Question 2 Project planning is at the heart of the project life cycle, and tells everyone involved about the project objectives, scopes and action plan. The planning phase defines the project deliverables and requirements, and create project schedule. The plans created during this phase will help you manage time, cost, quality, changes, risk, and related issues. (e) Briefly explain work breakdown structure (WBS), and describe any FOUR benefits of developing WBS. (10 marks) (f) Using appropriate diagram(s), demonstrate how you may utilize WBS in planning a project design and development of robotics car" for an inter-university competition. (15 marks) (9) Describe the iron triangle for project management. Using the project stated in (b), demonstrate why these characteristics are important. (6 marks) (h) BKC Engineering fabricated an inspection machine for its customer. The Table Q1 listed the activities that need to be completed to build, and install the machine. Table Q2: Project for Inspection Machine Activity Predecessors Normal time Crash time Crash (week) (week) Cost/week (RM) 9 $3,000 $3,500 15 10 $4,000 B, C 5 3 $2,000 10 $2,500 DE 2 $5,000 6 5 8 A B D E F 6 1 i. Referring to Table Q1, construct a network diagram for this project. (6 marks) ii. Identify the critical path and determine the normal project length. (4 marks) ii. BKC loses $3,500 in profit per week for every week the machine is not completed. Determine the most profitable duration for this project, and identify the additional profits generated. (9 marks) Question 2 Project planning is at the heart of the project life cycle, and tells everyone involved about the project objectives, scopes and action plan. The planning phase defines the project deliverables and requirements, and create project schedule. The plans created during this phase will help you manage time, cost, quality, changes, risk, and related issues. (e) Briefly explain work breakdown structure (WBS), and describe any FOUR benefits of developing WBS. (10 marks) (f) Using appropriate diagram(s), demonstrate how you may utilize WBS in planning a project design and development of robotics car" for an inter-university competition. (15 marks) (9) Describe the iron triangle for project management. Using the project stated in (b), demonstrate why these characteristics are important. (6 marks) (h) BKC Engineering fabricated an inspection machine for its customer. The Table Q1 listed the activities that need to be completed to build, and install the machine. Table Q2: Project for Inspection Machine Activity Predecessors Normal time Crash time Crash (week) (week) Cost/week (RM) 9 $3,000 $3,500 15 10 $4,000 B, C 5 3 $2,000 10 $2,500 DE 2 $5,000 6 5 8 A B D E F 6 1 i. Referring to Table Q1, construct a network diagram for this project. (6 marks) ii. Identify the critical path and determine the normal project length. (4 marks) ii. BKC loses $3,500 in profit per week for every week the machine is not completed. Determine the most profitable duration for this project, and identify the additional profits generated. (9 marks)
