1. What is the difference between an activity and an event?
2. Give examples of two different types of constraints that
might have an adverse impact on a scheduling network.
3. What is the fundamental difference between an arrow
diagram and a precedence diagram?
4. Why should many of the constraints be imposed on
a network after the basic logic network has been com-
pleted, rather than incorporating them as the network is
being developed?
5. Describe two different network schedules that might be
generated for the same project. Explain why.
6. Give an example of a procurement activity that might
be a valuable inclusion in a network. Conversely, give an
example of a procurement activity that has little merit
for inclusion in a network.
7. Why should the initial schedule be viewed as a best
guess of how a project will be constructed rather than a
definitive statement about how it will be done and when
it will be completed?
8. Describe potential users of a construction schedule.
9. Give an example of a safety constraint that might be
imposed in a schedule.
10. Describe factors that might impact the level of detail
used in a schedule.
