Project Management Case Study: Launching a Mobile App

Background: XYZ Tech Solutions is embarking on the development and launch of a new mobile app, "ConnectNow." The project has a required completion time of $10$ months, with a total budget of $$500,000.$ As the project progresses, XYZ Tech Solutions needs to assess its performance and take corrective actions if necessary.

Initial Project Information:

Required Completion Time: $12$ months

Total Budget: $$500,000$

Network Diagram with TBCs

Activity Duration $($Month$)$ Immediate predecessor TBC $($$$)$

A $1-20$K

B $2$ A $80$K

C $3$ B $80$K

D $3$ B $80$K

E $1$ C $100$K

F $2$ D $20$K

G $2$ E$,$F $20$K

H $1$ G $100$K

Actual Cost measurement since execution started

Activity Actual Finish Actual cost

A Month $120$K

B Month $350$K

C Month $5100$K

D Month $590$K

E Month $630$K

Cumulative Work progress $\%$

Activity Month $1$ Month $2$ Month$3$ Month$4$ Month $5$ Month$6$

A $100\%$

B $25\%50\%100\%$

C $30\%50\%100\%$

D $30\%70\%100\%$

E $20\%$

F $15\%$

$1-$ Network Diagram with Activities Relationship: Draw a Network Diagram illustrating the relationships between activities. Include the estimated time durations and immediate predecessors for each activity.

$2-$ Calculate Earliest and Latest Times: Determine the earliest and latest start and finish times for each activity based on the Network Diagram.

$3-$ Critical Path: show the critical path on your diagram

$4-$ Calculate Cumulative Budget per Month: for the entire project $($create the table$)$

$5-$ Calculate Cumulative Actual cost for $6$ month $($create the table$)$

$6.$ Calculate Earned Value of Work Performed for $6$ month: Calculate the earned value of work performed for each month of the project. $($create the table$)$

$7.$ Graph Analysis: Plot a graph illustrating the cumulative budget, actual cost, and earned value of work performed. Analyze the project status based on the graph and support your answer with CPI, CV$,$ FCAC, and SV calculations.