{"id":1128,"date":"2019-08-28T16:31:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T20:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2020-01-07T09:52:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T14:52:53","slug":"stressed-vs-relaxed-cpm-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/2019\/08\/28\/stressed-vs-relaxed-cpm-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Stressed vs Relaxed CPM Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Analyzing and understanding the\ndistribution of Total Float (TF) values in a CPM network can be a very\nrevealing and useful indicator. In general, CPM networks with a more \u201cStressed\u201d\nDistribution tend to be more sensitive to Project delays as compared to\nnetworks with a more \u201cRelaxed\u201d Distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Z\u00fcmmer\u2019s Float Distribution Curve analysis report provides a graphical chart that can help you quickly determine the condition of the CPM Network. The generated graph plots the Total Float Values along the X-Axis, while the Y-Axis plots a Percentile value indicating the percentage of Tasks that have the X-Axis Float Value or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the illustration below, for the \u201cStressed\u201d Distribution graph, the range of Total Float Values is from 0 to about 1,210 (along the X-Axis) for the 2,243 Tasks distributed. However, at the 50% Percentile point (along the Y-Axis); the Total Float Value is about 50. In other words, about half of all the Tasks (approximately 1,121 Tasks) in this Project have a Total Float Value of 50 or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Similarly, in the illustration below, for the \u201cRelaxed\u201d Distribution graph, the range of Total Float Values is from 0 to about 870 (along the X-Axis) for the 2,725 Tasks distributed. However, at the 50% Percentile point (along the Y-Axis); the Total Float Value is about 175. In other words, about half of all the Tasks (approximately 1,362 Tasks) in this Project have a Total Float Value of 175 or less. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In comparison, and all else being equal, Projects with \u201cStressed\u201d distribution are more likely to experience delays as compared to Projects with \u201cRelaxed\u201d distribution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Determining a \u201cRule-of-Thumb\u201d is subject to debate, however, by observation, Float Distribution Curves that are steep on the left side and flat on the right side, generally fall in the \u201cStressed\u201d category. Whereas, Float Distribution Curves that are smooth from beginning to end generally fall in the \u201cRelaxed\u201d category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very Stressed distributions could\nbe a cause for alarm since this may indicate a Project schedule that is \u201cClaims\noriented\u201d. In these cases, you may want to consider reviewing the Project\u2019s\noverall logic schema to determine where relationships can be removed or revised\nthereby increasing overall Total Float values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Very Relaxed distributions could also be a cause for alarm since this may indicate a Project schedule that is insufficiently developed. In these cases, you may want to consider reviewing the Project\u2019s overall logic schema to determine where relationships can be added or revised thereby decreasing overall Total Float values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright \u00a92019 FoxQuest Systems, Inc. – All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Use the Total Float Distribution Curve to evaluate the condition of a CPM Network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Float-Distribution-Selection-Screen.jpg?fit=832%2C467&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1128"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1140,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128\/revisions\/1140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foxquestsystems.net\/foxblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}