Scheduling 10

Question 0

2. If the EST of a

task is 13 and the LST is 17, and the EFT is 15 and the LFT is 19, but the work is delayed, then the task can finish on:

Answer 0

17, 18, or 19.

Question 1

1. The difference

between a task’s EST and LST is:

Answer 1

TOTAL FLOAT

Question 2

3. What is the

definition of FREE FLOAT?

Answer 2

The amount of time available for rescheduling a task WITHOUT AFFECTING THE SCHEDULE OF ANY OTHER TASK.

Question 3

4. If a predecessor

task has a TOTAL FLOAT of 2 days but the follower task starts on the predecessor’s EFT, then:

Answer 3

the PREDECESSOR TASK has ZERO FREE FLOAT, even though it has a total float of 2 days.

Question 4

5. What is FLOAT?

Answer 4

A measure of the flexibility available for rescheduling a task or string of tasks making up a path through the network.

Question 5

6. Where do you

put the calculations for TF and FF?

Answer 5

TF’s outside the SSC, on the bottom left hand side. FF is on the bottom RHS.

Question 6

7. How do you

calculate TF for a task?

Answer 6

LST-EST=TF

Question 7

8. How do you

calculate FF for a task?

Answer 7

Task 2 EST -Task 1 EFT