This document provides instructions for a chapter 11 project management homework assignment. Students are asked to answer questions using two provided tables of project activities by drawing activity-on-node networks, performing forward and backward passes to determine earliest and latest start/finish times and slack, identifying critical paths, and creating Gantt charts showing the project schedules. The homework is due on July 24th at 9pm.
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This document provides instructions for a chapter 11 project management homework assignment. Students are asked to answer questions using two provided tables of project activities by drawing activity-on-node networks, performing forward and backward passes to determine earliest and latest start/finish times and slack, identifying critical paths, and creating Gantt charts showing the project schedules. The homework is due on July 24th at 9pm.
Answer all questions in an Excel spreadsheet file, put each on a separate worksheet. Draw your networks and Gantt charts in Excel as shown in the podcast Due 7/24, 9pm
1. Ch 11 Text pg 424 Discussion Question #5
2. Using the information in the table below:
a. Draw the Activity On Node project network. b. Complete the forward and backward pass, find Earliest Start and Earliest Finish, Latest Start and Latest Finish and Slack for each activity. Show all of your numbers on the network drawing. c. Identify the critical path clearly and determine the project duration. d. Draw a Gantt chart for the network using the ES times for each activity.
Activity Immediate Activity Time
Predecessor (weeks) Start - 0 A Start 6 B Start 2 C A 3 D B 5 E C 4 F A, D 3 G E 5 H F 4 I G, H 4 J I 2 End J 0
3. Using the information in the table below:
a. Draw the Activity On Node project network. b. Complete the forward and backward pass, find Earliest Start and Earliest Finish, Latest Start and Latest Finish and Slack for each activity. Show all of your numbers on the network drawing. c. Identify the critical path clearly and determine the project duration. d. Draw a Gantt chart for the network using the ES times for each activity.
Activity Immediate Activity Time
Predecessor (months) Start - 0 A Start 2 B Start 2 C Start 1 D C 3 E B 8 F B 5 G F 4 H A 2 I H 1 J E, I 5 K D, G 3 End J, K 0