Practice Exercises

Q1 Consider a set of interconnected activities and their relationships representing a project, as

given in Table below Construct a network to represent the project using AON

Activity Predecessor
A None
B A
C B
D B
E C,D
F D
G E
H F

Q2 Cool Homes(P) Ltd specializes in constructing quality homes in the city of Bangalore. Cool
Homes is known for timely completion of its projects. Consider one of the projects of Cool
Homes. Table below lists the activities their precedence relationship with other activities and
their duration

Activity Description Duration(weeks) Predecessors

A Design/approval of plan 8 -
B Foundation/superstructure 12 A
C Select and order electrical 4 A
and other accessories
D Wiring for the building 2 B
E Carpentry works 8 B
F Laying of roof 2 D
G Wall plastering/laying 3 E,F
floors/painting
H Fixing fittings(sanitary 2 C,G
,electrical etc)
I Obtaining power and 2 E,F
water connections for the
site
J Final polishing, testing, 2 I,H
handover

a) Draw the network

b) Calculate the earliest times, latest times and the total float
c) Identify the critical path and total project completion
Q3 Empire Group have no prior experience in the kind of construction project they have
currently undertaken. Consequently there is considerable uncertainty in estimating the activity
duration. Assume that the senior management at Cool Homes has collectively brainstormed and
arrived at the following estimates for time duration

Activity Predecessor(s) to tm tp
A - 1 2 3
B - 2 2 8
C A 6 7 8
D B 1 2 3
E A 1 4 7
F C,D 1 5 9
G C,D,E 1 2 3
H F 1 2 9

a) Construct the project network

b) Find the expected duration and variance of each activity
c) Find the critical path and the expected project completion time
d) What is the probability of completing the project on or before 20 weeks?
e) The probability of completing the project is 0.8, find the scheduled duration time