Topic activity

• Introduction
• Create a task list
• Estimate task durations
• Task relationships
• Create a Gantt chart
• Create a PERT chart

Task relationships

Work out which task should be done next.

For example, after the walls are plastered, the internal joinery can be done. The number in the preceding events A preceding event is the task which needs to be completed before the current task can be started. For example, plaster walls must be hung before skirting can be fitted, so plaster walls is the preceding event. column for internal joinery will be 53 as this means that the task before internal joinery (the preceding event) is plaster walls.

Type the ID number for each preceding event in the right column. Some tasks may be able to be done at the same time, so will have the same preceding events number.