Is3350 Unit 1 Assignment
Table of Contents
Task 1 2
1.1 Network Diagram 2
1.2. Calculating Time of Activities & Total Float: 3
1.3. Project Duration and Critical Path: 3
1.4. Earliest Finish Date of the Project, if started on 16th January, 2012: 4
1.5. Effect of delaying events on the duration of the whole Project: 4
1.6. Limitations of Network diagram 4
Task 2 5
2.1 Project Management 5
2.2 Project Life Cycle 5
Conceptual 5
Planning 5
Execution 6
Termination 6
2.3 Project Manager 6
2.4 Feasibility Report 7
2.5 Conclusion 8
References 10
Task 1
1.1 Network Diagram
1.2. Calculating Time of Activities & Total Float:
In order to calculate the timing of an activity ‘Duration’ of the activity needs to be summed up with the ‘Earliest Finish …show more content…
With the expansion of its business Jimaga Limited now faces a need to widen the existing structure of its operation with the opening of a new building. As the company is growing a shortfall of managing resources and the challenge of meeting the customer’s demand is faced by the company, it is due this reason that they have now decided to move into a larger, more advance and organised premises providing them facilities to fulfil the required tasks and responsibilities and allow the organisation to grow.
For this purpose the company has hired our services in order to manage the whole project. This project is to be split into two major parts; first, the construction of a new premises and second, the transfer of resources from old to new premises. The project manager therefore, needs to plan the whole project first with taking all areas of the project into consideration so that nothing is left behind one of the most reliable and suggested to do this is through using the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). This will allow the manager to have a wide-ranging grip into all concerned areas of the project, by breaking the project into smaller tasks and assigning these tasks to individuals who are considered most suitable for them. This will enhance the level of specialisation and expertise implied into the project by planning all the phases of the project with specialised human as well as capital
Task 1 2
1.1 Network Diagram 2
1.2. Calculating Time of Activities & Total Float: 3
1.3. Project Duration and Critical Path: 3
1.4. Earliest Finish Date of the Project, if started on 16th January, 2012: 4
1.5. Effect of delaying events on the duration of the whole Project: 4
1.6. Limitations of Network diagram 4
Task 2 5
2.1 Project Management 5
2.2 Project Life Cycle 5
Conceptual 5
Planning 5
Execution 6
Termination 6
2.3 Project Manager 6
2.4 Feasibility Report 7
2.5 Conclusion 8
References 10
Task 1
1.1 Network Diagram
1.2. Calculating Time of Activities & Total Float:
In order to calculate the timing of an activity ‘Duration’ of the activity needs to be summed up with the ‘Earliest Finish …show more content…
With the expansion of its business Jimaga Limited now faces a need to widen the existing structure of its operation with the opening of a new building. As the company is growing a shortfall of managing resources and the challenge of meeting the customer’s demand is faced by the company, it is due this reason that they have now decided to move into a larger, more advance and organised premises providing them facilities to fulfil the required tasks and responsibilities and allow the organisation to grow.
For this purpose the company has hired our services in order to manage the whole project. This project is to be split into two major parts; first, the construction of a new premises and second, the transfer of resources from old to new premises. The project manager therefore, needs to plan the whole project first with taking all areas of the project into consideration so that nothing is left behind one of the most reliable and suggested to do this is through using the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). This will allow the manager to have a wide-ranging grip into all concerned areas of the project, by breaking the project into smaller tasks and assigning these tasks to individuals who are considered most suitable for them. This will enhance the level of specialisation and expertise implied into the project by planning all the phases of the project with specialised human as well as capital