[Total 15 marks]

a. Discuss similarities and differences between the PERT chart and the Gantt chart. [3 marks]

b. XYZ Company has started working on their newest project and prepared the following table containing activities, predecessors of activities, and their respective durations. Prepare the PERT chart (diagram) showing all activities and durations for the project based on the information presented in the table.

Activities	Dependent Activity	Activity Time (Weeks)
A	-	6
B	-	3
C	-	4
D	A	2
E	B	3
F	C	4
G	C	3
H	E, F	6
I	D	5
J	H, G	3

c. Use the PERT chart to

work out the critical path. [8 marks]

identify the critical path activities. [1 mark]

discuss how the critical path would impact the project. [3 marks]