Gantt Charts (Leaving Cert Applied Maths): Flashcards

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What is a Gantt chart?

Visual tool showing activity network as a timeline with durations and float time

Gantt chart visual format

Horizontal bar chart

Critical path activities characteristic

Zero total float time

Effect of delaying a critical activity

Delays entire project by the same duration

What is total float?

Time an activity can be delayed without affecting project completion

Total float formula

Late Time−Early Time−Duration\text{Late Time} - \text{Early Time} - \text{Duration}

Where are critical activities placed on a Gantt chart?

At the top, shown as solid bars

How is float time shown visually?

Dashed line extensions

What does a solid bar represent in a Gantt chart?

Activity's duration

What does the dashed portion represent?

Float time available

First step in creating a Gantt chart

Identify the critical path by calculating total float

Solid bars at a time point indicate

Activities that must be happening at that time

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