Software Project Management

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Sheet 5
A- Answer the following questions.
Question No. 1:
What is the minimum cost of crashing the following project by 4 days?

Activit Normal Time Crash Time Normal Total Cost with Immediate
y days days Cost Crashing Predecessor
A 5 4 $800 $1,100 -
B 8 6 $250 $500 -
C 5 4 $800 $650 -
D 6 4 $750 $1,500 A
E 7 4 $1,200 $1,650 C

X= $1,350 Y= $1500 Z= $1300 W= $1375

Question No. 2:
The management of a
company is interested in
crashing of the following
project by spending an
additional amount not
exceeding Rs. 2,000. Suggest
how this can be accomplished.

Question No. 3:
The following table shows the activities for a new product development project and their
precedence relationships, normal times and costs, crash times and costs. Suppose that
management wants to shorten the project to 24 weeks to beat competition. Which activities
should be crashed, and for each crashed activity provide the total number of weeks crashed and
the total cost. What is the overall project crashing cost?

Predecessor Time (weeks) Cost ($000)

Activity
s Normal Crash Normal Crash
A - 5 2 25 34
B - 4 2 30 40
C A,B 10 6 45 81
D D 5 3 30 38
E C,D 7 6 30 37
F A,C 5 3 20 26
G D 4 2 35 44
H E,F,G 6 3 35 65