EECT054 Engineering Project Management

Subject Code :
EECT054
Country :
UK
University :
Coventry University

Answer:-

Activities Table

Task Name	Duration	Start	Finish	Predecessors
Mittagong Climate Observation Station	100 days	Mon 12-10-09	Fri 26-02-10
Planning Phase	17 days	Mon 12-10-09	Tue 03-11-09
Specifications of Client	2 days	Mon 12-10-09	Tue 13-10-09
Permits	2 days	Wed 14-10-09	Thu 15-10-09	2
Management of Risk	5 days	Fri 16-10-09	Thu 22-10-09	3
Estimating cost of Equipment and Insurance	4 days	Fri 23-10-09	Wed 28-10-09	4
Designing Waterproof Layout	3 days	Thu 29-10-09	Mon 02-11-09	5
Testing Soil	1 day	Tue 03-11-09	Tue 03-11-09	6
Milestone 1: Completion of Planning Phase	0 days	Tue 03-11-09	Tue 03-11-09	7
Resources Phase	24 days	Wed 04-11-09	Mon 07-12-09
Temporary Fencing and Camera Surveillance	2 days	Wed 04-11-09	Thu 05-11-09	8
24/7 Security Staff	3 days	Fri 06-11-09	Tue 10-11-09	10
Labours	3 days	Wed 11-11-09	Fri 13-11-09	11
Selecting supplier of water and electricity	2 days	Mon 16-11-09	Tue 17-11-09	12
Engineers and Site Managers	3 days	Wed 18-11-09	Fri 20-11-09	13
Supervisor of Quality Control	4 days	Mon 23-11-09	Thu 26-11-09	14
Equipment for Construction	5 days	Fri 27-11-09	Thu 03-12-09	15
Contractors	2 days	Fri 04-12-09	Mon 07-12-09	16
Milestone 2: Completion of Resources Phase	0 days	Mon 07-12-09	Mon 07-12-09	17
Preparation Phase	45 days	Tue 08-12-09	Mon 08-02-10
Induction of Safety	2 days	Tue 08-12-09	Wed 09-12-09	18
Points of Emergency Assembly	3 days	Thu 10-12-09	Mon 14-12-09	20
Signage of Safety	2 days	Tue 15-12-09	Wed 16-12-09	21
Checking quality of instrument and equipment	4 days	Thu 17-12-09	Tue 22-12-09	22
Services and Site amenities	5 days	Wed 23-12-09	Tue 29-12-09	23
Power Generator for Back-up	3 days	Wed 30-12-09	Fri 01-01-10	24
Execution Phase	5 days	Mon 04-01-10	Fri 08-01-10	25
Supervisor for On-site	6 days	Mon 11-01-10	Mon 18-01-10	26
Building Infrastructures	5 days	Tue 19-01-10	Mon 25-01-10	27
Setting up Instruments	4 days	Tue 26-01-10	Fri 29-01-10	28
Functionality Test of Instruments	3 days	Mon 01-02-10	Wed 03-02-10	29
Installing Ground Water pump	2 days	Thu 04-02-10	Fri 05-02-10	30
Waterproof Testing	1 day	Mon 08-02-10	Mon 08-02-10	31
Milestone 3: Completion of Preparation Phase	0 days	Mon 08-02-10	Mon 08-02-10	32
Completion Phase	14 days	Tue 09-02-10	Fri 26-02-10
Cleaning up site	2 days	Tue 09-02-10	Wed 10-02-10	33
Removal of Temporary Fence	1 day	Thu 11-02-10	Thu 11-02-10	35
Installing proper fence	3 days	Fri 12-02-10	Tue 16-02-10	36
Finalizing and Resetting Security Equipment	3 days	Wed 17-02-10	Fri 19-02-10	37
Landscaping	2 days	Mon 22-02-10	Tue 23-02-10	38
Quality Checking of Instruments	3 days	Wed 24-02-10	Fri 26-02-10	39
Milestone 4: Completion of Project	0 days	Fri 26-02-10	Fri 26-02-10	40

Network Diagram

Understanding the Network Diagram

ES	DUR	EF
Title of The Task
LS	TF	LF

The ES in the network diagram depicts the early start, while the EF refers to the early finish of the activities in the project. The DUR refers to the duration of each activity. Additionally, the LS stands for last finish, TF refers to total float and the LF refers to the late finish of the activities (Bondarenko et al. 2018). The network diagram clearly depicts all these six elements for each of the activities in the project.

Importance of the Network Diagram

The network diagram is an essential part for the project, as it tends to explain the time estimation of the project activities (Soe and Htike 2018). Additionally, the network diagram helps to illustrate the activities of the project by interrelating the tasks with each other from the start of the project until the completion. The network diagram also helps in planning, organizing as well as controlling the schedule of the project. As all the activities of the project are sequentially located therefore, it is very much easy for the project manager as well as the project team in organizing and planning the project in a systematic way (Lee et al. 2018). Additionally, the network diagram proves to be efficient during the process of project execution as all the activities are clearly depicted as per the dependencies of each task.

The network diagram depicts the workflow of the activities of project. Therefore, it is essential for the manager of the project to learn the sequence of the activities of the project. Additionally, in the middle of the execution of project, the network diagram will help in understanding the remaining project, as it is simpler to analyse the remaining activities of the project due to the interdependencies depicted. The network diagram depicts the possibility of compressing a schedule in a project. During the execution of the project, there might be a need to decrease the duration of the remaining project activities, which gets easier with the help of network diagram. At the time of compressing the activities if the project, the network diagram helps in sequencing the activities as well as the project durations and further benefits the manager of the project in compressing the remaining project activities, which needs to be shortened. Additionally, the network diagram depicts the progress of the project (Bond-Barnard, Fletcher and Steyn 2018). As the network diagram displays the activities within the project along with the complete project duration as well as the start and finish date of each activities, therefore the network diagram are considered as the best instrument for determining the progress of the project in project management.

Therefore, it is essential for the manager of the project for utilizing the network diagram for analysing, which activities of the project must be completed on the estimated time and also the activities, which have additional time for completion.

Critical Path Identification

WBS	Task Name
1.1	Specifications of Client
1.2	Permits
1.3	Management of Risk
1.4	Estimating cost of Equipment and Insurance
1.5	Designing Waterproof Layout
1.6	Testing Soil
2.1	Temporary Fencing and Camera Surveillance
2.2	24/7 Security Staff
2.3	Labours
2.4	Selecting supplier of water and electricity
2.5	Engineers and Site Managers
2.6	Supervisor of Quality Control
2.7	Equipment for Construction
2.8	Contractors
3.1	Induction of Safety
3.2	Points of Emergency Assembly
3.3	Signage of Safety
3.4	Checking quality of instrument and equipment
3.5	Services and Site amenities
3.6	Power Generator for Back-up
3.7	Execution Phase
3.8	Supervisor for On-site
3.9	Building Infrastructures
3.10	Setting up Instruments
3.11	Functionality Test of Instruments
3.12	Installing Ground Water pump
3.13	Waterproof Testing
4.1	Cleaning up site
4.2	Removal of Temporary Fence
4.3	Installing proper fence
4.4	Finalizing and Resetting Security Equipment
4.5	Landscaping
4.6	Quality Checking of Instruments

Network Diagram

Figure 2: Network Diagram

(Source: Created by author)

Gantt Chart

Figure 3: Gantt chart

(Source: Created by author)

References:

Bondarenko, S., Lagodienko, V., Sedikova, I. and Kalaman, O., 2018. Application of project analysis software in project management in the pre-investment phase. Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 9(13), pp.676-684.

Bond-Barnard, T.J., Fletcher, L. and Steyn, H., 2018. Linking trust and collaboration in project teams to project management success. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business.

Lee, C.Y., Chong, H.Y., Liao, P.C. and Wang, X., 2018. Critical review of social network analysis applications in complex project management. Journal of Management in Engineering, 34(2), p.04017061.

Soe, P.H. and Htike, T.M., 2018. Critical path analysis programming method without network diagram. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 192, p. 01027). EDP Sciences.

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