UnitVcourseProject.doc

    Project Management

    James B. Christa

    Columbia Southern University

    4. Project Schedule

    4.1 Activity Duration Estimates (days)

    Activity Number

    Activity

    Predecessor

    Optimistic duration

    Most likely duration

    Pessimistic duration

    Estimated duration

    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

    image1.jpgCritical Path

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    1+1+1+2+7+7+5+21+14+1=60

    The critical path is

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    It takes 60 days, the longest duration.

    4.2 Gantt Chart

    Task

    Status

    Week 1

    Week 2

    Week 3

    Week 4

    Week 5

    Week 6

    Week 7

    Week 8

    Notify Stakeholders

    Estimate the cost

    Establish starting date

    Engage the project team

    Assess the available resources

    Identify suppliers

    Purchase equipment

    Install devices

    Test the system

    Hand over the project

    4.3 Activity Network

    Activity

    Predecessor

    Duration

    Notify Stakeholders

    1

    Estimate the cost

    1

    1

    Establish starting date

    1,2

    1

    Engage the project team

    3

    2

    Assess the available resources

    4

    7

    Identify suppliers

    4,5

    7

    Purchase equipment

    6

    5

    Install devices

    7

    21

    Test the system

    7,8

    14

    Hand over the project

    9

    1

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