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4:2 Activity: Conveyor Belt Project Case Study, Part 1
Blessing Nwogu
IT 625
June 8, 2024
Southern New Hampshire University
Question:
Does this information (WBS) allow you to define any milestones of the project? Why or why not? What are they?
I believe the project lacks sufficient details to establish any milestones. To determine these milestones, or what actions are required when a deadline is set, we first need to establish a deadline. Once the deadline is in place, we can then construct a timeline, considering the acquisition of resources and budget considerations. The success of any project hinges on its milestones. In my opinion, the milestones for this project would include Hardware, Operating
Systems, Utilities, System Integration, and ultimately, the completion of the project.
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A simple project consists of five tasks and is scheduled to take 13 weeks to complete. The actual
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Project Plan
Task | Duration Start
(weeks)
Actual status
Actual
current cost complete
S350
S225
$475
$300
End
Budget
Percent
week week
$300
100%
100%
$250
$450
$600
$500
B
2
100%
75%
75%
C
4
4
7.
9.
13
D
3
6
8
$300
a) For each activity, compute the ACWP, BCWP, BCWS and add the columns to get the
projected total. Record your answers in the table below.
Task
ACWP
BCWP
BCWS
E
b) Calculate: CV,SV,CPI, and SPI:
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ACTIVITY
Immediate Predecessor (s)
NORMAL TIME (NT)
CRASH TIME (CT)
Normal Cost (NC)
Crash Cost (CC)
A
--
2
1
7,000
10,000
B
--
2
2
3,000
3,000
C
A
3
1
12,000
40,000
D
B
3
2
12,000
28,000
E
C
1
1
8,000
8,000
F
D, E
5
3
5,000
15,000
G
E
3
2
9,000
18,000
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1.
Activity
Preceding activity
Activity duration
A
-
6
B
-
3
C
B
1
D
A, C
2
E
B
5
F
D
2
G
E, F
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Determine the slack time for each path.
Find the critical activities and critical path.
Determine the length of the project.
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Preceding activity
Activity duration
A
-
6
B
-
3
C
-
1
D
A, B
2
E
A, C
5
F
D, E
2
G
D, F
6
Draw an AON diagram based on the activities and their relationships given in the table.
Find the earliest start time (ES), earliest finish time (EF), latest start time (LS), latest finish time (LF), and Slack time for each activity of the project.
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T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z. The relationship among
these activities and the duration of these activities
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Activity Duration (in weeks) Depends upon
N.
Q
4
P.
R
Q
S
8.
R
U
R,S
V
2
U
W
U
T,V
Y
1
W
3.
X,Y
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time (week)
Crashed Cost per
Preceding
Activity
Normal Completion
Time (week)
Activity
week
A
7
5
$600
$700
$400
$800
12
10
A
8
2
D
9
7
E
C, D
5
4
$300
F
E
9
8
$500
G
D, F
10
10
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completion times and the minimal total cost of that crashing the project.
Highlight the critical and non-critical activities of the finally completed project by taking into
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Activity
A
B
C
D
Time
(weeks)
7
6
2
2
Dave's earliest start (ES) and earliest finish (EF) are:
Time
Immediate
Predecessor(s) Activity (weeks)
E
4
6
10
6
A
A
Activity
A
B
ES
0
0
F G H
EF
7
Immediate
Predecessor(s)
B
B
C, E
D, F
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3
D
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b. Determine the critical path and project duration.
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Activity
A
(days)
B
0
D
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5
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A
B
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3. You have been appointed as the project leader of a project to be undertaken by
your company. You have identified the following tasks and made the time
estimates for each task as listed in the table below:
с
Preceding "from"
activity
A
A
A
B,C
C,D,E
F
Succeeding "to"
activity
B,C,D
E
E
F
F
G
Estimated duration
work days)
3
5
3
10
8
14
7
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Activity
Time
(wks)
A
13
B
5
Start
с
14
A
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D
D
a) The Earliest Start (ES) time of Activity I = Blank 1 weeks
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E
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E
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G
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