Republic of the Philippines

Laguna State Polytechnic University

Province of Laguna

College of Computer Studies

Seatwork 4

NAME: MYCELL S. TENA SCORE: ____/35

SECTION: BSIT- 3C SMP DATE SUBMITTED:3/26/23

Directions:
✓ Answer the following question below:
✓ You can only take this seatwork once. So, make sure you don’t miss anything before you submitting
it.

Project Management Tools

1. With the given table below, solve for the following:

Expected Duration (week)

ACTIVITY PREDECESSOR Most
Optimistic Likely Pessimistic
A - 2 4 9
B A 5 8 14
C B 4 10 13
D B 4 7 10
E C 11 14 20
F D 9 13 16
G E,F 2 4 6

a. Construct a project network (5 points)

b. Complete the table and find the expected/mean duration and variance of each activity (5 points)
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Expected Duration (week)

ACTIVITY PREDECESSOR Mean

Pessimistic Most Likely Optimistic Variance
Duration

A - 2 4 9 4.5 1.36

B A 5 8 14 8.5 2.25

C B 4 10 13 9.5 2.25

D B 4 7 10 7 1.00

E C 11 14 20 14.5 2.25

F D 9 13 16 12.83 1.36

G E,F 2 4 6 4 0.44

c. Perform forward and backward passes for this network (5 points)

d. Find the Critical Path and Expected Project Completion Time (5 points)

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CPM Activity Mean Duration Variance

4.5 1.36
A
8.5 2.25
sigma2 = 8.55 B
sigma = √8.55 9.5 2.25
C
=2.92 weeks 14.5 2.25
E
4 0.44
G
41 weeks 8.55

e. Create a GANTT Chart for this table and use the Mean duration for your timeline (5 points)

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2. Assuming that the Critical Path is ACEGH, complete the table below. Find the mean duration and variance. (5
pts)

Duration (week) Mean

Activity Variance
O M P Duration
A 1 2 3 2 0.11
B 2 3 4 3 0.11
C 1 2 3 2 0.11
D 2 4 6 4 0.44
E 1 4 7 4 1.00
F 1 2 9 3 1.78
G 3 4 11 5 1.78
H 1 2 3 2 0.11

Mean Duration Variance

CPM Activity
sigma2 = 3.11 2 0.11
A
sigma = √3.11 2 0.11
C
=1.76 weeks
4 1.00
E
5 1.78
G
2 0.11
H
15 weeks 3.11

3. What is the probability of the project time completion within 16 weeks (use a standard normal distribution
table)? (5 pts)

Probability = [ x-µ σ ≤ 16-15 1.76]

=p [z ≤ 0.56]
= 0.05 and 0.06 is 0.7123 or 71.23 completion probability in 16 weeks.

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