Before you start: Understand scope and finish-to-start dependencies.
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A takes 3 days. B (5 days) and C (2 days) follow A. D (4 days) waits for both. What controls completion?
Your reasoning, assumptions and units:
Apply it to your work
Describe a comparable situation. What evidence would you need before using this reasoning to make a decision?
Your example and next check:
Answer and reasoning
A–B–D takes 3 + 5 + 4 = 12 days; A–C–D takes 9. The earliest finish is 12 under the stated assumptions. C has 3 days of total float. Resource limits or different dependencies can change this.
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