Discussion Questions

  1. 10.1 Give examples of circumstances in which a project would employ lag relationships between activities using:

    1. Finish to Start

    2. Finish to Finish

    3. Start to Start

    4. Start to Finish

  2. 10.2 The advantage of Gantt charts lies in their linkage to the project schedule baseline. Explain this concept.

  3. 10.3 What are the advantages in the use of Gantt charts over PERT diagrams? In what ways might PERT diagrams be advantageous?

  4. 10.4 How do concepts such as Brooks’s Law and the effects of sustained overtime cause us to rethink the best ways to accelerate a project? Is it particularly ironic that these “acceleration” efforts can actually lead to serious delays?

  5. 10.5 Under what circumstances might you wish to crash a project?

  6. 10.6 In crashing ...

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