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Transcribed Image Text:Assignment chapter 17: Project Management
1). Based on the below table:
(a) Construct a network for this problem.
(b) Determine the expected time and variance for each activity.
(c) Determine ES, EF, LS, LF, and slack for each activity.
(d) Determine the critical path and project completion time.
(e) Determine the probability that the project will be finished in 70 days or less.
(f) Determine the probability that the project will be finished in 80 days or less.
(g) Determine the probability that the project will be finished in 90 days or less.
IMMEDIATE
PREDECESSORS
DAYS
ACTIVITY
A
8
10 12
9
3 3 4
B
7
D
10
20
30
E
6 7
B, D, E
B, D, E
10
11
10
H
14
15
16
F
10
11
13
G,H
K
7 8
LJ
2
4
G, H
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