SKKK4173 ENGINEERING ECONOMICS & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SEMESTER 1 2018/2019

QUIZ 5_ONLINE
4th DECEMBER 2018

Name: GISHEDARAANKUMAR KRISHNAN

MATRIK: A15KP0036

The development of an innovative material failure detection system has been underway by HiTech
Engineering. The following workflow has been identified by the project manager.
Task Description Duration (Day) Predecessor (s)
A Requirement Analysis 5 -
B System design 15 A
C Programming 25 B
D Circuits and control 15 B
E Hardware installation 30 B
F System integration 10 C,D
G Commissioning and testing 10 E,F
H Training/support 5 G
I Handover and Go-live 5 H

i) Construct a activity-on-node (AON) network diagram based on the information given.

ii) Compute the forward pass (early start and late start), backward pass (late start and late finish) and
slack time for the network diagram. Fill your answers in Table.
Activity Duration Early start Early finish Late start Late finish Slack
A 5 0 5 0 5 0
B 15 5 20 5 20 0
C 25 20 45 20 45 0
D 15 20 35 30 45 10
E 30 20 35 30 45 5
F 10 45 55 45 55 0
G 10 55 65 55 65 0
H 5 65 70 65 70 0
I 5 70 75 70 75 0

iii) Identify the critical path and the duration of the project.
Critical Path: A B D F G H I
Critical Duration: 75 Days
iv) Draw the Gantt chart.
Activity/Days 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75
A
B
C
F
G
H
I