A large eastern city is requesting federal funding for a park-and-ride project
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityMODULE TITLE: – Project Management (LSC5002)PROGRAMME:BASEMESTER:Semester 3ACADEMIC YEAR PERIOD:February – May 2016LECTURER SETTING ASSESSMENT: -Chandranna RayadurgDATE ASSESSMENT SET AND LOADED ON TO STUDENT PORTAL:- 21/03/2016DATE ASSESSMENT TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTTED:- 21/04/2016SUBMISSION METHOD/MODE:-Online via turnitin, in person—————————————————————————————————————-Assessment Type: Course Work – [Individual Assignment]ASSIGNMENT 1 – CourseworkANSWER ALL QUESTIONS2,000 Word LimitPM Assignment – Course WorkGeneral instructions for all assignments:· Prepare the assignment in a word processor document to upload on to the portal.· Your name and student number should be included in the footer of each page of the assignment document, and all pages should be numbered.· Start each question (if there are many) on a new page in the document and provide a heading for each question. Paginate your document so that it is neatly presented.· The assignment must be submitted on or before the due date specified by the college. There are penalties for late submissions.· Collusion and copying are not allowed. Each assignment must be done entirely by you. There are severe penalties for copying and collusion including loss of marks in the assignment, failing the entire subject or dismissal from the course.· Outside materials may be used in assignments but all such material must be quoted and referenced if included verbatim. In general you should present your ideas and understanding in your own words.· All written or essay type questions in this assignment are to be answered in writing using a word processor. Use a proportionally spaced font such as Times Roman 12 point for normal, essay-type written answers.· Referencing: Harvard Style1.A large eastern city is requesting federal funding for a park-and-ride project. One of the requirements in the request application is a network plan for the design phase of the project. Catherine Walker, the chief engineer, wants you to develop a project network plan to meet this requirement. She has gathered the activity time estimates and their dependencies shown below in the table:IDDescriptionPredecessorDuration (days)ASurveyNone5BSoils ReportA20CTraffic DesignA30DLot LayoutA5EApprove DesignB, C, D80FIlluminationE15GDrainageE30HLandscapeE25ISigningE20JBid proposalF, G, H, I10(a) Construct a network diagram identifying the following: LO1i. Earliest Start (ES) – 5 marksii. Earliest Finish (EF) – 5 marksiii. Latest Start (LS) – 5 marksiv. Latest Finish (LF) – 5 marksv. Slack/Float on each activities – 10 marksvi. Critical Path for the project – 10 marks (40 marks)b) Assume that there is a delay of 5 weeks in completing activity F. Analyse oneaction that the Project Manager could take to avoid exceeding the current length of the critical path. (30 marks)LO22.Evaluate five Risks associated with this project and suggest actions to manage these risks(30 marks)LO3, LO4