Unit 1 - CPA & Gantt Charts

Unit 1 - CPA & Gantt Charts

1. CPA

   • Definition – it shows the relationship between the different parts of the project and the process of identifying how the tasks within a project fit together so that all tasks occur in a logical order.
   • This identifies the critical path for a project – order in which the components have to be completed, defines the path that should be taken to ensure the project is successful and completed on time, enables resources to be allocated provisionally, enables slack, lead and lag time to be built in to cover any slippage in the project and it provides a firm idea of when tasks and the project should be completed.

2. Gantt Charts

   • Definition: a chart in which a series of horizontal lines shows the amount of work done or production completed in certain periods of time in relation to the amount planned for those periods.
   • Time is generally on the horizontal axis of the chart and the activities that need to be completed are arranged vertically from top to bottom in the order of their start dates.

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