Republic of the Philippines

Laguna State Polytechnic University

Province of Laguna

College of Computer Studies

Seatwork 4

NAME: Olivia Angeline Sanjorjo SCORE: __/35

SECTION: BSIT- WAM 3C DATE SUBMITTED:__________

Directions:
✔ Answer the following question below:
✔ You can only take this seatwork once. So, make sure you don’t miss anything before
you submitting it.

Project Management Tools

1. With the given table below, solve for the following:

Expected Duration (week)

ACTIVITY PREDECESSOR Most
Pessimistic Likely Optimistic
A - 2 4 9
B A 5 8 14
C B 4 10 13
D B 4 7 10
E C 11 14 20
F D 9 13 16
G E,F 2 4 6

a. Construct a project network (5 points)

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Expected Duration (week)

ACTIVITY PREDECESSOR Mean Variance
Pessimistic Most Likely Optimistic Duration
A - 2 4 9 4.5 1.36
B A 5 8 14 8.5 2.25
C B 4 10 13 9.5 2.25
D B 4 7 10 7 1
E C 11 14 20 14.5 2.25
F D 9 13 16 12.83 1.36
G E,F 2 4 6 4 04
b. Complete the table and find the expected/mean duration and variance
of each activity (5 points)

c. Perform forward and backward passes for this network (5 points)

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d. Find the Critical Path and Expected Project Completion Time (5 points)
A 4.5 1.36
B 8.5 2.25
C 9.5 2.25
E 14.5 2.25
G 4 0.4
41 weeks 8.51

e. Create a GANTT Chart for this table and use the Mean duration for your timeline (5 points)

2. Assuming that the Critical Path is ACEGH, complete the table below. Find the mean duration
and variance. (5 pts)
Duration (week) Mean
Activity Variance
O M P Duration
A 1 2 3  2 0.11
B 2 3 4  3  0.11
C 1 2 3  2  0.11
D 2 4 6  4  0.44
E 1 4 7  4  1.00
F 1 2 9  3  1.78
G 3 4 11  5  1.78
H 1 2 3  2  0.11

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3. What is the probability of the project time completion within 16 weeks (use a standard normal
distribution table)? (5 pts)

A 2 0.1
C 2 0.1
E 4 1
G 5 1.7
H 1 0.1

15weeks 3

Sigma2 = 3
Sigma = Sqrt(3)
= 1.73weeks

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