CPA Flashcards
(10 cards)
wha is cpa
a project management technique which completes the project in the shortest possible time.
what is float time
amount of time that a task can get delayed without causing a delay to the completion date
what is EST
earliest start time
what is LFT
Latest finishing time
how to calculate Total float
LFT(this activity)-Duration-EST(this activity)
how to calculate Free float
EST(next activity)-Duration-EST(this activity)
what is free float
amount of time an activity can be delayed without causing a delay to the next activity
Advantages of CPA
-Identifies activities that have a float time
-Identifies critical path analysis
Disadvantages of CPA
-Just a prediction, reliability is based on estimates
-Lots of activities can make a CPA complictaed to manage