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E328 – Project Management

Exercise for Problem 5: Panda Fever

1. Draw the network and identify the critical path. Also calculate the earliest-
latest starting and finishing times for each activity:

Activity Preceding Activity Time (Weeks)

A - 7
B - 8
C - 6
D A 6
E B 6
F B 8
G C 4
H D, E 7
I F, G, H 3
8
What is the project duration?

PATH B> E>H> I

8+6+7+3 = 24 weeks

Task Duration ES EF LS LF TS FS Critical?

(weeks)
A 7 0 7
B 8 0 8 Y
C 6 0 6 11
D 6 A 7 13 8
E 6 B 8 14 8 Y
F 8 B 8 16 13
G 4 C 6 10 17
H 7 D,E 14 21 14 Y
i 3 F,G,H 21 24 Y

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