General Motor
A GUIDE TO NETWORK ANALYSIS
by
MICHAEL C GLEN
Introduction
The core technique available to Project Managers for planning and controlling their projects is Network Analysis. This short guide will provide a basic understanding of networking principles before applying them to the computer.
Network Analysis or Critical Path Analysis (CPA) or the American ¡§Program, Evaluation and Review Technique¡¨ (PERT) is one of the classic methods of planning and controlling the progress of projects.
Tasks or Activities
Effective planning of projects requires careful thought and the application of logic. To illustrate this planning tool, let's consider the manufacture of a small item. Some typical processes might be:
cutting
finishing
assembling
purchasing
machining
testing
designing
All these processes are called ¡¥ACTIVITIES¡¦ or ¡¥TASKS¡¦
Step 1:
List WHAT has to be done.
Hint: try thinking of verbs ending in ¡§...ing¡¨, like machining or testing.......
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