Project network
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A project network diagram, also known an activity network diagram (AND) is a graph that displays the order in which a project’s activities are to be completed. Derived from the work breakdown structure, the terminal elements of a project are organized sequentially based on the relationship among them. It is typically drawn from left to right to reflect project chronology.{{cite web | title=Project Network Diagram | url=http://www.projectauditors.com/Dictionary2/1.8/index.php/term/,62555d9cae535f6f685560ac5b5d.xhtml | publisher=projectauditors.com | accessdate= April 23, 2014}}
Techniques
= Activity-on-Node =
The Activity-on-Node (AON) technique uses nodes to represent individual project activities and path arrows to designate the sequence of activity completion.Kramer, S. W. & Jenkins, J. L. (2006). Understanding the basics of CPM calculations: what is scheduling software really telling you? Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2006—North America, Seattle, WA. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Nodes are labelled using information pertaining to the activity. According to Project Management, nodes should at least display the following information:{{Cite book|last=Pinto|first=Jeffrey K.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1007502136|title=Project management : achieving competitive advantage|date=2019|isbn=978-0-13-473033-2|edition=Fifth|location=New York, NY|pages=316–319|oclc=1007502136}}
- Identifier
- Descriptive label
- Activity duration
- Early start time
- Early finish time
- Late start time
- Late finish time
- Activity float (slack)
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Start and finish times are used to determine the critical path of a project. Activity float, or slack, time is used in project crashing.
Other techniques
The condition for a valid project network is that it doesn't contain any circular references.
Project dependencies can also be depicted by a predecessor table. Although such a form is very inconvenient for human analysis, project management software often offers such a view for data entry.
An alternative way of showing and analyzing the sequence of project work is the design structure matrix or dependency structure matrix.
See also
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- Bar chart
- Float (project management)
- Gantt chart
- Project management
- Project planning
- Program evaluation and review technique
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References
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External links
- [http://www.pmhut.com/critical-path-mapping-with-activity-network-diagrams Critical Path Mapping with Activity Network Diagrams]
- [http://www.planningengineer.net/understand-scheduling-tools-worksdraw-network-diagram/ Understand how scheduling tools works-Draw network diagram yourself]
Category:Project management techniques
Category:Schedule (project management)
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