How to draw a PDM network diagram

[@gail222]

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[@Engineer4Free]

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[@Engineer4Free]

Haha glad I can help. Lots more examples over at engineer4free.com/project-management 🙂

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[@PaveYourOwnLane2Wealth]

EXCELLENT! Clear and easy to follow and understand. Thank you so much!

[@Engineer4Free]

Your welcome! Now you Can Conquer network diagrams jaQe. ;p

[@karabomk7789]

I was so lost when asked to Draw a Network Diagram 🤦🏽‍♂️. Thank you so much 🤝🏼

[@PunmasterSTP]

Maybe "PDM" stands for "Perfect demonstrations, man!" 👍

[@mbahsonita6917]

Thanks sir I love the way you teach it has really help me alot thank you

[@d.jphillips9040]

You saved my backside my friend. I have to do some network diagrams in a course, but I was left clueless by the assigned reading. You're videos were very helpful. Thanks!

[@Engineer4Free]

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[@Jayyy967]

Thank you so much for your videos man! very concise explanations

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Sweet and short explanation. Audible voice. Awesome.Ta

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Cheers glad you like it :)

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[@5.0king67]

thank you so much, my professor didn't explain it for shit

[@Engineer4Free]

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[@abuabdirahmankhalid.7173]

Clear explanation. Very easy to understand. Keep it up

[@Engineer4Free]

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[@Npvp98]

Great explanation sir.very helpfull.thank you sir....🗿🗿😍....

[@lissetthernandez7930]

May You please do a more complicated one with three bursts ? Thank You In Advance

[@Engineer4Free]

Hey Lisset, this one is a bit more complex: www.engineer4free.com/4/use-forward-and-backward-pass-to-determine-project-duration-and-critical-path also just try browsing through all the videos at engineer4free.com/project-management =)

[@georgemourtzakis2019]

What if 2 or 3 activities have no predecessor and must be calculated with the 6 boxes style? What do you use to start the diagram?

[@Engineer4Free]

Every activity that has no predecessor will have an ES = 0. They will all be the left-most boxes in the finished network diagram. Say there are three activities with no predecessor, draw all three on the left of the page sort of "stacked" like how B is above C in this video. Then start drawing the arrows to their successors going to the right. It helps to do a rough sketch of the shape like I do in the video because you may have to adjust your layout once or twice to reduce arrows crossing over each other. When you do the forward and backward pass, at least one of the initial activities will end up having a LS = 0. That indicates it's on the critical path, if the two others lets say don't have LS = 0, that's okay, it just means they are not on the critical path. At least one must have LS = 0 though, otherwise you will know that an error has been made somewhere.

[@georgemourtzakis2019]

Engineer4Free Thank you so much for your swift and detailed answer..! Your videos helped me a lot so far..

[@Engineer4Free]

No worries, happy to help! :)

[@nkechinyereokoro7833]

what is the precise software or tool can i use to construct a network diagram the way you constructed yours?

[@Engineer4Free]

Unfortunately, my diagram is hand drawn, I just used a lot of copy/paste and some video editing tricks to speed it up. You can find a list of all the hardware and software that I use in the videos here: engineer4free.com/tools , but you won’t find any PM specific software in there

[@kenneth5912]

God bless you sir!!

[@Engineer4Free]

Thanks Kenneth! The full playlist is here: engineer4free.com/project-management =)

[@sibusisojohn8378]

what software are you using ? that has node function

[@Engineer4Free]

It's just hand drawn in Sketchbook. I made a node template and just copy paste... It's not a real PM software. But if your interested, here's a list of all the hardware and software that I use to make the videos; engineer4free.com/tools

[@remilekundipeolu2140]

Good introduction

[@LillianHanamwiinga]

thank you very clear

[@maggiek9365]

life saver thank you sm

[@Engineer4Free]

Happy I could help you out Maggie!

[@danielsambangala3561]

How do you make the activity list from the PDM

[@kavinsanthosh648]

how to create this node that is these cells within in lucid chart??

[@amberabbi3676]

Have you ever seen a PERT question which has a pending activity and a following activity after that?

[@Engineer4Free]

Hmmm, I’m not sure what you’re describing. I do have some videos on PERT in the last section of engineer4free.com/project-management but not sure if they cover what you’re after.

[@qufloat2144]

Thank you!

[@wildbillwilmoth98]

what is the critical path for this project?

[@xgvhdzschris]

I've missed a few clases where my lecturer was teaching this supposedly now I have an exercise. How would the chart look if A-; B - ; C-;D -A ; E -B;F -C; G -C; H -E,F ;I - G;J -H,I ?

[@deondraedwards3880]

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO THE FLOWCHART IN THAT MANNER? IF A LETTER CAN'T GO ON BEFORE ANOTHER IS COMPLETE WOULDN'T IT BE OK TO DO THE FLOW CHART IN A STRAIGHT LINE?

[@Engineer4Free]

If every activity only has one successor and they go in order then it would be a straight line but that's not always the case. Always draw a rough sketch and see if it makes sense before proceeding.

[@ninaruiz5486]

but what software are you using ?

[@Engineer4Free]

All of the hardware and software that I use can be found here: engineer4free.com/tools =) =)

[@moeketsipitso]

How do l get that square to duplicate all over

[@adjombiterry1625]

How did you draw your square little box? please

[@Engineer4Free]

I just made them in the drawing program I use, you can find all the hardware and software that I use at engineer4free.com/tools

[@Salad360]

Like if you have zero interest in this crap but are being forced to do as an "elective."

[@melissadun207]

thank you

[@Engineer4Free]

You're welcome again!

[@asifkhatri2381]

thnx you so much

[@muhammadasifyousafzai7417]

i have a qusetion

[@molebogengnganzi3308]

Why the video is not playing

[@anastasius02]

jadi dia sama saja la tu sama CPM kan

[@exofloral]

ayo tak habis la explain huhu

[@ShamanXX]

this is very primitive example because in real life unlikely somewhere on the project we will have only one predecessors. As a rule we will have more than one, that is why to build diagram with several activity predecessors more complicated. So what sense to show so primitive diagram?

[@Engineer4Free]

This is part of a large series of PM tutorials, and is the first example in the full course where I introduce these diagrams. So I use a simple example to demonstrate the point. Check out the whole course at engineer4free.com/project management and specifically video 22 for a more complicated example.

[@ShamanXX]

@@Engineer4Free ok, but your link doesn't open, maybe the link incorrect?

[@WildWonders7-u9z]

can you help me draw mine ? I will pay you

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