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CHAPTER 3: PROJECT MANAGEMENT Suggested Solutions

Summer II, 2009

Question 3.3 Network Drawing:

It will take Dave and his team 21 days to complete the project.
The critical path is A-C-F-H.

Question 3.14
Network Drawing:

a.

Activity

Expected

Variance

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K

3
2
1
6
2
6
1
3
10
14
2

6
4
2
7
4
10
2
6
11
16
8

8
4
3
8
6
14
4
9
12
20
10

5.83
3.67
2.00
7.00
4.00
10.00
2.17
6.00
11.00
16.33
7.33

0.69
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.44
1.78
0.25
1.00
0.11
1.00
1.78

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b, c.

The critical path is given by activities C-D-E-F-H-K.


Project completion time is 36.33 days.
Activity
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K

d.

Time
5.83
3.67
2.00
7.00
4.00
10.00
2.17
6.00
11.00
16.33
7.33

ES
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.00
9.00
13.00
13.00
23.00
15.17
2.00
29.00

EF
5.83
3.67
2.00
9.00
13.00
23.00
15.17
29.00
26.17
18.33
36.33

LS
7.17
5.33
0.00
2.00
9.00
13.00
15.83
23.00
18.00
20.00
29.00

LF
13.00
9.00
2.00
9.00
13.00
23.00
18.00
29.00
29.00
36.33
36.33

Slack Critical
7.17
No
5.33
No
0.00
Yes
0.00
Yes
0.00
Yes
0.00
Yes
2.83
No
0.00
Yes
2.83
No
18.00
No
0.00
Yes

Expected completion time for the project is 36.33 days.


Project variance Sum of variances of activities on critical path
0.11 0.11 0.44 1.78 1.00 1.78 = 5.22.
Standard deviation = 2.28
Probability of finishing the project in 40 days or less is given by:

P t

40

P z

40 36.33
2.28

P z

1.61

0.946

or 94.6%

Question 3.17

(a) Estimated (expected) time for C


(16 8)
(b) Variance for C is
6
2

[8

(4

12)

16]/6

72/6

12 weeks

16
1.78
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(c) Critical path is ACFHJK


(d) Time on critical path

7.67

(e) Variance on critical path

12

9.67

1.78

5.44

6.67
0

2.17

1.78

0.03

40.17 weeks (rounded)


10.03

36 40.17
= 1.32, which is about 9.6% chance
3.17
(.096 probability) of completing project before week 36.

(f) Z =

Note that based on possible rounding in part (d) - where time on critical path could be
40.3 - the probability can be as low as 8.7%. So an answer between 8.7% and 9.6% is
valid.

Question 3.21
(a)

Activity

te

Variance

A
B
C
D

9
4
9
5

10
10
10
8

11
16
11
11

10
10
10
8

0.11
4
0.11
1

(b) Critical path is AC with mean (te) completion time of 20 weeks. The other path is
BD, with mean completion time of 18 weeks.
(c) Variance of AC
Variance of BD

(Variance of A) (Variance of C)
0.11 0.11 0.22
(Variance of B) + (Variance of D)
4 1 5

(d) Probability AC is finished in 22 weeks or less

P Z

22 20
0.22

P( Z

4.26) 1.00

(e) Probability BD is finished in 22 weeks or less

P Z

22 18
5

P(Z

1.79) 0.963

(f) The critical path has a relatively small variance and will almost certainly be finished
in 22 weeks or less. Path BD has a relatively high variance. Due to this, the
probability BD is finished in 22 weeks or less is only about 0.96. Since the project is
not finished until all activities (and paths) are finished, the probability that the project
will be finished in 22 weeks or less is not 1.00 but is approximately 0.96.
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