COMP 3513 Assignment #2

[Total mark is out of 45]

7. A project has been defined to contain the following list of activities along with
their required times for completion.

Time Immediate
Activity (weeks Predecess
No. Activity ) ors
1 Collect requirements 3
2 Analyze processes 2 1
3 Analyze data 2 2
4 Design processes 6 2
5 Design data 3 3
6 Design screens 2 3,4
7 Design reports 4 4,5
8 Program 5 6,7
9 Test and Document 7 7
10 Install 2 8,9

a. Draw a Network diagram for the activities.

[Max mark: 10; 1 point for each node correctly placed in network]

b. Calculate the earliest expected completion time.

[Max mark: 5; either 5 or 0]

24 weeks.

c. Show the critical path

[Max mark: 5; 1 point for each correct node beyond node #1]
 d. What would happen if activity 6 were revised to take 6 weeks instead of 2
weeks?
[Max mark: 5; either 5 or 0]

The critical path would change to include activity 6 as well as activity 7. The
overall duration of the project will remain 24 weeks.

8. Construct a Gantt chart for the project defined in Problem and Exercise 7.
The following Gantt chart was created with Microsoft Project. The students may
use project management software, a graphics package, or draw by hand to
produce their chart. The Gantt chart for problem 8 is taken from Microsoft Project.

[Max mark: 20; 2 points for each task planned correctly on the chart]