Business Informatics & Operations Department

IT Project Management (INSY714/HUMA1001)

Spring 2022

Time Management Problem Set

A project consists of 8 activities, lettered A through H. below. For each activity, the
preceding activity is given, and a probabilistic estimate of the time required completing it.
Times are in days.

Preceding Optimistic Most Likely Pessimistic

Activity Activity Time Time Time
A - 2 days 4 days 6 days
B A 3 6 9
C A 2 5 11
D - 2 10 12
E C 4 8 15
F B, E 2 4 12
G D 3 4 11
H F, G 1 1 1
a) Determine the expected time for each activity
b) Use the arrow diagramming method (ADM) to draw the network of this project
c) List all of the paths through the network. What is the duration of each path?
d) What is the critical path?
 Business Informatics & Operations Department
IT Project Management (INSY714/HUMA1001)
Spring 2022

Solution
a)
optimum + 4 ∗ most_likely + pessimestic
Expected Time =
6
2+4∗4+6
Example: Expected Time𝐴 = =4
6

Expected
Activity Time
A 4 days
B 6
C 5.5
D 9
E 8.5
F 5
G 5
H 1

b)

B=6
2 4

3
H=1
1 6 7

5
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Spring 2022
c)
ABFH – 16
ACEFH – 24 (Critical Path)
DGH – 15

d) Critical Path = ACEFH