De, P.Dunne, E. J.Ghosh, J. B.Wells, C. E.2019-02-062019-02-0619970030-364Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/48970This note addresses the discrete version of the well-known time-cost tradeoff problem for project networks, which has been studied previously in the standard project management literature as well as in the related literature on Decision-CPM. All the algorithms proposed thus far for the solution of the general problem exhibit exponential worst-case complexity, with the notable exception of the pseudo-polynomial dynamic program due to Hindelang and Muth. We first demonstrate that this algorithm is flawed, and that when we correct it, it no longer remains pseudo-polynomial. Continuing on in the main result of the note, we show that this is not at all surprising, since the problem is strongly NP-hard. Finally, we discuss the complexities of various network structures and validate an old conjecture that certain structures are necessarily more difficult to solve.EnglishProject managementTime-cost tradeoffAnalysis of algorithmsComputational complexityArticle10.1287/opre.45.2.3021526-5463