Chapter 9 Programming Techniques Flashcards
Name four programming techniques
- Bar chart and linked bar chart
- Arrow diagrams
- Precedence diagrams
- Line-of balance diagrams
What shall you take into account when choosing a programming technique?
- Complexity of planning task
- How the result shall be used
- To whom the result shall be presented
What is a bar chart? Name advantages and disadvantages with this technique
Advantge: simple , easy to compile, understand and update
Disadvantage: Dependencies between activities are not shown; interrelationships between activities and how they depend on one other
The bar chart is laid out with the timescale along the top axis and a list of task or activities down the lefthanded side. The time required for each activity is represented by a horizontal line, with length of the line indicating the duration of the activity
What is the difference between a bar chart and a Gantt chart?
None it is the same
- What is the difference between a bar chart and a linked bar chart?
Dependencies are shown in a linked bar chart but not in a bar chart.
- What does the abbreviation CPM stand for?
Critical path method
- Name a situation when the technique “line-of balance” is especially useful!
In big house-buildning where the repetitive part of a construction sequence can be readily integrated into barchart programme