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SIM335 Managing Projects

Faculty of Business and Law

Level: 3 Assignment Code: SIM335 Issue date: Contribution to module assessment: 100% This is an individual assignment - complete both tasks 1 and 2 Background: The assignment is intended to bring out the benefits and limitations of different approaches to project planning and control by relating these to the circumstances in the cases outlined. It is also intended to allow students to demonstrate their learning and competence in respect of the management of resources generally, but in particular elements of scope, schedule, quality, and cost. Case 1:. Mosswood Ltd is an organisation which provides saleable products to the motor vehicle sector. These products include: motor parts, paints, and tools. As part of your job as the Mosswood Ltd special projects manager, you have produced a list of activities that need to be addressed to source a new range of brake disc motor parts for supply to the sector. The details are shown in the table provided. Please note: You must use the methodology detailed above table 1 headed “essential methodology”. Task 1 (40% marks) 1) Draw the network diagram (use activity on the node). (8 marks) 2) Explain how you determined the timing of activities and the total float. (6 marks) 3) Explain how you determined the project duration and the critical path. (6 marks) 4) If the project starts on the Monday 7 May 2012, what is the earliest date it can be completed using a 5 day working week? Assume no other holidays (explain how you calculated the figure). (4 marks) 5) If the following happened what would be the effect on the duration of the whole project? Explain the reasons. (6 marks) a) Activity F is delayed 1 day. b) Activity N is delayed 1 day. c) Activity P is completed 1 day early 6) Explain the limitations of Network diagrams. (10 marks) Module: SIM335 Managing Projects Module Leader: Michael Cassop-Thompson Return date:

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SIM335 Managing Projects

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