Activity-on-Node

Activity-on-Node

See precedence diagramming method

This term is defined in the 3rd edition of the PMBOK but not in the 4th.

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Gcina February 11, 2010 at 6:10 am

I want to know the benefits of activity-on-node

theonlytom February 11, 2010 at 3:38 pm

Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages, but some people like the fact that you don’t need dummy activities using AoN…

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