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• You must submit two separate copies (one Word file and one PDF file) using the Assignment Template on Blackboard via the allocated folder. These files must not be in compressed format. • It is your responsibility to check and make sure that you have uploaded both the correct files. • Zero mark will be given if you try to bypass the SafeAssign (e.g. misspell words, remove spaces between words, hide characters, use different character sets, convert text into image or languages other than English or any kind of manipulation). • Email submission will not be accepted. • You are advised to make your work clear and well-presented. This includes filling your information on the cover page. • You must use this template, failing which will result in zero mark. • You MUST show all your work, and text must not be converted into an image, unless specified otherwise by the question. • Late submission will result in ZERO mark. • The work should be your own, copying from students or other resources will result in ZERO mark. • Use Times New Roman font for all your answers. Learning Outcome(s): Question One LO2: State the best practices in the IT project management processes. Consider the following project activities: Activity Name Immediate Predecessor (list number/ name, separated by ‘,’) Normal Time A - 6 B - 9 C A 12 D A, B 8 E D 9 F C, E 6 G E 5 Fill the given table with the required data and draw the network diagram for the above project activities to find the critical path. Activity Name Activity Time A 6 B 9 C 12 D 8 E 9 Earliest Earliest Start (ES) Finish (EF) Latest Start (LS) Latest Finish (LF) Slack (LS-ES) F 6 G 5 Project Completion Time = The Critical Path is= Answer ? Days Learning Outcome(s): Question Two LO3: Develop a comprehensive IT project plan for estimation, scheduling, communication, resource management, procurement, risk, and quality. A project is scheduled to complete in six months duration. There are two activities in the project. The actual cost of Activity 1 is SAR 300,000 and that of Activity 2 is SAR 200,000. The planned value of these activities is SAR 280,000 and 150,000 respectively. On reviewing, the current project status is Activity 1 is 100% completed and Activity 2 is only 75% completed. (i) Perform the earned value calculations of the above project scenario and fill the given table. (ii) What do you infer about the project schedule and cost based on your calculations? Activity Month 1 Earned Value Planned Value Actual Cost Cost Variance Scheduled Variance Cost performance Index Schedule performance Index Answer ? Learning Outcome(s): LO5: Demonstrate inspection of the strategies for managing change and assuring quality in the conducted project. Question Three As a project manager of a Software project, you have received given data about the different type of Issues identified in the project: – Issue 1 – 85 occurrences; Issue 2 – 125 occurrences; Issue 3 – 28 occurrences; Issue 4 – 395 occurrences; Issue 5 – 185 occurrences; Issue 6 – 128 occurrences; Issue 7 – 85 occurrences; Issue 8 – 169 occurrences; Issue 9 – 148 occurrences; Issue 10 – 209 occurrences. Which diagram you will use to prioritize the Issues? Generate the diagram using any tool and paste it here. Learning Outcome(s): LO3: Develop a comprehensive IT project plan for estimation, scheduling, communication, resource management, procurement, risk, and quality. Question Four What is the tool used by a project manager to check whether the resources are allocated correctly and monitor the resource utilization? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the tool with suitable example. Answer: • You must submit two separate copies (one Word file and one PDF file) using the Assignment Template on Blackboard via the allocated folder. These files must not be in compressed format. • It is your responsibility to check and make sure that you have uploaded both the correct files. • Zero mark will be given if you try to bypass the SafeAssign (e.g. misspell words, remove spaces between words, hide characters, use different character sets, convert text into image or languages other than English or any kind of manipulation). • Email submission will not be accepted. • You are advised to make your work clear and well-presented. This includes filling your information on the cover page. • You must use this template, failing which will result in zero mark. • You MUST show all your work, and text must not be converted into an image, unless specified otherwise by the question. • Late submission will result in ZERO mark. • The work should be your own, copying from students or other resources will result in ZERO mark. • Use Times New Roman font for all your answers. Learning Outcome(s): Question One LO2: State the best practices in the IT project management processes. Consider the following project activities: Activity Name Immediate Predecessor (list number/ name, separated by ‘,’) Normal Time A - 6 B - 9 C A 12 D A, B 8 E D 9 F C, E 6 G E 5 Fill the given table with the required data and draw the network diagram for the above project activities to find the critical path. Activity Name Activity Time A 6 B 9 C 12 D 8 E 9 Earliest Earliest Start (ES) Finish (EF) Latest Start (LS) Latest Finish (LF) Slack (LS-ES) F 6 G 5 Project Completion Time = The Critical Path is= Answer ? Days Learning Outcome(s): Question Two LO3: Develop a comprehensive IT project plan for estimation, scheduling, communication, resource management, procurement, risk, and quality. A project is scheduled to complete in six months duration. There are two activities in the project. The actual cost of Activity 1 is SAR 300,000 and that of Activity 2 is SAR 200,000. The planned value of these activities is SAR 280,000 and 150,000 respectively. On reviewing, the current project status is Activity 1 is 100% completed and Activity 2 is only 75% completed. (i) Perform the earned value calculations of the above project scenario and fill the given table. (ii) What do you infer about the project schedule and cost based on your calculations? Activity Month 1 Earned Value Planned Value Actual Cost Cost Variance Scheduled Variance Cost performance Index Schedule performance Index Answer ? Learning Outcome(s): LO5: Demonstrate inspection of the strategies for managing change and assuring quality in the conducted project. Question Three As a project manager of a Software project, you have received given data about the different type of Issues identified in the project: – Issue 1 – 85 occurrences; Issue 2 – 125 occurrences; Issue 3 – 28 occurrences; Issue 4 – 395 occurrences; Issue 5 – 185 occurrences; Issue 6 – 128 occurrences; Issue 7 – 85 occurrences; Issue 8 – 169 occurrences; Issue 9 – 148 occurrences; Issue 10 – 209 occurrences. Which diagram you will use to prioritize the Issues? Generate the diagram using any tool and paste it here. Learning Outcome(s): LO3: Develop a comprehensive IT project plan for estimation, scheduling, communication, resource management, procurement, risk, and quality. Question Four What is the tool used by a project manager to check whether the resources are allocated correctly and monitor the resource utilization? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the tool with suitable example. Answer:
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IT Project Management

Name of student
Name of professor
Course title
Date

2

Question One
Learning Outcome(s):
Consider the following project activities:
LO2: State the best
practices in the IT
project management
processes.

3

Activity
Name

Immediate Predecessor (list number/ name,
separated by ',')

Normal
Time

A

-

6

B

-

9

C

A

12

D

A, B

8

E

D

9

F

C, E

6

G

E

5

Fill the table with the required data and draw the network diagram for the above project
activities to find the critical path.

Activity
Name

Earliest

Earliest

Start
(ES)

Activity Time

Latest
Finish
(LF)

(LS-ES)

6

3

9

3

Slack

A

6

B

9

0

9

0

9

0

C

12

6

18

14

9

8

D

8

9

17

9

17

0

E

9

17

26

32

F

6

26

32

26

32

0

G

5

5

31

27

32

1

Project Completion Time =
The Critical Path is=

0

Finish
(EF)

Latest
Start
(LS)

26

32 Days
B, D, E, and F

0

4

Answer?
Usually, the Critical path is where slack is zero, which is seen in activities B, D, E, and F
Explanation= Slack = latest start- earliest start
Latest finish= latest start of a successor
Latest start= Latest finish- duration
Earliest finish= earliest start+ duration
Earliest Start= Earliest finish of the predecessor

5

Question Two
Learning Outcome(s):
LO3: Develop a
comprehensive IT
project plan for
estimation,
scheduling,
communication,
resource
management,
procurement, risk,
and quality.
Earned Value

A project is scheduled to complete in six months. There are two activities
in the project. The actual cost of Activity 1 is SAR 300,000, and that of
Activity 2 is SAR 200,000. The planned value of these activities is SAR
280,000 and 150,000, respectively. On review, the current project status
is Activity 1 is 100% completed, and Activity 2 is only 75% satisfied.

Activity

Month 1
450,000

Planned Value

430,000

Actual Cost

500,000

Cost Variance

50,000

Scheduled Variance

20,000

Cost Performance Index

0.9

Schedule performance Index

1.0465

Answer?
(i) Perform the earned value calculations of the above project
scenario and fill in the table.
Earned value is equal to the percentage of planned value completed
Earned value= 1×300,000+ 0.75× 200,000= 450,000

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Planned value= 280,000+ 150,000= 430,000
Actual cost= 300,000+ 200,000= 500,000
Cost variance= Earned value- Actual cost
CV= 450,000-500,000= - 50,000...

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