PM.57 The activities needed to develop a new software application are listed in the following table with the activity times and their order in which the activities need to be performed: Activity Duration (weeks) Immediate Predecessor(s) A B A 5 A D 7 A E A 8 B,C G 13 D,E H 7 F,G What is the overall duration of the project (in weeks)? Number weeks

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What is the latest week you could finish activity C?
Number
What is the slack time for activity D?
Number
weeks
What would be the overall duration of the project if activity F were increased by 4 weeks, from 8 to 12 weeks?
Number
weeks
What would be the overall duration of the project if activity B were increased by 4 weeks, from 8 to 12 weeks?
Number
weeks
Transcribed Image Text:What is the latest week you could finish activity C? Number What is the slack time for activity D? Number weeks What would be the overall duration of the project if activity F were increased by 4 weeks, from 8 to 12 weeks? Number weeks What would be the overall duration of the project if activity B were increased by 4 weeks, from 8 to 12 weeks? Number weeks
PM.57 The activities needed to develop a new software application are listed in the following table with the activity times and their order in which the activities
need to be performed:
Activity
Duration (weeks)
Immediate Predecessor(s)
A
В
8
A
A
D
7
A
E
5
A
F
8
В,С
G
13
D,E
7
F,G
What is the overall duration of the project (in weeks)?
Number
weeks
What is the earliest week you could start activity H? (Write the week number in the field below.)
Number
What is the earliest week you could finish activity G?
Number
What is the latest week you could start activity A?
Number
Transcribed Image Text:PM.57 The activities needed to develop a new software application are listed in the following table with the activity times and their order in which the activities need to be performed: Activity Duration (weeks) Immediate Predecessor(s) A В 8 A A D 7 A E 5 A F 8 В,С G 13 D,E 7 F,G What is the overall duration of the project (in weeks)? Number weeks What is the earliest week you could start activity H? (Write the week number in the field below.) Number What is the earliest week you could finish activity G? Number What is the latest week you could start activity A? Number
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1.     During forward pass in case of more than two preceding activities the early start will be equal to the maximum early finish (early ending) of the preceding activities.
2.     During backward pass in case of more than two preceding activities the late finish will be equal to the minimum late start (late ending) of the preceding activities.
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