Pros and Cons of Project Network

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A project network is a flow chart/ representation of events depicting the sequence of how the terminal elements are to be completed and it shows terminal elements and their dependencies. What can be the pros of this diagram? It helps with planning and identifying all tasks necessary to complete the project and links together all activities. It can help identify all the 'critical' activities. It sets all interim and final deadlines to work toward. If current date is identified by the viewer it can tell which projects should have been completed, which ones are in progress and which ones are next in the project. It can be updated by factoring in new time and it will show a revised status. It helps identify resource needs and help to plan ordering of stocks and materials or equipment. The network can help solve problems that arise during the project. What are the cons? It can take time to produce in case of big projects. There are sometimes used in projects for which they are not well suited. We should consider if the network is necessary or the task is too obvious or simple. These networks are not well suited for scheduling challenges either. After a while in large projects the can become very complex. Sometime projects can contain thousands of activities. If it is too complex it can lead to misinterpretations especially when companies are using a multiple layers of activity networks. Working with multiple layers can lead to oversimplifications or creation of multiple networks with no integration processes. Reliability of data can also be a question, for example the timescales or missing

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