mgt 250

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MGT250. Project Management

MGT 250. Project Management
Course Assignments
Assignment 1
 Bottom-up cost estimating exercise (Module 3, pp 19-20)
 Parametric cost estimate exercise (Module 3, pp. 43-44)
 For the table below o Create a PERT/CPM chart o Compute project duration o Compute Latest Start, Earliest Start, and Float (Slack)
Task

Predecessor

A
B
C
D
E
F
G

Start
A,D
B
Start
D
Start
F

Duration
(in days)
6
8
10
7
12
12
12

Latest start Earliest start Float
(slack)

Assignment 2
 Exercise 3-2 (Module 3, p. 61)
 Exercise 3-3 (Module 3, pp. 63-64)
Assignment 3
Following are cost and schedule data for a project that is underway.
Month
1
Planned 30
Actual
10

Task
A
B
C
D
E
F

2
35
25

3
42
47

Planned start Beginning
Month 1
Beginning
Month 2
Beginning
Month 4
Beginning
Month 6
Beginning
Month 8
Beginning
Month 10

4
5
6
7
46
40
52
45
55
52
54
50
Project Cost Data
Planned
Duration
2 months
3 months
3 months
5 months
4 months
3 months

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8
48
58

9
50

Actual start
Beginning
Month 2
Beginning
Month 3
Beginning
Month 5
Beginning
Month 7
Not yet begun Not yet begun 10
40

11
30

12
15

Actual
Duration
2.5 months
4 months
3.5 months
2 months so far 1

Assignments

MGT250. Project Management

Project Schedule Data
1. Using the cost data in the cost table above, create a cumulative cost curve comparing actual versus planned costs (Note: with the cumulative cost curve – also called the S-curve – you must cumulate the cost data. See More Info, Module 3, p. 53.)
2. Using the schedule data in the schedule table above, create a Gantt chart comparing actual versus planned schedule performance
3. Summarize in words what you see project status to be at this time.
What do you predict regarding the final cost and final schedule for the