Edinburgh Tram System Scenario
EMDP02 Project Management- Prasad Tamhane
(May 2020-August 2020)
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CONTENTS
Should Lee recommend the launch or delay of Mars Mission? 2
How do you decide this............................2
Identify principal risk management processes in MBE? 4
What role each play .................................4
Do you consider Lee as a Good CRO? Why or Why not? 6
What challenges did Lee face in MBE?........................................................................7
Is the risk management policy align with JPL’s strategy and Culture?-----………………….8
Q1: Complete the network analysis for the tram planning office project using the project logic diagram that is
provided in Appendix 1, based on the ‘Expected Durations’ for each task, which can be determined from the
task data that is forwarded in Appendix 2.
Note: For Working Please refer the Excel Worksheet – Assignment4_Worksheet_PrasadTamhane.xlsx
Network Diagram
Critical Path highlighted with Red Arrows.
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Q2: Produce Linked Bar-Chart that presents a summary of Normal Project Program.
Please refer the Assignment4_Worksheet_PrasadTamhane.xlsx for working.
Q3: To the nearest whole day calculate the target duration for the construction of the tram
planning office building, allowing for a 95% probability of on time completion. This is the
duration that will be agreed with the client for project handover, and will therefore become
the contractual obligation that must be met.
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In order to calculated the target duration assuming 95% probability of on time completion –
standard nominal probabilities – z – chart is used. Using this chart value of ‘z’ is ascertained in
the following equation.
X −Mean
z=
S. D
The Mean is determined from Q1 – total duration of the Project
S.D. is determined using formula – σ2 = [(tp – to)/6]2
z is determined from Z-Chart.
From calculation, and rounding to the nearest round figure the Target Duration of the project
would be 106 Days.
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Q4: The tasks ‘Install Drainage’ and ‘Install Piled Foundations’ both require the use of 2
Excavators. Upon completing the initial planning phase it has been determined that the
Subcontractor responsible for delivering these two tasks has only priced for, and only has
access to just 2 excavators for the duration of their involvement with the project. You must
now check the initial plan to determine whether this resource constraint will cause a
Please refer the Assignment4_Worksheet_PrasadTamhane.xlsx for working.
1. As both the tasks "Install drainage" and "Install piled foundations" have the same early start,
two excavators cannot be used for both activities simultaneously.
2. Therefore the early start for activity "Install Drainage" will be 25 days - After the completion of
Activity "Install piled foundation. we will have to complete one activity with the available
excavators i.e. "Install Pile Foundation" first before allocating the excavators for "Install
Drainage Activity. Consequetively, now the duration of the project increased by 18 days. The
new duration of the project is 119 days.
3. Also Due to this, now both Install Drainage and Install pile foundation both are on critical path
of the project. Overall critical path of the project is also changed
4. Revised Network Diagram is as below:
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Q5: Crashing Requirement
Please refer the Assignment4_Worksheet_PrasadTamhane.xlsx for working
1. Due to subsequent delays in addition to less number of excavators, the total duration of the
project goes up to 123 Days. The committed project duration from Question 3 is 106 days. Due
to this dealy we are looking at £ 340,000 Panelty
2. To avoid the panelty, Activities on critical path is to be crashed. Since activity 2, 3 and 4 are
already completed we can't crash these activities. To be more cost effective we will crash
activities those are on critical path and with lowest cost of crashing.
3. Accordingly, we decided to carsh following activities:
a. Commissioning and Handover - Due to low cost of crashing £ 2000/day
b. Install Electricity Services - Second lowest cost of crashing for the activity which is on
critical path. Other activities on critical path cannot be crashed.
The cost of crashing is £ 158,000 Vs. Panelty of £ 340,000.
Total
Additional Cost
Normal Normal Normal for Crashing to
Duration Duration Duration Mean Time Expected Minimum
(Optimistic (Most Likely (Pessimistic Estimate Normal Cost Crash Duration Duration of Crashed Duration
# Activity Days) Days) Days) (te) Delays New Duration £ per day (Days) Critical Path Duration (£) Crashed Cost
1 Clear Site 8 10 12 10 10 5000 7 10 10 5730
2 Install Drainage 7 10 19 11 2 13 1500 8 13 13 16500
3 Install Piled Foundation 8 15 22 15 3 18 7000 10 18 18 19000
4 Construct Steel Frame 8 12 22 13 -1 12 5000 7 12 12 25500
5 Place Precast Concrete Floor Slabs 8 9 16 10 10 6000 10 10
6 Install Roof Finishes 6 10 20 11 11 3500 8 9000
7 Attach External Cladding Panels 6 8 10 8 8 3500 5 19500
8 Install Internal Partitions 8 10 12 10 10 3500 7 6750
9 Install Electricity Services 12 15 24 16 16 5000 11 16 5 12000 132000
10 Install Drainage and Water Services 8 12 22 13 13 3500 10 9000
11 Install Raised Floors 8 20 26 19 19 3500 19 19
12 Install Suspended Ceilings 10 14 24 15 15 2500 15 15
13 Commission, Clean & Handover 8 10 12 10 10 2000 7 10 3 3750 26250
123 105 158250
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