Implementation of Review Technique and Critical Path Method on Academic Programs among Selected Tertiary Institutions in South-South, Nigeria

The study was on the implementation of review technique and critical path method on academic programs among selected tertiary institutions in South-South states of Nigeria. The objectives of this study were to determine the commencement and completion of academic schedules using Critical Path Method forward and backward pass computation, to determine the critical path using Critical Path Method and Project Evaluation and Review Technique, to determine the total duration time for the academic programs among these three institutions in each semester using Critical Path Method and Project Evaluation and Review Technique and to determine the probability of completing academic programs within the stipulated time frame among the selected institutions in south-south states of Nigeria. Descriptive study was used in the description of the selected institutions. Also, accessible sampling was adopted due to the availability of the institutions’ secondary data from the institutions’ portal and academic calendar during the period under review. Analyses were performed on the accessible secondary data. The findings showed that total completion days of School A academic schedule using Critical Path Method and Project Evaluation and Review Technique were 84 and 83 days with the probability of 70%. School B total academic schedule completion days using Critical Path Method and Project Evaluation and Review Technique were 91 and 87 days with the probability of 100% approximately. Also, School C total academic schedule completion days using Critical Path Method and Project Evaluation and Review Technique were 91 and 85 with the probability of 83%. Hence, the implementation of Critical Path Method and Project Evaluation and Review Technique in the scheduling of academic programs is very significant on the academic schedule completion time since their probabilities of program completion were 70% and above. In pursuit of the goals outlined in this seminar project, calculations involving both forward and backward pass were executed in the context of Critical Path Method. This process helped ascertain the earliest event, the latest commencement and completion times for activities across the three institutions. Slack values were also calculated to determine the critical part in the three institutions under study. However, the study recommended that school management and staff should implement Critical Path Method and Project Evaluation and Review Technique in scheduling, planning, coordinating and executing all academic activities to ensure timely and effective completion.