Problem 3.

2, HR12E WBS

Level Level ID No. Activity

1 1.0 Develop political campaign
2 1.1 Fund-raising plan
3 1 Set initial goals for fund-raising
3 1 Set strategy, including identifying sources
3 1 Raise the funds
2 1.2 Develop position on major issues
3 1 Identify voters' concerns
3 1 Analyzer competitor's voting record
3 1 Establish position on major issues
2 1.3 Staffing for campaign
3 1 Email old college classmates & friends
3 1 Solicit resumes from local law school students
3 1 Review resumes & call prospectives
3 1 Interview & select key aides
2 1.4 Paperwork compliance for candidacy
3 1 File papers with Florida Election Commission
3 1 Make tax records publicly available
2 1.5 Ethical plan/issues
3 2 Put investments into blind trust
Problem 3.3, HR12E AON & Critical Path

Immediate Time
Activity Predecessors (Hours)
A - 20
B A 60
C A 100
D B 30
E C, D 20
F E 10
G F 20
H F 10
I G, H 30

a) Draw the activity-on-node (AON) project network. Key

ES EF
D, 30 LS LF
G, 20
B, 60
80 110
90 120 E, 20 F, 10 150 170
A, 20 20 80 150 170
30 90
120 140 140 150 H, 10
0 20 120 140 140 150
0 20 C, 100
150 160
160 170
20 120
20 120

Critical activities are shown in red.

Project should take 200 hours.
I, 30

170 200
170 200
Problem 3.5, HR12E

Immediate Time
Activity Predecessors (Days)
A - 3
B A 4
C A 6
D B 6
E B 4
F C 4
G D 6
H E, F 8

Draw the activity-on-node (AON) project network. Key

ES EF
D, 6 G, 6 LS LF

B, 4
7 13 13 19
9 15 15 21
A, 3 37 E, 4
59
H, 8
03 7 11
03 C, 6 9 13
F, 4 13 21
13 21
39
39 9 13
9 13

Project should take 21 days.

Critical activities are shown in red.
Problem 3.6, HR12E

Immediate Time
Activity Predecessors (Days)
A - 5
B A 2
C A 4
D B 5
E B 5
F C 5
G E, F 2
H D 3
I G, H 5

The activity-on-arc (AOA) network is given in the back of the book.

Below is an activity-on-node (AON) representation of the project network. Key

ES EF
D, 5 H, 3 LS LF

B, 2
7 12 12 15
8 13 13 16 I, 5
A, 5 57 E, 5
68
G, 2 16 21
05 7 12 16 21
05 C, 4 9 14
F, 5 14 16
14 16
59
59 9 14
9 14

a) Critical activities are shown in red.

b) Project should take 21 days.
Problem 3.7, HR12E

Time
Activity Nodes (Days)
J 1-2 10
K 1-3 8
L 2-4 6
M 2-3 3
N 3-4 2
O 4-5 7
P 3-5 5

Draw the activity-on-arc (AOA) network. Key

ES EF
0 10 LS LF
0 10 10 16
1 J, 10 10 16
2
start L, 6 16 23
4 16 23
10 13 O, 7
11 14 5
M, 3 13 15 done
K, 8 N, 2 14 16
08
6 14 P, 5
3 13 18
18 23

Critical path is shown in red.

Project should take 23 days.
Problem 3.9, HR12E

Immed. Time
Activity Predec. (Hours)
A - 6.0
B - 7.2
C A 5.0
D B, C 6.0
E B, C 4.5
F D 7.7
G E, F 4.0

a) Draw the activity-on-node (AON) project network. Key

ES EF
LS LF
A, 6 C, 5 slack

0.0 6.0 6.0 11.0 D, 6 F, 7.7

0.0 6.0 6.0 11.0
0.0 0.0
B, 7.2 11.0 17.0 17.0 24.7 G, 4
11.0 17.0 17.0 24.7
0.0 0.0
0.0 7.2 E, 4.5 24.7 28.7
3.8 11.0 24.7 28.7
3.8 0.0
11.0 15.5
20.2 24.7
9.2

b) Critical path is shown in red.

c) Total project completion time is 28.7 hours.
d) Draw a Gantt chart for the project (uses the EF and ES times):

Activity
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 Hours
Problem 3.17, HR12E Probabilistic Times

Immed. Time (Days) Mean Variance

Activity Predec. a m b t s2
A - 4 8 10 7.67 1.00
B A 2 8 24 9.67 13.44
C A 8 12 16 12.00 1.78
D A 4 6 10 6.33 1.00
E B 1 2 3 2.00 0.11
F C, E 6 8 20 9.67 5.44
G C, E 2 3 4 3.00 0.11
H F 2 2 2 2.00 0.00 Key
I F 6 6 6 6.00 0.00 ES
J D,G,H 4 6 12 6.67 1.78 LS
K I, J 2 2 3 2.17 0.03 slack

Draw the activity-on-node (AON) project network.

B E
H
7.67 17.33 17.33 19.33
8.00 17.67 17.67 19.67 F 29.33 31.33
0.33 0.33 29.33 31.33
19.67 29.33 0.00
A C 19.67 29.33 I
0.00
0.00 7.67 7.67 19.67 29.33 35.33
0.00 7.67 7.67 19.67 G 32.00 38.00
0.00 0.00 2.67
19.67 22.67
D 28.33 31.33 J
8.67
7.67 14.00 31.33
25.00 31.33 31.33
17.33 0.00

a) Expected time for activity C is 12.00

b) Variance for activity C is 1.78
c) What is the critical path? See red nodes and arcs.
d) Estimated time of critical path? 40.17
e) Variance along the critical path? 10.03
Std. Dev. along the critical path? 3.17
f) Prob{completion before week 36} = Prob{Z -1.32 } = 9.342%
Key
EF
LF

38.00 40.17
38.00 40.17
J 0.00

38.00
38.00
Problem 3.19, HR12E Probabilistic Times

(a)
Immed. Time (Days) Mean Var.
Activity Predec. a m b t s2
A - 3 6 8 5.83 0.69
B - 2 4 4 3.67 0.11
C - 1 2 3 2.00 0.11
D C 6 7 8 7.00 0.11
E B, D 2 4 6 4.00 0.44
F A, E 6 10 14 10.00 1.78
G A, E 1 2 4 2.17 0.25
H F 3 6 9 6.00 1.00 Key
I G 10 11 12 11.00 0.11 ES EF
J C 14 16 20 16.33 1.00 LS LF
K H, I 2 8 10 7.33 1.78 slack

G I

A F 13.00 15.17 15.17 26.17

15.83 18.00 18.00 29.00
0 5.83 13.00 23.00 2.83 2.83
7.17 13.00 13.00 23.00
7.17 0.00
H
B E
23.00 29.00 K
0 3.67 9.00 13.00 23.00 29.00
5.33 9.00 9.00 13.00 0.00 29.00
5.33 0.00 29.00
C D 0.00

0 2.00 2.00 9.00

0.00 2.00 2.00 9.00
0.00 0.00
J

2.00 18.33
20.00 36.33
18.00

b) Total project completion time is 36.33 days

Critical path shown in red
c) Probability that project completion time is 40 days or less
Variance along critical path 5.22
Std. Dev. along critical path 2.29
Prob{Normal(36.33, 2.29) ≤ 40} = Prob{Z ≤ 1.60 } = .9452 (Appendix I)
K

36.33
36.33
(Appendix I)
Problem 3.30, HR12E

Immed. Normal Normal Crash Crash

Activity Predec. Time (days) Cost Time (days) Cost
A - 7 $6,000 6 $6,600
B A 4 $1,200 2 $3,000
C B 11 $4,000 9 $6,000

a) What action would you take to reduce the critical path by one day?

Crash Cost Max.

Activity per day Crash time
A $600 1
B $900 2
C $1,000 2

Since A is the critical activity with the lowest crash cost per day, crash A first.

b) To crash the critical path a second day, crash B since it has the second lowest cost.

c) What is the total cost of the 2-day reduction? $1,500

Problem 3.31, HR12E

Immed. Normal Normal Crash Crash

Activity Predec. Time Cost Time Cost
A - 4 $2,000 3 $2,600
B - 2 $2,200 1 $2,800
C - 3 $500 3 $500
D A 8 $2,300 4 $2,600
E B 6 $900 3 $1,200
F C 3 $3,000 2 $4,200
G D, E 4 $1,400 2 $2,000

Key
ES EF
A D LS LF
slack
04 4 12
04 4 12 G
0 0
B E 12 16
12 16
02 28 0
46 6 12
4 4
C F

03 36
10 13 13 16
10 10

a) Project completion date is 16 weeks.

b) Total cost required to complete project in normal time is $12,300
c) Which activity should be crashed first? Critical activity D for $75

Crash Cost Max.

Activity per week Crash time
A $600 1
B $600 1
C #DIV/0! 0
D $75 4
E $100 3
F $1,200 1
G $300 2
d) What is the maximum time that can be crashed?
Crash D for 4 weeks. Cost = $300 After which B & E become critical.
Crash G by 2 weeks. Cost = $600
Crash A & E by 1 week. Cost = $700
Total 7 weeks $1,600