Perform critical path analysis-minimum project duration

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1. Consider the following precedence chart. The start date for this project is March 15, 2013.

Phase	Activity	Preceding Activities	Duration (days)
Phase 1	A	--	5
Phase 1	B	--	6
Phase 1	C	--	3
Phase 2	D	A	5
Phase 2	E	A	4
Phase 2	F	B	4
Phase 3	G	D,E	5
Phase 3	H	F	5
Phase 4	I	H	3

a) Perform critical path analysis by hand. What is the minimum project duration?

b) Compute the total slack for each activity using the forward pass and backward pass approach.

2. A network consists of the following activities. Times are given in days.

Phase	Activity	Preceding activities	Optimistic	Most likely	Pessimistic
Phase 1	A	--	5	9	15
Phase 1	B	--	3	6	9
Phase 1	C	--	5	12	15
Phase 2	D	A	3	5	7
Phase 2	E	B	4	6	12
Phase 2	F	C	6	8	10
Phase 3	G	D, E,F	2	5	6
Phase 3	H	F	3	4	9
Phase 4	I	G, H	5	5	5

a) Perform critical path analysis by hand. What is the minimum project duration?

b) Now use MS Project software and perform critical path analysis. Start date for this project is March 15, 2014. We use a standard calendar. When should we complete this project? Compare results from question (a) and question (b).

c) Use MS Project software and perform critical path analysis when we are introducing a lag of 3 days at the start of D and a lag of 4 days at the start of H. We are introducing a lead of 3 days at the start of F. We use standard calendar. Start date for this project is March 15, 2013. Mark I as milestone activity. When should we complete this project? The deadline is set as May 1, 2014. Can we finish this project by the deadline date? Support your answers with printouts from MS-Project software.

d) What are the WBS codes for A and G. Hint: Go to task information and find WBS codes.

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