Assignment # 1
Start Date: All course sections May 12 at midnight in the WebCT assignment area
Due Date: All course sections May 19 at midnight in Owl Assignment box. Question 1 value = 2.5; Question 2 value = 2.5;
Question 1 – Project Selection – consider the following Case Study:
Limiting your answer to 1.5 pages single spaced, answer the three discussion points above, touching upon arguments made in our notes, in class, and from forming your own opinion.
Question 2 – Network Diagrams – Building the Grad Club @ UWO
Activity
a. Rough in walls b. Build the bar c. run HVAC
d. rough in electrical e. complete flooring f. get licenses g. install fire alarm h. deliver kitchen equip
i. exposed ceiling reviews
j. build stage
k. sound system Preceding Best activity A
Likely
M
Worst
Time est.
B
te =(A+(4M)+B)/6
-
10
15
4
6
12
12
12
15
20
a
7
12
15
e
9
9
42
c,d,e
13
17
19
e,f
5
10
15
c,g
11
13
20
g,h
12
13
16
j,i
8
12
σTE = SQRT(Σσ*te^2 )
30
b,c
σte =(B-A)/6
11
-
Variance
27
a
St. Dev
22
A. Identify the critical path
B. Identify the slack for each element
C. Identify the most and least sensitive element
D. Identify the predicted project duration
E. If Z is the probability of meeting schedule duration found in the statistical table below, and defined by the relationship:
Z = (Ts - TE) / SQRT(Σσte2 )
Then what is the likelihood that we finish the project on time?
Express your response as a percentage chance.
