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Case Study 2: Scheduling the Project

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Case Study 2 – Scheduling the Project

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Scheduling the Project

Background
The building renovation project is about to begin, and the building owner asks about the project’s schedule.

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You inform her that the project cannot be scheduled until relationships between activities are specified.

Objectives
1. Open a project, RENO-2 – RENO Scheduling the Project, and open a layout, Creating
Relationships. Create relationships between activities as indicated in the table below. Some
relationships have already been created for you.

Activity Activity Relationship

Predecessor(s) Successor(s)
ID Name Type
Inspect and repair exterior and interior load- A1150, A1170,
A1140 A1090 Finish to Start
bearing walls A1180, A1190
A1150 Strip off roof cover A1140, A1330 A1160 Finish to Start
A1160 Inspect and repair roof structure A1150 A1220 Finish to Start
A1170 Upgrade electrical system A1110, A1140 A1240 Finish to Start
A1180 Upgrade plumbing system A1110, A1140 A1240 Finish to Start
A1190 Upgrade heating system A1110, A1140 A1240 Finish to Start
A1200 Wash brick exterior A1330 A1210 Finish to Start
A1210 Inspect and repair brickwork A1200 A1320 Finish to Start
A1220 Install underlayment and shingling A1160 A1340 Finish to Start
A1230 Install new door and window assemblies A1320 A1340 Finish to Start
A1340 Remove scaffolding A1100, A1220, A1230 A1350 Finish to Start
A1350 Remove protective fencing A1340 A1250 Finish to Start
Install drywall A1170, A1180, A1190,
A1240 A1280 Finish to Start
A1370
A1250 Final walkthrough A1290, A1300, A1350 A1260 Finish to Start
A1270 Finish carpentry and millwork A1280 A1310 Finish to Start
A1290 Install plumbing fixtures A1310 A1250 Finish to Start
A1300 Install lighting fixtures A1310 A1250 Finish to Start
A1310 Paint building interior A1270 A1290, A1300 Finish to Start

a. Schedule the project with a data date of 05-Mar-18. What is the scheduled Finish date?
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2. The building owner has indicated that she plans to hold a building dedication and ribbon-cutting
ceremony on Wednesday, 25-Jul-2018.

a. Assign a Must Finish By constraint of 25-Jul-18 to the project.

b. Schedule the project with a data date of 05-Mar-18. What is the Total Float on the project?
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the Creating Relationships activity layout.)

3. As time for the project to start draws near, you receive notice from one of your suppliers that, due
to retooling by the manufacturer, the special architectural shingles you ordered will not be
available until 15-Jun-2018. The supplier asks if you would prefer to substitute different
shingles, but you decide to keep the original order intact.

a. Assign a Start On or After constraint of 15-Jun-2018 to activity A1220.

4. Schedule the project again (data date = 05-Mar-18).

a. Does the constrained activity affect the finish date of the project? If no, why not?