Question 1 (10 points)
Based on these project data,
draw a critical path diagram.
a) Please draw your diagram
below. Indicate ES, EF, LS, LF
and float for each activity.
b) What is the expected duration
for your project?
Task Immediate
Predecessor
Task Time (Weeks)
A None 4
B A, C 7
C None 3
D A 2
E B, D 4
F B 2
G E, F 4
H D 15
I F 4
J G, I 2
Critical Path(s): _______________________________________ Duration: ____
Question 2 (10 points)
The following project data for a planned 18-week project are presented
in cumulative $ thousands. You just completed week 10.
b) You’ve been asked to forecast how much you expect to spend to complete this project. What
would you report as of week 10? Be as specific as possible.
Week PV AC EV
1 100 140 70
2 200 160 130
3 300 350 234
4 400 370 360
5 500 524 450
6 600 730 720
7 700 760 790
8 800 780 830
9 900 837 920
10 1000 920 1040
11 1100
12 1200
13 1300
14 1400
15 1500
16 1600
17 1700
18 1800
a) Please use the below space to
comment on any significant changes in
schedule and cost performance for this
project over time.
SV = EV – PV
CV = EV – AC
SPI = EV/PV
CPI = EV/AC
EAC = BAC/CPI
Question 3 (10 points)
Reflecting on the project that had just completed, Roger Rafa, the owner of a construction company
developing largely standardized affordable homes, wondered what went wrong. Nearly all of the 60
homes his company had just completed were behind schedule and significantly over budget. His
business was at risk.
When he met with the project team, the construction foreman blamed customers, sales
representatives and suppliers. Customers kept changing their minds about design details, and sales
representatives let customers make design changes well beyond established deadlines. Since
materials often required long lead times for delivery, construction crews waited as long as a month for
new construction materials. Customers did not pay for construction rework since they were told by the
salespeople that they would be able to make changes throughout most of the construction and Roger,
the company owner, believes strongly doing whatever it takes to delight customers.
What advice would you provide to Roger to improve the way his company manages these types
of construction projects? Please support the rationale for your advice.
Write in 14pt or larger and stay in the box.
Question 6 (10 points)
Ryan Riggles is a Project Management Professional (PMP) who applies project management
fundamentals with great skill from project selection to project close. Yet he finds it very frustrating that
many non-PMP project leaders in his company are outperforming him.
Ryan grew up in a family that honors harmony above all else. He works hard to instill this value of
harmony in his project teams. It seems to be working since team members have managed to
completely avoid conflict and they were quick to agree on work practices. Despite this, Ryan is not
seeing the positive results that other project leaders experience with their teams.
What advice would you provide to Ryan to improve the performance of his projects? Please
support the rationale for your advice.
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