Faculty of engineering Electric Engineering Department

Alexandria University
Project Management
Assignment # 1
Introduction & Definitions
Answer the following questions

Question 1

a) Write briefly, what you know about the following items:

1. Project major stakeholders and Conflict of interests
2. Tender
3. Project Management Objectives;
4. Topics of Project Management according to PMBOK;
5. Project;
6. Total Float; and
7. Activity.

b) Explain briefly the five phases of a construction project and draw a bar chart
showing the sequence of these phases.

Question 2

Project Planning & Scheduling is a major topic in Project Management. Explain the
typical steps required to generate a Time Schedule for any construction Project.

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Assignment # 2
Critical Path Method (CPM)
Activity – On – Node (AON)
Question 1
Mention what is meant by the following items:
a) Project Scheduling
b) Types of Networks;
c) Bar Chart (Gantt Chart);
d) Finish to Start Relationship;
e) Dependency;
f) Successor Activity;
g) Early times; and
h) Late times.

Question 2
Draw the following network using Activity – On – Node (AON) for the following
project:
Activity Duration Depends on
A 2 --
B 5 A
C 7 A
D 9 B&C

Question 3
Draw the AON for the following project, Calculate the Early and Late times of
activities, Calculate Project Duration, Highlight the Critical Path on the network,
Calculate the Total Float for All activities, and Draw Bar based on early times:
Activity ID Depends on duration(weeks)
A --- 8
B --- 2
C A 5
D B 3
E B 12
F C, D 4
G C, D 6
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Project Management
Question 4

What is the Project duration (PDmin) for the next project by using Precedence
Diagramming Method (PDM)? Given that the Contract Duration (PDmax) = 45 days,
highlight and write the critical path.
Activity Predecessor (S) Quantity Production Rate
Units (Units/day)
A -- 1,000 200
B -- 500 150
C -- 700 300
D A 1,500 500
E A,B 2,200 220
F B 900 300
G E 1,750 750
H G 2,000 250
I F 5,000 800
J C,E 950 1,000
K J,H 777 140

Question 5

Construct the PDM network represented by the data below:

Duration
Activity
(week)
A 4
B 5
C 3
D 3
E 6
F 2
G 5
ES LS
0 2
0 0
0 6
4 6
5 5
7 9
11 11

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Alexandria University
Project Management
Assignment # 3
Critical Path Method (CPM)
Activity – On – Node (AON) with relationships
Question 1
The following table represents the activities required for a small project. The Contract
calls for completing the project within 40 days. Using Activity - On - Node (AON)
method, calculate the following:
a) ES, EF, LS, LF for all activities and Project Duration
b) TF and FF for activities A, C, H, I
c) Clarify the critical path on the network
d) Draw the Bar (GANTT) chart

Activity ID Pred. Duration (days) Relationship and Lag

A --- 5 ---
B --- 4 ---
C --- 4 ---
D A 10 SS=4
E A,B 8 FS=2
F B,C 3 FS=0
G C 6 FF=3
H G 8 SF=8
I E,F 14 FS=1, FF=2
J D,E 12 FS=0
K D, J, H 6 FS=0

Question 2
For the project shown in the following table, you are required to:
1. Complete the missing data in the table
2. Draw the activity-on-node (AON) network if all Relations between activities are
FS=0. clarify the longest path on the network
activity Duration Early Early Late Late Total Free
(days) start finish start finish float Float
A 5 0 0
B 6 5 0
C 2 11 6
D 4 0 1
E 3 4 4
F 8 11 0
G 1 19 0
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Project Management
Assignment # 4
Project Calendar
Question 1
A security room project contains the following activities:
Activity ID A B C F
Activity Name footing R.C skeleton masonry finishing
Depends on --- A B C
Relationships SS=3
--- FS = 0 FS=2
&lag FF=5
Original
7 5 2 13
duration(day)

Given that the project starts on Monday, 1- 1 - 2018, the contractor considers Friday
and Saturday as weekends, and the period from 8 to 10 January 2018 is non- working
period. It is required to:
1. Calculate the CPM days and clarify the critical path on the network.
2. Calculate the project duration due to an increase of 3 days in the duration of
activity B
3. Calculate the activity dates considering the given calendar and draw the bar chart
using Calendar days.

Question 2
The following tables illustrate the data for the CPM diagram for a project. The project
start date is thursday1st March 2018; Workdays per week equal six, and the week start
on Saturday. It is required to find activity dates (ES, EF, LS, and LF)

Activity ID Successor Duration Relationship &time Lag

activity(s) (days)
A B SF=5
C 3 FS=0
D FF=10
B D FS=2
8
M FS=2
C J 12 FS=0
D H 5 SS=4
H Q 6 FS=2, FF=6
J -- 3 --
M H 6 FS=0
Q -- 8 --
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Project Management
Assignment # 5
Critical Path Method (CPM)
Activity – On – Arrow (AOA)
Question 1
Draw the following network using The Activity-On-Arrow method considering the
following data:
Activity Depends on
A --
B --
C B
D A
E A,B
F B
G F
H G
I E
J C,E
K J,H

Question 2
Draw the following network using AOA with the following data and Calculate the
Project duration:
Activity Depends on
A --
B --
C A
D B
E B
F A, B
G A
H D, G
I G
J H, I

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Question 3
Using Arrow - Diagramming Method (ADM), draw the activity network of the
project shown in table and calculate the following:
1. The project early finish.
2. Show the longest path(S) on the network
3. CPM days of activities
4. Draw Bar chart based on late times
5. Total Float and Free float for non-critical activities
Activity ID Depends on duration(weeks)
A --- 6
B --- 9
C A 5
E A, B 2
F E,G 4
G B 6
H G 8
I C 10
K I,H 3

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Assignment # 6
Project Resources
Question 1
The following table provides the activities of a construction project. Each activity
requires a specific amount of cement. Draw the Cement consumptions as Histogram
along the project duration.

Duration Cement per activity

Activity ID Pred.
(day) (ton)
A 4 --- 8
B 3 --- 9
C 6 A 30
D 8 B 0
E 6 C, D 36
F 2 B 8
G 5 E 30
H 5 C, D, F 10

Question 2
Draw the labor histogram based on early times.

Depends Quantity Production Rate Labor per

Activity
on Units (Units/day) day
A -- 1,000 200 3
B -- 500 150 7
C -- 700 300 5
D A 1,500 500 2
E A,B 2,200 220 8
F B 900 300 1
G C,E 1,750 750 3
H G 2,000 250 4
I F,E 5,000 800 2
J F,G 950 1,000 6
K J,H 777 140 9

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Assignment # 7
Cash Flow
Question # 1
The following table represents the activities required for a small project and the total
cost for each activity

Activity Duration(week) Early start Total cost LE *(10)3 Total float

A 2 0 12 0
B 3 2 36 0
C 6 5 24 0
D 2 2 18 3
E 3 4 15 3

Requirement:
1. Cash - Out flow (S - curve) considering Early times
2. Cash - Out flow (S - curve) considering Late times

Question # 2
The table shows the start and finish time for each activity in a construction project. The
activities costs and prices are also provided

Contract Start time Finish time Direct

item (days) (days) Cost (EGP)
Foundation 0 30 25,000
Skeleton 30 90 60,000
Brickwork 60 120 15,000
finishing 90 210 30,000

 Data: assume that a month has 30 days, calculations are prepared at the beginning
of each month.
 It is required to:
1. Draw the cash Out flow (S-Curve)
2. Amount of money required after 3rd month

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Question # 3
The activities for constructing an industrial workshop are listed in the next table

Act. Act. name Duration (month) predecessor Total Cost (LE)

A Excavation 2 -- 5,000
B Foundation 3 A 18,000
C Steel frame 1 B 15,000
D Floor slab 1.5 B 30,000
E Gladding 2 C 16,000
F Install plant 1 D,E 12,000

Draw the cash Out flow (S-Curve)

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