INDICATIVE ASSESSMENT

Indicative Assessment

Indicative Assessment

Question 1

Table 1 indicates the sequence and interdependence of the 11 activities (A - K) which together are required in the launch of a new system. The durations (in weeks) of each of the activities are given in the table

Table 1

Activity

Duration (wks)

Precedence

A

34

-

B

31

-

C

28

-

D

28

A

E

29

B

F

26

C

G

31

F

H

27

G,E

J

31

H

K

43

D, J

L

16

K

Construct a network diagram identifying the following:

Earliest Start Time(EST)

Latest Finish Time (LFT)

Total Float on all activities

Critical Path for the project

Activity time

Early Start

Early Finish

Late Start

Late Finish

Slack

Project

202

A

34

0

34

81

115

81

B

31

0

31

25

56

25

C

28

0

28

0

28

0

D

28

34

62

115

143

81

E

29

31

60

56

85

25

F

26

28

54

28

54

0

G

31

54

85

54

85

0

H

27

85

112

85

112

0

J

31

112

143

112

143

0

K

43

143

186

143

186

0

L

16

186

202

186

202

0

Above diagram represents the network diagram for the project. The red line shows critical path for the project.

Assume that there is a delay of 5 weeks in completing activity F and 3 weeks delay in completing activity G. Analyse three actions that the Project Manager could take to avoid exceeding the current length of the critical path.

Project success is very much predicated on the relationships within the project and especially the relationship between the project team, primarily the Project Manager and the client, and given that every change in scope, delay or increase in cost is potentially a source of conflict between these two parties, managing this change is so much more than a simple process to be followed.

What a lot of people fail to recognize is the pressure on a Project Manager to bring home the project on time, schedule and to the desired quality, to keep the client happy because of the promise of future projects, so it's tough for the Project Manager that starts firing off claims for variations and delay, whether they are warranted or not.

Question 2

Identify and explain the position of each of the process types used in project management within the volume-variety continuum

There are many types of processes that are followed in manufacturing and services department of the company. As production starts with raw materials to the final product in between there are many phases from which the products moves to final production. Following are some of the processes that are:

Project Project

Mass processes

Batch Flow process

Line Flow process

Continuous Flow process

Explain the characteristics of each of the process types used in project management

Project Process: Project process is technique that is beign used in manufacturing concern where there are many phases in which a product is completed. But this is not repeatable and is specified to a project. Every phase has it own unique work flow that is to be done. There is a sequence of multi-operations and all phases in the process are unique and changed according to the customer specifications. Example of project process can be seen while constructing a new shopping mall. There are many phases that are to be done while constructing a shopping mall.

They handle products made ??almost to order. Often the time to obtain prolonged, as the interval between the termination of each product. The features are low volume and high variety. The activities involved can be uncertain and poorly defined, sometimes change during the production process. Examples: Shipyards, construction, tunneling, large manufacturing operations as turbogenerators, oil wells, installation of computer systems, ...