The CAT Project

ENTREE 19
Syndicate Group 1:
Anindita Putri 29320172 Daniel Roberto Simamora 29320231
Arvin Reinaldo Andrianda 29320079 Dhavina Durra 29320131
Ayu Rahmawati 29320062
Key Information

● The CAT Project Case mainly discuss about project management

scheduling for school admission.
●Key roles: Prof. Pranjal Sharman (Admission Chairman), Prof. Manoj
Bihst (Project Management Professor), Shahid (PM student)
● There are 14 activities to be conducted with different duration time for
each activities.
● Several conditions must be fulfilled for some activities to be conduct.

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List of the Project Activities

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Conditions…

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Project Activity Time and Precedences

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To be concerned:

● Total duration of the project?

● The scheduled start & finish dates for each specific activity?
● How long can the non critical activities be delayed before they cause delay
in the overall completion time?

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 ES
Activity on Node (AON) EF
ES: Earliest Start
EF: Earliest Finish
LS: Last Allowable Start
0 15
LF: Last Allowable Finish
A (15) LS LF
Critical
25 40
activity
0 20 20 27 27 34 Non-Critical
B (20) H (7) I (7)
34 55 55 62
20 40 40 47 47 54
J (21) K (7)
0 20
54 75 75 82
START C (20)
20 40
82 86
0 21
N (4) FINISH
D (21)
33 54 82 86
0 30

E (30)

0 30
30 44 44 58 58 72 72 82

F (14) G (14) L (14) M (10)

30 44 44 58 58 72 72 82
 The scheduled start & finish dates for each specific activity

Using Gantt Chart for Scenario 1

Start : 1 August 2014

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End date : 25 October 2014
Activity ES EF LS LF Total Slack

A 0 15 25 40 25 days How long can the non

B 0 20 20 40 20 days
critical activities be delayed
before they cause delay in
C 0 20 20 40 20 days
the overall completion time?
D 0 21 33 54 33 days

E 0 30 0 30 0 days

F 30 44 30 44 0 days
Total (Activity) Slack:
G 44 58 44 58 0 days

H 20 27 40 47 20 days
S = LS – ES or LF – EF

I 27 34 47 54 20 days

J 34 55 54 75 20 days

K 55 62 75 82 20 days

L 58 72 58 72 0 days

M 72 82 72 82 0 days

N 82 86 82 86 0 days
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Conclusion

● Total duration of the project is 86 days based on the AON Diagram

● The scheduled start & finish dates for each specific activity?
● How long can the non critical activities be delayed before they cause delay
in the overall completion time?

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Crash Time & Crash Cost
Definition:

The normal time is defined as that duration of an activity that results in the smallest cost when only that
particular activity in itself is performed. The crashing of an activity results in expediting the effort so that it
takes less time but is higher in cost. (pmi.org)

Crashing an activity means that you reduce the time required to complete the activity by adding additional
resources, including man power and machinery. This not only adds efforts and reduces the time required to
complete the activity faster, but also increases the cost for completing the activity.

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Cost in Dollars The approach that is taken can best be described as viewing the
problem in a reverse sense. The model actually starts with all activities
at their crash level, and then proceeds to “uncrash” these activities until
total costs are at a minimum.

In essence this theoretical dollar crashing cost is considered a fixed

cost, and the distance that is moved down the slope is a reduction in
this cost. (pmi.org)

Objectives

- Finding the cheapest low cost in order to know which activity can
be crashed first and which cannot.

Source: pmi.org

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Sample Table of Crash Time & Crash Cost

ACTIVIT PREDE NORMAL TIME CRASH TIME Slope Cost Max Crash Time
Y CESSO DAY DAY
R COST COST

E - 30 Dn1 C1 Dc1 S1 15

F E 14 200 12 500 S2 2

G F 14 Dn3 c3 Dc3 S3 4

L G 14 Dn4 c4 Dc4 S4 7

M L 10 Dn5 c5 Dc5 S5 10

DN: DOLLAR NORMAL Slope Cost = (Crash Cost – Normal Cost) /

DC: DOLLAR CRASH (Normal time - Crash time)

Sample: Slope Cost F = ($500 - $200) / (14-

12)= $300
Variables To Considered
Example:

Activity F→ Printing the test papers

Variables:

Printing Machine, Printing Services,

Materials, Labour,

Delivery cost, Printing packaging.