Management of agricultural research: A training manual. Module 6: Management information systems, computers and network techniques (1997): Session 4. Network techniques: Reading note: Network techniques: Concept of a project network: Distinguishing between events and activities

Management of agricultural research: A training manual. Module 6: Management information systems, computers and network techniques (1997)

Session 4. Network techniques

Reading note: Network techniques

Concept of a project network

		Network
		Activities
		Events
		Distinguishing between events and activities
		Drawing the network
		Estimating time
		PERT and CPM models
		Incorporating the time estimate
		Critical path
		Earliest start and finish times
		Latest finish and latest start times
		Slack time
		Time-cost relationship

Distinguishing between events and activities

In a network, events are denoted by numbered circles. Activities are denoted by continuous arrows, while dummy activities are denoted by dotted lines.