Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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Appendix A
To add lead and lag times:
1. Open the Task Information dialog box for Task 11, Design. In the Task Name
column, double-click the text for Task 11, Design. The Task Information dialog
box opens. Click the Predecessors tab.
2. Enter lead time for Task 11. Type –10% in the Lag column, as shown in Figure
A-29. Click OK. You could also type a value such as –5d to indicate a fiveday
overlap. In the resulting Gantt chart, notice that the bar for this task has
moved slightly to the left. Also, notice that the project completion date has
moved from 11/16 to 11/12.
FIGURE A-29 Adding Lead or Lag Time to Task Dependencies
3. Enter lead time for Task 12. Double-click the text for Task 12, Implementation,
type –3d in the Lag column, and click OK. Notice that the project now ends
on 11/9.
4. Enter lag time for Task 13. Double-click the text for Task 13, System
Implemented, type 5d in the Lag column for this task, and click OK. Move the
split bar to the right, if necessary, to reveal the Predecessors column. Also
double-click the Zoom In button to see the Gantt chart bars more clearly.
When you are finished, your screen should resemble Figure A-30. Notice the
slight overlap in the taskbars for Tasks 10 and 11 and the short gap between the
taskbars for Tasks 12 and 13. Also notice the changes in the Predecessors column
for tasks 11, 12, and 13. Double-click the Zoom Out button to see
all of the Gantt chart symbols and the main timeline in quarters. The project
completion date should be 11/16.
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