Project Management Fundamentals: Building a School

This article discusses the project management fundamentals involved in building a school. It includes a work breakdown structure, critical path, activity list, schedule, Gantt chart, and network diagram.

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Project Management Fundamentals: Building a School
Name of the Student
Name of the University

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Answer to Question 5.
The work breakdown structure of the project is shown below.
Figure 1: Work Breakdown Structure of the Project
(Source: Created by Author)
Answer to Question 6.
The critical path of the project is shown in a tabular format as follows.
ID Activity Duration Predecessors
0 Building a School 322 days
1
Preliminary Planning and
Discussion
18 days

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2
Meeting of the Administration
Board
18 days
3 Decision on the Building of School 5 days
4 Preparation of Project Proposal 5 days 3
5 Presentation of Proposal 1 day 4
6 Estimating an Approximate Budget 2 days 5
7 Analyzing Feasibility of the Project 5 days 6
8 Approval of the Project 0 days 7
9 Project Planning Phase 22 days
10 Setting Up a Project Team 5 days 8
11 Discuss Overall Project Life Cycle 2 days 10
12 Prepare Project Charter 5 days
13 Identify the Scope of the Project 1 day 11
14
Identify the Objectives of the
Project
1 day 13
15
Determine an Overall Timeframe
of the Project
1 day 14

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16
Determine an Appropriate and
Feasible Budget for the Project
2 days 15
17
Release Tender for Construction
Contract
4 days 12,16
18 Hire Contractor 2 days 17
19 Discuss the Project 2 days 18
20 Discuss Resource Requirements 1 day 19
21
Discuss Human Resource
Requirements
1 day 20
22 Finalize the Project 0 days 21
23 Project Initiation 57 days
24 Get Building Permit 15 days 22
25 Get Construction License 5 days 24
26 Develop Building Blueprint 15 days 25
27 Review Building Blueprint 5 days 26
28
Recruit Human Resources for the
Project
10 days 27
29 Procure Materials for the 5 days 28

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Construction
30 Hire Construction Vehicles 2 days 29
31 Initiate the Project 0 days 30
32 Project Execution 211 days
33 Clear the Site for Construction 5 days 31
34 Excavate the Site 10 days 33
35 Build Foundation on the Site 15 days 34
36 Prepare Building Framework 30 days 35
37 Install Structural Materials 15 days 36
38 Divide Rooms inside the Framework 5 days 37
39
Clear Openings for Doors and
Windows
5 days 38
40 Install Electrical Wirings 5 days 39
41 Install Water Connections 5 days 40
42
Apply Mortar and Concrete on
Framework
15 days 41
43 Plastering 15 days 42

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44 Plumbing 5 days 43
45 Finishing Electrical Connections 5 days 44
46 Installation of Doors and Windows 10 days 45
47
Installation of Equipments and
Utilities
10 days 46
48 Additional Works 46 days
49 Application of Interior Colors 15 days 47
50 Application of Exterior Colors 15 days 49
51
Installation of Classroom
Equipments
10 days 50
52
Installation of Projectors and
Projection Screen
2 days 51
53
Installation of Computers in the
Lab Room
4 days 52
54 Completion of the School Building 10 days 53
55 Project Handover 0 days 54

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56 Project Closure 14 days
57 Review of the Project 5 days 55
58 Project Appraisal 5 days 57
59 Clearing of Wages 2 days 58
60 Stakeholder Sign Off 2 days 59
61 Project Closed 0 days 60
The activity list and the corresponding schedule developed for the project is shown in the
following table.
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
0 Building a School 322 days Mon 8/27/18 Tue 11/19/19
1
Preliminary Planning
and Discussion
18 days Mon 8/27/18 Wed 9/19/18
1.1
Meeting of the
Administration Board
18 days Mon 8/27/18 Wed 9/19/18
1.1.1
Decision on the
Building of School
5 days Mon 8/27/18 Fri 8/31/18
1.1.2 Preparation of Project 5 days Mon 9/3/18 Fri 9/7/18 3

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Proposal
1.1.3
Presentation of
Proposal
1 day Mon 9/10/18 Mon 9/10/18 4
1.1.4
Estimating an
Approximate Budget
2 days Tue 9/11/18 Wed 9/12/18 5
1.1.5
Analyzing Feasibility
of the Project
5 days Thu 9/13/18 Wed 9/19/18 6
1.2 Approval of the Project 0 days Wed 9/19/18 Wed 9/19/18 7
2 Project Planning Phase 22 days Thu 9/20/18 Fri 10/19/18
2.1
Setting Up a Project
Team
5 days Thu 9/20/18 Wed 9/26/18 8
2.2
Discuss Overall Project
Life Cycle
2 days Thu 9/27/18 Fri 9/28/18 10
2.3
Prepare Project
Charter
5 days Mon 10/1/18 Fri 10/5/18
2.3.1
Identify the Scope of
the Project
1 day Mon 10/1/18 Mon 10/1/18 11
2.3.2 Identify the 1 day Tue 10/2/18 Tue 10/2/18 13

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Objectives of the Project
2.3.3
Determine an Overall
Timeframe of the Project
1 day Wed 10/3/18 Wed 10/3/18 14
2.3.4
Determine an
Appropriate and Feasible
Budget for the Project
2 days Thu 10/4/18 Fri 10/5/18 15
2.4
Release Tender for
Construction Contract
4 days Mon 10/8/18 Thu 10/11/18 12,16
2.5 Hire Contractor 2 days Fri 10/12/18
Mon
10/15/18
17
2.6 Discuss the Project 2 days Tue 10/16/18
Wed
10/17/18
18
2.7
Discuss Resource
Requirements
1 day Thu 10/18/18 Thu 10/18/18 19
2.8
Discuss Human
Resource Requirements
1 day Fri 10/19/18 Fri 10/19/18 20
2.9 Finalize the Project 0 days Fri 10/19/18 Fri 10/19/18 21
3 Project Initiation 57 days
Mon
10/22/18
Tue 1/8/19

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3.1 Get Building Permit 15 days
Mon
10/22/18
Fri 11/9/18 22
3.2
Get Construction
License
5 days
Mon
11/12/18
Fri 11/16/18 24
3.3
Develop Building
Blueprint
15 days
Mon
11/19/18
Fri 12/7/18 25
3.4
Review Building
Blueprint
5 days
Mon
12/10/18
Fri 12/14/18 26
3.5
Recruit Human
Resources for the Project
10 days
Mon
12/17/18
Fri 12/28/18 27
3.6
Procure Materials for
the Construction
5 days
Mon
12/31/18
Fri 1/4/19 28
3.7
Hire Construction
Vehicles
2 days Mon 1/7/19 Tue 1/8/19 29
3.8 Initiate the Project 0 days Tue 1/8/19 Tue 1/8/19 30
4 Project Execution 211 days Wed 1/9/19
Wed
10/30/19
4.1
Clear the Site for
Construction
5 days Wed 1/9/19 Tue 1/15/19 31

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4.2 Excavate the Site 10 days Wed 1/16/19 Tue 1/29/19 33
4.3
Build Foundation on the
Site
15 days Wed 1/30/19 Tue 2/19/19 34
4.4
Prepare Building
Framework
30 days Wed 2/20/19 Tue 4/2/19 35
4.5
Install Structural
Materials
15 days Wed 4/3/19 Tue 4/23/19 36
4.6
Divide Rooms inside
the Framework
5 days Wed 4/24/19 Tue 4/30/19 37
4.7
Clear Openings for
Doors and Windows
5 days Wed 5/1/19 Tue 5/7/19 38
4.8
Install Electrical
Wirings
5 days Wed 5/8/19 Tue 5/14/19 39
4.9
Install Water
Connections
5 days Wed 5/15/19 Tue 5/21/19 40
4.10
Apply Mortar and
Concrete on Framework
15 days Wed 5/22/19 Tue 6/11/19 41
4.11 Plastering 15 days Wed 6/12/19 Tue 7/2/19 42
4.12 Plumbing 5 days Wed 7/3/19 Tue 7/9/19 43

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4.13
Finishing Electrical
Connections
5 days Wed 7/10/19 Tue 7/16/19 44
4.14
Installation of Doors
and Windows
10 days Wed 7/17/19 Tue 7/30/19 45
4.15
Installation of
Equipments and Utilities
10 days Wed 7/31/19 Tue 8/13/19 46
4.16 Additional Works 46 days Wed 8/14/19
Wed
10/16/19
4.16.1
Application of
Interior Colors
15 days Wed 8/14/19 Tue 9/3/19 47
4.16.2
Application of
Exterior Colors
15 days Wed 9/4/19 Tue 9/24/19 49
4.16.3
Installation of
Classroom Equipments
10 days Wed 9/25/19 Tue 10/8/19 50
4.16.4
Installation of
Projectors and Projection
Screen
2 days Wed 10/9/19 Thu 10/10/19 51
4.16.5 Installation of 4 days Fri 10/11/19 Wed 52

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Computers in the Lab
Room
10/16/19
4.17
Completion of the
School Building
10 days Thu 10/17/19
Wed
10/30/19
53
4.18 Project Handover 0 days
Wed
10/30/19
Wed
10/30/19
54
5 Project Closure 14 days Thu 10/31/19 Tue 11/19/19
5.1 Review of the Project 5 days Thu 10/31/19 Wed 11/6/19 55
5.2 Project Appraisal 5 days Thu 11/7/19
Wed
11/13/19
57
5.3 Clearing of Wages 2 days Thu 11/14/19 Fri 11/15/19 58
5.4 Stakeholder Sign Off 2 days
Mon
11/18/19
Tue 11/19/19 59
5.5 Project Closed 0 days Tue 11/19/19 Tue 11/19/19 60
The Gantt chart showing the sequencing of the deliverables and milestones of the project
are shown in the following diagram.

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Figure 2: Gantt Chart of the Project
(Source: Created by Author)

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The network diagram for the project is shown as follows.
Figure 3: Network Diagram of the Project
(Source: Created by Author)

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