EXERCISES Note: These exercises can be done individually or in teams, in-class, as homework, or in a virtual environment. Learners can either write their results in a paper or prepare a short presentation or video to show their results. 1. Find an example of a large project that took more than a year to complete, preferably one near where you live. Describe some of the planning work completed for the project as part of project time and cost management. Summarize your findings. 2. Consider Figure 5-24. All duration estimates are in days, and the network proceeds from Node 1 to Node 9. Activity Initial node Final node Duration estimate A 1 i 3 B 2 3 1 C 2 4 2 D 2 > 4 E 3 6 35 F 4 o 5 G 3 7 2 H 6 7 5 I 6 S 1 7 9 2 K 8 0 3 |1\\. @ M | Figure 5-24. Network diagram data for a small project a. P ap T Draw an AOA network diagram representing the project. Put the node numbers in circles and draw arrows from node to node, labeling each arrow with the activity letter and estimated duration. If you prefer, draw an AON network diagram. Identify all the paths on the network diagram and note how long they are. What is the crtical path for this project, and how long is it? What is the shortest possible time it will take to complete this project? Enter the information into Microsoft Project or other project management software. (See the Brief Guude to Microsoft Project Professional 2016 available online from http://intropm.com for detailed instructions on using this software.) View the network diagram and activity schedule table to see the crutical path and float or slack for each activity. Provide screen shots of the Gantt chart and network diagram views You can draw the project network in Excel, Word or Powerpoint. For part e, submit an MS Project file (can do this MS Project part in class).