What is the expected project duration

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1. Using the information in the following project diagram where deterministic times are in days:

45_project diagram.png

a) Complete the following table.

Activity	Time	ES	LS	EF	LF	Slack	Critical Path (y/n)
A
B
C
0
E
F
G
H
I

b) Identify all paths, their expected times, and total slack for each path in the project and specify the critical path. What is the expected project duration?

2. zBull Dozier, Project Superintendent for the Carefully Planned Monuments (CPM) Co., is about to begin a project comprised of the following six activities:

ACTIVITY	PRECEDED BY	TIME ESTIMATES (days)
ACTIVITY	PRECEDED BY	OPTIMISTIC	MOST LIKELY	PESSIMISTIC
A	---	38	50	62
B	---	90	99	108
C	---	85	100	115
D	A	19	25	31
E	B	91	100	115
F	D	62	65	68

Complete the tables below.

1120_project diagram.png

Activity	Mean	Variance
A
B
C
D
E
F

Path	Expected Time	Std Deviation	z-value	Path Probability of Completion

What is the probability that this project will be completed within 205 days?

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