William Project Management Assingment Help With Solution

William Project Management Assingment Help With Solution

William knew that the first step in this project was to obtain approval from the board of directors, but first a proposal including rough drawings and a budget would need to be determined. Once approval was given, final drawings would be prepared and building permits could then be obtained based on these drawings. The project staff recruitment process could be initiated upon board approval. With the necessary permits in hand, the actual construction of the addition could begin. Upon completion of the building exterior, the landscaping could be started and the interior work on the offices could be done simultaneously. Once the interiors were completed, a final inspection and finish-up would be required. The staff, once recruited, would need to make some choices with regards to their furniture and systems requirements before an order could be placed. Once the interior passed inspection, the furniture could be installed. However, the systems cannot be hooked up until there is furniture to put it on. Once all of the above activities are complete, staff would be allowed to move into their new offices.
In preparation for the upcoming board meeting, William developed an initial budget for the project based on the normal costs associated with each of the project’s individual activities. William’s estimated cost for each activity is shown below, along with the activity’s estimated completion time. Also listed are crash costs and crash times, in the event it would be necessary to accelerate a specific activity

 
1. Completed Activity Table (10 marks)
Activity Table (template attached) with “Immediate Predecessors” and “Crash Cost per Week” columns completed.It is expected that each person in your group complete this step individually prior to meeting together to discuss differences.

2. Work Breakdown Structure (5 marks)
Prepare a Work Breakdown Structure for the construction of the administrative building. You should use all of the tasks the case has described as well as adding at least 10 of your own. It is NOT expected that the WBS be in MS Project, a Microsoft Word document is sufficient. The WBS should not exceed 1 page. Use either an indented or tree format. The additional tasks are for this question only.

 
3. Path Identification (5 marks)
Identify the paths and the length (in weeks) of each path. Specifically identify the critical path(s).

 
4. Project Duration & Cost (2 marks)
What are the project duration and overall cost in which the building can be occupied by management staff under normal times and costs?

 
5. Project Crashing (12 marks)
William is considering completing this project in the shortest time possible. What is the fastest the project can be completed, and the associated costs of that approach (without incurring any unnecessary costs)? Your solution must indicate the step by step(one week at a time) order and duration of the ‘crashing’ of activities so that the board can choose their preferred combination of cost and schedule.

 
6. Complete project by January 1st? (3 marks)
For public “optics” of project progress, the board of directors was interested in having the project complete by January 1st, 2016. Would this be possible? If so, how much would the project cost?

 
7. Activity Delay (3 marks)
After receiving approval from the board in the normal time, William ran into problems obtaining the necessary building permits. The land on which the building is planned to be built on was recently zoned as residential. As a result, a re-zoning approval had to accompany the building permits. This re-zoning approval required an additional two weeks to obtain. If William wants to complete the project in the original “normal” time determined in Question #5, what specific actions must he know take to minimize costs while still completing the building as originally scheduled?

 
8. Project Triangle (2 marks)
Recognizing that the company is growing at a rapid rate and may need the additional space offered by the new building sooner than they expect, the board of directors is considering providing additional funding for the project. The board would like to know how a potential “budget increase” of a few hundred thousand dollars could impact the other aspects of the project. Assume the project has recently begun and is progressing at the normal schedule pace.
 

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