Total Time: 3 hour(s)

Summary: 
This course explains how to perform forward and backward computations to determine the critical path in a project network diagram and shows how an activity-on-node network diagram can be changed to make an activity-on-arrow diagram and a bar chart.

Ojectives: 
After completing this course, students will be able to:
List the variables that affect the project schedule as well as the rules for computing project time
Define forward pass computations
Define backward pass computations
Explain the relationship of float to critical path
Explain how network calculations are performed
Describe constrained end date scheduling
Explain how to reduce activity durations
Describe the use of bar charts in project scheduling
Demonstrate how to determine the critical path of project

Topics: 
Basics of scheduling computations
Forward pass computations
Backward pass computations
Activity maximum float
Network calculations
Constrained end date scheduling
Reducing activity durations
Use of the bar chart

Technical Requirements: 
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.