ITEC$3706$: Software Engineering Project Management

Assignment $3($worth $10\%)$

You have been asked to lead a Crystal corporation $($a software company$)$ session to determine the requirements for a new project. You must develop a specific schedule for the tasks listed below. All durations are in days.

Show all your work.

Task$/$activity Predecessor Node Successor Node Estimated Duration

A$.$ Contact participants and explain their roles Null B $2$

B$.$ Arrange meeting room A C$,$D $2$

C$.$ Prepare agenda B E $3$

D$.$ Prepare information packets B F $4$

E$.$ Create visual aids C F $5$

F$.$ Send emails to participants D$,$E G $1$

G$.$ Conduct JAD session F Null $1$

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

June $21$ June $22$ June $23$ June $24$ June $25$ June $26$ June $27$

June $28$ June $29$ June $30$ July $1$ July $2$ July $3$ July $4$

July $5$ July $6$ July $7$ July $8$ July $9$ July $10$ July $11$

July $12$ July $13$ July $14$ July $15$ July $16$ July $17$ July $18$

July $19$ July $20$ July $21$ July $22$ July $23$ July $24$ July $25$

a$.$ On the next page, draw a network diagram representing the schedule. The project starts on June $26.$

$(5$ marks $-1$ for correct PDM format $/$ content $($letter$,$ dates, duration$)$

$2$ for correct sequence

$2$ for correct dates$)$

b$.$ Identify all the paths on the diagram and document how long each one is$.(2$ marks$)$

c$.$ What is the critical path for this project and how long is it$?(1$ mark$)$

d$.$ What is the end date for the project? $(1$ mark$)$

e$.$ Identify an activity that has a burst. $(1$ mark$)$ B