A | Q2. Competent governmental authorities have declared the end of the Covid pandemic and have approved resumption of regular operations at the universities and educational institutions subject to certain conditions. Accordingly, the IIMK officials have prepared a plan as given in Table 1 below. (Total marks = 20) TABLE 1 M: Very large number Activity Time Crashed Crash code Activity description Predecessors Days) duration cost/day Develop the COVID operating protocols for the 18 15 1000 campus and create the sanitizing infrastructure Restructure the classrooms and the labs in B 15 12 accordance with COVID guidelines 5000 Decide programs/courses going physical, 10 10 M B hybrid, or remaining online Prepare revised time-table induding allocation D 5 of classrooms to courses 5 M B, C Validate the information technology E sufficiency and preparedness 22 22 M D Repossess H hostel from the Government F 22 15 Health authorities and sanitize it 10000 G Resume and complete the construction of new 30 hostel blocks 30 M Furnish the rooms for occupancy after doing H 12 7 6000 the OOVID-related cleaning measures F, G Complete the construction of new cafeteria block, install new equipment 20 20 Arrange food/laundry supplies; maintain old 15 10 3000 equipment, Water treatment plant K Test the equipment for continuous operations 5 5 M 1, L Announce the courses, time-table, and register 18 M D students for campus residence M Expand the Wellness center to 25 beds (new 15 12 5000 H construction) N Install equipment, beds, oxygen supply lines, 10 8 2000 M emergency facilities Final validation check before certifying the 0 5 5 M campus for physical operation A, E, K, L, N 1 M 18 3 N 5 a. What is the earliest the campus can reopen without spending crash cost? (6 marks) b. What will be your crash strategy if the director is willing to allocate a crash budget of 25000 and wants to know what is the earliest start of the campus? (5 marks) c. Suppose the pairs (G, H) and (H, M) support SS relationship. Does that help you avoid the crash cost? Show your work (5 marks) d. Suppose IIMK follows Earned Value Management methodology for project control. During the execution, the reviews reveal the following information (Table 2). What does this indicate for the health of the project? (2 marks) TABLE 2 Review point Review 1 Review 2 PV 14500 26500 AC 16000 32000 EV 12500 26500 e. What is the Critical Ratio at each review point in Q2d? (2 marks)