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What is the tool used by a project manager to check whether the resources are allocated correctly and monitor the resource utilization?

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Question One

  • Consider the following project activities:
Activity Name Immediate Predecessor (list number/ name, separated by ‘,’) Normal Time
A 6
B 9
C A 12
D A, B 8
E D 9
F C, E 6
G E 5
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  • Fill the given table with the required data and draw the network diagram for the above project activities to find the critical path.
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Activity Name

 

Activity Time Earliest

Start (ES)

Earliest

Finish (EF)

Latest Start (LS) Latest Finish (LF) Slack

(LS-ES)

A 6
B 9
C 12
D 8
E 9
F 6
G 5
Project Completion Time = Days
The Critical Path is=
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  • Answer     ?
  • Question Two

  • A project is scheduled to complete in six months duration. There are two activities in the project. The actual cost of Activity 1 is SAR 300,000 and that of Activity 2  is SAR 200,000. The planned value of these activities is SAR 280,000 and 150,000 respectively. On reviewing, the current project status is Activity 1 is 100% completed and Activity 2 is only 75% completed.
  • (i) Perform the earned value calculations of the above project scenario and fill the given table.
Activity Month 1
Earned Value
Planned Value
Actual Cost
Cost Variance
Scheduled Variance
Cost performance Index
Schedule performance Index
  • (ii) What do you infer about the project schedule and cost based on your calculations?
  • Answer ?
  • Question Three

  • As a project manager of a Software project, you have received given data about the different type of Issues identified in the project: –
  •  Issue 1 – 85 occurrences; Issue 2 – 125 occurrences; Issue 3 – 28 occurrences; Issue 4 – 395 occurrences; Issue 5 – 185 occurrences; Issue 6 – 128 occurrences; Issue 7 – 85 occurrences; Issue 8 – 169 occurrences; Issue 9 – 148 occurrences; Issue 10 – 209 occurrences.
  • Which diagram you will use to prioritize the Issues? Generate the diagram using any tool and paste it here.
  • Question Four

  • What is the tool used by a project manager to check whether the resources are allocated correctly and monitor the resource utilization? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the tool with suitable example.
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