Solve the below:
Q: A) Identify the critical path by forward and backward paths. For the tasks that are not on the critical path, identify their slacks.
|
Task
|
Budget
|
Duration (days)
|
Immediate Predecessors
|
Shortest Time
Possible
|
Acceleration
Cost per day
|
|
A
|
$200
|
2
|
None
|
2
|
|
|
B
|
$500
|
5
|
A
|
3 il40
|
|
|
C
|
$200
|
2
|
B
|
1
|
$15
|
|
D
|
two
|
4
|
A
|
4
|
|
|
E
|
boo
|
3
|
B&D
|
a
|
$20
|
|
P
|
$400
|
4
|
E&C
|
2
|
$40
|
At the end of 8th day, assume the following progress of the project:
a. Tasks A, B, D are 100% completed, and the actual costs spent for them are $200, $500 and $450, respectively.
b. Task C is 80% completed, and already cost $100
c. Task E is 66.67% completed, and already cost $100
d. Task F is not started yet, and didn't cost anything either.
Evaluate the progress of the project by filling the following blanks (both in the table and in the sentence below the table):
|
Task
|
Budget
|
Scheduled Progress
|
Performed Progress
|
ACWP
|
BCWS
|
BCWP
|
|
A
|
$200
|
100%
|
100%
|
$200
|
|
|
|
B
|
$500
|
100%
|
100%
|
$500
|
|
|
|
C
|
$200
|
|
80%
|
$100
|
|
|
|
D
|
$400
|
|
100%
|
$450
|
|
|
E
|
$300
|
|
66.67%
|
$1oo
|
|
|
F
|
$400
|
|
0%
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
B) The whole project is ____ ("ahead of" / "behind") schedule, and ____ ("above" / "under") budget.
C) Find the cost-effective way to reduce the completion time to 9 days.
Task Budget Duration (days Immediate Shortest Acceleration Cost per day Predecessors Time Possible 2 $200 None B $500 C $200 2 B 1 $15 $400 $300 B&D RE R 1 S20 4