39 A 4

Third Path Third Path

ABCFGHJK ES Duration EF ABCFGHJK LF
A 0 4 4 K 38
B 4 6 10 J 35
C 10 8 18 H 33
F 18 2 20 G 25
G 20 5 25 F 20
H 25 8 33 C 18
J 33 2 35 B 10
K 35 3 38 A 4

Fourth Path Fourth Path

ABCFGHIK ES Duration EF ABCFGHIK LF
A 0 4 4 K 37
B 4 6 10 I 34
C 10 8 18 H 33
F 18 2 20 G 25
G 20 5 25 F 20
H 25 8 33 C 18
I 33 1 34 B 10
K 34 3 37 A 4

Activity Late Finish Early Finish Slack (days)

A 4 4 0
B 10 10 0
C 18 18 0
D 21 21 0
E 27 27 0
F 32 20 12
G 27 25 2
H 35 35 0
I 39 36 3
J 39 39 0
K 42 42 0
TOTAL 17
CRITICAL PATH METHOD (CPM)

18 3 21 21 6
D E
18 0 21 21 0
0 4 4 4 6 10 10 8 18
A B C
0 0 4 4 0 10 10 0 18
18 2 20 20 5
F G
18 12 32 32 2

Duration LS
3 39
4 35
8 27
6 21
3 18
8 10
6 4
4 0
Duration LS
3 36
1 35
8 27
6 21
3 18
8 10
6 4
4 0

Duration LS
3 35
2 33
8 25
5 20
2 18
8 10
6 4
4 0

Duration LS
3 34
1 33
8 25
5 20
2 18
8 10
6 4
4 0
27 35 4 39
J
27 35 0 39
27 8 35 39 3 42
H K
27 0 35 39 0 42
25 35 1 36
I
27 38 3 39
 PROGRAM EVALUATION & REVIEW TECHN
ACTIVITY O P ML Expected Time Variance
A 6 15 2 4.8333333333 2.25
B 7 18 7 8.8333333333 3.361111
C 8 14 10 10.3333333333 1
D 9 16 10 10.8333333333 1.361111
E 3 18 12 11.5 6.25
F 2 12 5 5.6666666667 2.777778
G 6 18 7 8.6666666667 4
H 9 14 8 9.1666666667 0.694444
I 5 16 6 7.5 3.361111
J 9 18 1 5.1666666667 2.25
K 2 10 2 3.3333333333 1.777778

Activities Expected Duration Square root

ABCDEHJK 64 4.085884
ABCDEHIK 66.3333333333 4.478343
ABCFGHJK 56 4.255715
ABCFGHIK 58.3333333333 4.384315

Path ActivitiesPath Variance z-value Probability of Completion

1 ABCDEHJK 16.69444 10.76878 1
2 ABCDEHIK 20.05556 9.304037 1
3 ABCFGHJK 18.11111 12.21886 1
4 ABCFGHIK 19.22222 11.32826 1
N & REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT)

Square root