Perfect IT Solutions is about to initiate a project that includes developing software for one of their clients. The project involves the following four phases: analysis, design, development, and implementation. The project is scheduled to start on 15 October.
The duration and precedence relationships (or sequencing) between the tasks of the project are provided in the table below:
Task Name
Task ID.
Immediate Predecessor
Time (days)
Defining the scope of project
1
5
Analysing the existing system
2
1
10
Preparing the requirements document and a high-level design
3
2
15
Conducting a proof of concept to validate the approach
4
3
7
Signoff of requirements and a high-level design from the customer
5
3
4
Database design
6
17,4
20
Detailed program specifications
7
5
30
Detailed program design
8
6,7
20
Coding
9
8
40
Preparing test data
10
8
10
Unit testing of the programs
11
9,10
40
Integration testing
12
11
15
Preparing an installation and user manual
13
5
30
Installing software on a client computer
14
18
5
Acceptance testing
15
12,14
10
Getting client signoff
16
13,15
0
Training client’s development team
17
1
15
Installation of hardware at client site
18
8
9
On the basis of this information, establish precedence relationships between tasks, set precedence relationships, and calculate the project duration using a project management software tool.
All Saturdays and Sundays are non-working days. Calculate the Saturdays and Sundays on the basis of the current calendar year. Additionally, the following are non-working days:
30 November
25 December
28 December
1 January
4 January
17 March
2 April
5 April
3 May
31 May
12 July
The tasks involve the following individuals and expenses:
Defining the scope of the project
PM
PM: Project Manager
Analysing the existing system
BA
BA: Business Analyst
Identifying the requirements and creating a high-level design
PM,…