Question 1

College of Excellence is considering building a new multipurpose auditorium on campus. The complex should provide a new conference room, expanded office space, classrooms, and multimedia facilities. The following activities would have to be undertaken before construction can begin.

Activity	Description	Immediate Predecessor	Time (weeks)
A	Survey building site	--------	6
B	Develop initial design	----------	8
C	Obtain board approval	A,B	12
D	Select architect	C	4
E	Establish budget	C	6
F	Finalize design	D,E	15
G	Obtain financing	E	12
H	Hire contractor	F,G	8

1. Draw a CPM for the above project network, indicating early start, early finish, late start and the late finish.

1. What are the critical the path of the network?

1. What is the expected completion time for the project?

1. What is the importance of slack time?

1. Calculate the slack time of each activity (use a table to illustrate the LS, ES and slack for each activity).