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Critical Path Analysis - Mind Map

Mind Maps have been produced to introduce topics and give students an overview of key topics being studied. The maps can be viewed as a whole page or, for those who prefer a more linear approach, as a text version.

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  • Planning and Monitoring Tool
    • Time Related
    • Allows flexibility
    • Reduce waste
    • Increase efficiency
    • Enables time scale to be planned
    • Enables resource use and deployment to be planned
    • Helps cash flow management
    • Importance of good management
    • Size of task may be a limitation
  • The Process
    • Order of Tasks
    • Time period for each task (Activity)
    • Activities Interdependent
    • Time for each task to begin/end (Node)
    • Earliest Start Time (EST)
    • Latest Finish Time (LFT)
    • The Float