Assignment-01 University of Houston CIS 3343 1 Due Date: Sep 23rd, 2021 @ 11:59pm Total Marks: 80 (Individual Assignment) Purpose: This Assignment provides you the opportunity to make a Network...

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Assignment-01 University of Houston CIS 3343 1 Due Date: Sep 23rd, 2021 @ 11:59pm Total Marks: 80 (Individual Assignment) Purpose: This Assignment provides you the opportunity to make a Network Diagram. This is an individual assignment. Problem: A project has been defined to contain the following list of activities along with their required times for completion. Activity No. Description Time in weeks Immediate Predecessors ES EF LS LF 1 Collect requirements 2 -- 2 Analyze Process 3 1 3 Analyze Data 3 2 4 Design Process 7 2 5 Design Data 6 2 6 Design Screen 1 3, 4 7 Design Reports 5 4, 5 8 Program 4 6, 7 9 Test and Document 8 7 10 Install 2 8, 9 * EL=Early Start, EF-Early Finish, LS=Late Start, LF=Late Finish a. Draw a Network diagram for the activities. b. Calculate Early Start, Early Finish, Late Start and Late Finish for all activities. c. Calculate the earliest expected completion time. d. Show the critical path. e. What would happen if activity 6 were revised to take 6 weeks instead of 1 weeks? f. Construct a Gantt chart for the project defined in the Problem. [This Gantt chart has a July 28, 2020 start date.] Software: You can use MS Project & any diagram editor for this assignment. Assignment-01 University of Houston CIS 3343 2 SUBMISSION: It must be submitted using BlackBoard before the due date and time.  You need to submit 2 files: (a) Use MS word for this part add Network diagram as an image with b, c, d and e answers. Make pdf from word file. (b) Gantt chart using MS Project (you can submit MS Project File or Image both acceptable).  Create a folder named assign1_firstname_lastname (e.g., assign1_Mark_smith).  Network diagram file named Assign1-NW and Gantt chart file named Assign1-Gantt.  Put all resources used by your assignment into this folder.  Right-click the folder you want to compress / zip.  Choose "Send to" and then "Compressed (zipped) folder." A zipped version of your folder will appear in the same location. Upload that ZIP file on Blackboard. Marking Guide - Assignment #1 Task Marks Obtained Submit a folder named assign1_firstname_lastname (e.g., assign1_Mark_smith). 10 Submit via Blackboard. 10 Draw a Network diagram for the activities. 10 Calculate Early Start, Early Finish, Late Start and Late Finish for all activities. 10 Calculate the earliest expected completion time. 10 Show the critical path. 10 What would happen if activity 6 were revised to take 6 weeks instead of 2 weeks? 10 Construct a Gantt chart for the project defined in the Problem. [This Gantt chart has a July 28, 2020 start date.] 10 Total 80 NO ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER DUE DATE.