Arrow Diagram example - Benchmarking project

Earliest finish

Earliest start

Number of days

0
3

5 Develop broad plan

Latest finish

5
8

Latest start

2
5 7
8 10

Get approval

3
7 17
10 20

Identify team

10

4
2
19 21
24 26

Develop detailed plan

2

5
4

17 19
20 22

Train team

Conduct research

19 23
22 26

7
Identify key practices

23 26
28 31

23 38
27 42

Identify partners
15

10

23 33
26 36

Collect data

Critical path
0

2
Develop
questions

Identify current
state

11

26 37
31 42

26 28
40 42

10

9
Critical path
6
Analyze data

0
39 45
48 54

12

11

Visit partners 6
12

Develop new process

33 39
36 42

39 51
42 54

13
2

Finalize new process

51 53
54 56

Critical path

Critical path

54 56

14
Get approval for implementation

4
15

53 57
56 60

Latest finish

Critical path

Critical path

Critical path

Critical path