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Project Schedule Impact Analysis

   

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NAME OF THE UNIVERSITYCOIT12208Assessment Item 2 Term 2 2017Student’s IDName of the StudentTutor:
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Part A Question 1 Solution:Please refer file ‘PartAQ1.mpp’Question 2 Solution:a) New duration of ‘1.1 Analysis of original system functionality’ = 10 daysImpact of change on overall duration: yes, there has been reduction in the overallduration of the project by 20 daysThe overall duration reduced from 314 days to 294 days. Since ‘1.1 Analysis oforiginal system functionality’ is in critical path, so decrease in duration of ‘1.1Analysis of original system functionality’ has decreased the overall duration ofproject by 20 days. b)There is no extra cost in adding the resource. As the resources are added the duration of activity reduced, hence earlier was 1AN x 30 days = 30 AN-Days. Now, 3 AN x 10 Days = 30 AN-Days. So the cost isalso same.Question 3 Solution:MS Project software has features to level the over allocated resources by optingvarious options, either by extending the duration or by adding extra resources tothe task. But for this case we used the option ‘Level only within available slack’,
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so that the over allocated resources don’t extend the overall duration of theproject to meet the committed date, else can use the available positive slacks inthe system to level the resource.Question 4 Solution:To, The Owner of WorkFast P/LKind Attn.: Mr. Chris ParsonsSubject: Project snapshotsRespected Sir,The snapshots of the project are:a)Start date: 7th August 2017Completion date: 17th July 2018b)Total duration: 239 days (working days net, excluding listed holidays,Saturdays & Sundays)c)Main factors for 239 days are:The longest path is 239 daysResources assigned are constraining the activity from reducing below 239days
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