NJIT Project Management Problems & Solutions
Description
Problem #1
Complete SV, CV, CPI, SPI and EAC for each week. Also, plot plot CPI and SPI over time.
BAC = 460
Week |
BCWS |
BCWP |
ACWP |
SV |
CV |
CPI |
SPI |
EAC |
1 |
50 |
50 |
25 |
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2 |
70 |
60 |
40 |
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3 |
90 |
80 |
67 |
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4 |
120 |
105 |
90 |
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5 |
130 |
120 |
115 |
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6 |
140 |
135 |
130 |
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7 |
165 |
150 |
155 |
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8 |
200 |
175 |
190 |
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9 |
250 |
220 |
230 |
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10 |
270 |
260 |
270 |
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11 |
300 |
295 |
305 |
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12 |
350 |
340 |
340 |
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13 |
380 |
360 |
370 |
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14 |
420 |
395 |
400 |
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15 |
460 |
460 |
450 |
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Problem #2
Complete this table using the information below for the project AT THE END OF WEEK #4.
Activity |
Percent Complete |
BCWS |
BCWP |
BCWP (using 50/50 Rule) |
ACWP |
CV |
SV |
CV (using 50/50 Rule) |
SV (using 50/50 Rule) |
Network Logic:
Problem # 3
On June 12th, Delta Corporation was awarded a $160K contract for Project X. The contract consisted of $143K for labor and materials with the remaining $17K as projected profit. The project started on July 3rd. The Network Logic and Project Planning Budget as developed by the project manager was as follows:
Network Logic:
Starting Node |
Ending Node |
Duration (Weeks) |
A |
B |
7 |
A |
C |
10 |
A |
D |
8 |
B |
C |
4 |
B |
E |
2 |
C |
F |
3 |
D |
F |
5 |
E |
F |
2 |
F |
G |
1 |
Project Planning Budget:
On August 27th (8 weeks into project), Delta’s CEO received the following status report:
Activity |
% Complete |
Actual Cost (K’s) |
Time remaining (Weeks) |
AB |
100 |
$ 23.50 |
0 |
AC |
60 |
$ 19.20 |
4 |
AD |
87.5 |
$ 37.50 |
1 |
BC |
50 |
$ 8.00 |
2 |
BE |
50 |
$ 5.50 |
1 |
The CEO could not identify the real status of the project from this report, even after comparing the report the Project Planning Budget. As such, you have been asked to prepare a better status report (using the format below). to depict the “true status” of the project including how much profit the project is expected to yield now (after week 8).
Status Report Format:
Activity |
Percent Complete |
BCWS |
BCWP |
BCWP (using 50/50 Rule) |
ACWP |
CV |
SV |
CV (using 50/50 Rule) |
SV (using 50/50 Rule) |
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