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