Unit VIII Course Project Instructions
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UnitVcourseProject.docProject Management
James B. Christa
Columbia Southern University
4. Project Schedule
4.1 Activity Duration Estimates (days)
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Activity Number |
Activity |
Predecessor |
Optimistic duration |
Most likely duration |
Pessimistic duration |
Estimated duration |
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1 |
Notify Stakeholders |
- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
Estimate the cost |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
Establish starting date |
1,2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
Engage the project team |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
5 |
Assess the available resources |
4 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
|
6 |
Identify suppliers |
4,5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
|
7 |
Purchase equipment |
6 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
5 |
|
8 |
Install devices |
7 |
21 |
20 |
28 |
21 |
|
9 |
Test the system |
7,8 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
10 |
Hand over the project |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Critical Path
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1+1+1+2+7+7+5+21+14+1=60
The critical path is
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
It takes 60 days, the longest duration.
4.2 Gantt Chart
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Task |
Status |
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Week 1 |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 |
Week 8 |
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Notify Stakeholders |
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Estimate the cost |
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Establish starting date |
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Engage the project team |
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Assess the available resources |
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Identify suppliers |
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Purchase equipment |
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Install devices |
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Test the system |
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Hand over the project |
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4.3 Activity Network
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Activity |
Predecessor |
Duration |
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Notify Stakeholders |
- |
1 |
|
Estimate the cost |
1 |
1 |
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Establish starting date |
1,2 |
1 |
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Engage the project team |
3 |
2 |
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Assess the available resources |
4 |
7 |
|
Identify suppliers |
4,5 |
7 |
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Purchase equipment |
6 |
5 |
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Install devices |
7 |
21 |
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Test the system |
7,8 |
14 |
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Hand over the project |
9 |
1 |
