Project requires the tasks shown below to be completed. The duration column shows the number of weeks estimated for one person to complete the task. Task Duration Depends on T1 1 T2 3 T3 5 T4 3 T1 T5 2 T1 T6 2 T1,T3 T7 3 T2,T3 T8 4 T4,T5,T6 T9 3 T5,T7 T10 2 T7 Answer the questions below. These activities are intended to develop and assess your understanding of the method, so please do not use a software project management tool such as Microsoft Project to assist in either drawing the diagrams or in computing solutions. Part A [20 marks] Draw an activity network chart without milestones. Show a Start and Finish "activity", which are zero length pseudo-activities. Include in the box for each task, the following:- Task Code Duration Earliest possible start time Latest possible start time Indicate the critical path. Suggestion: The network diagram can be created with a drawing program such as Libre Office Draw . Drawing programs, as opposed to paint programs, allow the links to connect with a rectangle, and they stay connect when you move the rectangles around. Suggestion: We can indicate the critical path by making the joining lines thicker on the critical path. Part B [15 marks] Assume that there are many developers, and each will work on a single task. Draw a Gantt chart (Activity bar chart) showing the earliest start and finish times for each task. Suggestion: A nifty way to draw Gantt charts is to use a spreadsheet program . It is accomplished by choosing a stacked bar graph, and then making the first part invisible. The grid should be on, in order to assist the visual identification of tasks. Part C [15 marks] Assume 3 developers, Bob, Sue and Ann, work on the project. Also assume that each task will have only one worker. Allocate tasks to them to complete the project as soon as possible. Show this graphically on a staff allocation chart. Suggestion: Allocate the critical path first. Suggestion: Using your drawing program, turn on the grid. Have a vertical line representing 0 time. Put the names to the left Create horizontal bars, (i.e. rectangles) of lengths that are proportional to the number of weeks of the task. Make the width of the bars 3/4 of the grid size. Give the bars names corresponding to the tasks. Move the bars into the grid rows associated with the developer name, and position them accordingly.

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