Usefulness of Network Planning/CPA

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Usefulness of Network Planning/CPA

Advantages

  • Shows tasks which can be completed at the same time, helping efficiency
  • Aids decision making
  • Saves time and therefore money
  • Time based management
  • Identifies critical activities that need to be completed on time
  • Labour resources can be organised between activities with a float and critical activites
  • Allows just-in-time production to be used
  • Visual aid
  • Forces managers to think about activities involved in the project

Disadvantages

  • Created using only estimates
  • Estimates may be inaccurate
  • Large scale projects can be detailed and complex
  • Time consuming
  • Puts pressure on managers to achieve deadlines
  • Rushing may result in corners being cut so quality will suffer.
  • Does not tell you how much the project will cost or the quality of the project.

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