Assignment: Project Management Tools
The readings discussed tools that are available for the planning and control of projects. These tools include WaSs. Gantt charts and PERT/CPM networks.
In this assignment, you will design CPM and PERT networks to meet the requirements of an engineering firm. The firm needs solutions for the following problem:
One of the fires existing projects needs to be completed earlier than planned. Use the following data and the critical path and PERT methods to answer the questions that follow. Use the 'most likely time' estimate (m) as the time estimate for the CPM analysis.
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Activity
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Immediate
Predecessors
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Times in Days
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a
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m
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b
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A
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None
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1
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3
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5
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B
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None
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1
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2
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3
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C
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A
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1
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2
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3
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D
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A
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2
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3
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4
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E
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s
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3
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4
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11
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F
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C. D
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3
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4
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5
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G
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13, E
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1
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4
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7
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H
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F, G
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2
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4
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6
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• Draw the network.
• Describe the critical path using the CPM approach.
• Analyze what the estimated completion time using the CPM approach is.
• Analyze what the estimated completion time using the PERT approach is.
• Assess why the estimated completion times are not identical in the two approaches.
• Under what circumstances would the CPM approach to developing a project plan be more appropriate? Under what circumstances would the PERT approach be more appropriate?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.