Time estimates in a project

Problem 1 Calculate EST & Project Duration

Activities

1-2

2-3

2-7

3-4

3-5

4-6

5-6

6-7

7-8

Duration

16
1-2-3-4-6-7-8 = 27

1-2-3-5-6-7-8 = 21
1-2-7-8 = 16

19

6
1

20

27

Problem 2 Calculate EST & Project Duration

Activity

Preceding

C,D

C,D

E,F

H,I

Duration

3
0
1

3
A
3

There are 2 critical paths

E

4
D

13

6
2

Project Duration = 29

5
F

H
4

20

6
6
12

8
29

Problem 3 Calculate LFT & Project Duration

Activities

1-2

2-3

2-4

3-4

3-5

4-5

5-6

Duration

11

10
0

10

3
4

11

21

25
6
4

1-2-3-5-6 = 25
1-2-3-4-5-6 = 21

4
12

25

21

16

1-2-4-5-6 = 18

Problem 4 Calculate EST, LFT & Project Duration

Activity

Preceding

F,H,I

Duration

5
0

3
B

3
A

15

12

2 C
4
D
6

1-2-4-8-9-10 = 21

13
F

8
I

1-2-5-9-10 = 17

17

1-2-5-10 = 11

17

1-2-5-6-10 = 11

5
13

13
G

1-2-3-7-9-10 = 14

4
J

21

11
21

DO
10
0

21

LST and EFT

LST = LFT Duration

EFT = EST + Duration
Difference of 2 start times = Difference of 2 finish times
Slack:

Slack of head = difference of EST & LFT

Slack of tail = difference of EST & LFT

Problem 5 Calculate LST, EFT & slacks

12 23 24 35 36 57 67 48 78 8-9
6

11

5
24

24

29

29
13

11

13

26

3
15

0
6

3
6

39

39

1
6

9
6

3
9

4
24

33

33

Problem 5 Calculate LST, EFT & slacks

Activity

Dur

EST

LFT

12

23

13

24

24

35

11

13

24

36

13

26

57

24

29

67

15

29

48

33

78

29

33

89

33

39

Problem 5 Calculate LST, EFT & slacks

Activity

Dur

EST

LFT

LST

12

23

13

24

24

21

35

11

13

24

13

36

13

26

24

57

24

29

24

67

15

29

26

48

33

24

78

29

33

29

89

33

39

33

Problem 5 Calculate LST, EFT & slacks

Activity

Dur

EST

LFT

LST

EFT

12

23

13

13

24

24

21

35

11

13

24

13

24

36

13

26

24

15

57

24

29

24

29

67

15

29

26

18

48

33

24

18

78

29

33

29

33

89

33

39

33

39

Problem 5 Calculate LST, EFT & slacks

Activity

Dur

EST

LFT

LST

EFT

SOT

12

23

13

13

24

24

21

35

11

13

24

13

24

36

13

26

24

15

57

24

29

24

29

67

15

29

26

18

11

48

33

24

18

15

78

29

33

29

33

89

33

39

33

39

Problem 5 Calculate LST, EFT & slacks

Activity

Dur

EST

LFT

LST

EFT

SOT

SOH

12

23

13

13

24

24

21

15

35

11

13

24

13

24

36

13

26

24

15

11

57

24

29

24

29

67

15

29

26

18

11

48

33

24

18

15

78

29

33

29

33

89

33

39

33

39