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Faculty of Business and Law
Level: 3 Assignment Code: SIM335 Issue date: 12 November 2012 Contribution to module assessment: 100% dition, a This is an individual assignment - complete both tasks 1 and 2 Background: The assignment is intended to bring out the benefits and limitations of different approaches to project planning and control by relating these to the circumstances in the cases outlined. It is also intended to allow students to demonstrate their learning and competence in respect of the management of resources generally, but in particular elements of scope, schedule, quality, and cost. Case 1: Mangeist Ltd is an organisation which provides plant and materials to the building sector. These products include: Cement Mixers, Dump Trucks, Compressors and Pneumatic Drills, Lighting rigs, and Vibrating Plates. As part of your job as the Mangeist Ltd special projects manager, you have produced a list of activities that need to be addressed to source a new range of industrial forklift trucks for supply to the sector. The details are shown in the table provided. Please note: You must use the methodology detailed above table 1 headed “essential methodology”. Task 1 (40% marks) 1) Draw the network diagram (use activity on the node). (8 marks) 2) Explain how you determined the timing of activities and the total float. (6 marks) 3) Explain how you determined the project duration and the critical path. (6 marks) 4) If the project starts on the Monday 7 January 2013, what is the earliest date it can be completed using a 5 day working week? Assume no other holidays (explain how you calculated the figure). (4 marks) 5) If the following happened what would be the effect on the duration of the whole project? Explain the reasons. (6 marks) a) Activity B is delayed 1 day. b) Activity P is delayed 1 day. c) Activity 0 is delayed 2 days 6) Explain the limitations of Network diagrams. (10 marks) Module: SIM335 Managing Projects Module Leader: Michael Cassop-Thompson Return
Level: 3 Assignment Code: SIM335 Issue date: 12 November 2012 Contribution to module assessment: 100% dition, a This is an individual assignment - complete both tasks 1 and 2 Background: The assignment is intended to bring out the benefits and limitations of different approaches to project planning and control by relating these to the circumstances in the cases outlined. It is also intended to allow students to demonstrate their learning and competence in respect of the management of resources generally, but in particular elements of scope, schedule, quality, and cost. Case 1: Mangeist Ltd is an organisation which provides plant and materials to the building sector. These products include: Cement Mixers, Dump Trucks, Compressors and Pneumatic Drills, Lighting rigs, and Vibrating Plates. As part of your job as the Mangeist Ltd special projects manager, you have produced a list of activities that need to be addressed to source a new range of industrial forklift trucks for supply to the sector. The details are shown in the table provided. Please note: You must use the methodology detailed above table 1 headed “essential methodology”. Task 1 (40% marks) 1) Draw the network diagram (use activity on the node). (8 marks) 2) Explain how you determined the timing of activities and the total float. (6 marks) 3) Explain how you determined the project duration and the critical path. (6 marks) 4) If the project starts on the Monday 7 January 2013, what is the earliest date it can be completed using a 5 day working week? Assume no other holidays (explain how you calculated the figure). (4 marks) 5) If the following happened what would be the effect on the duration of the whole project? Explain the reasons. (6 marks) a) Activity B is delayed 1 day. b) Activity P is delayed 1 day. c) Activity 0 is delayed 2 days 6) Explain the limitations of Network diagrams. (10 marks) Module: SIM335 Managing Projects Module Leader: Michael Cassop-Thompson Return