School of Sciences and Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

MENG 3446: Engineering and Project Management
Fall 2022
Dr. Mohamed Badran Date: 15th of Oct. 2022
Midterm 1- Model Answer

Duration: 75 min

Total Marks: 30 marks

Name: ID:

Mark your section:

Section 01: MR 2:00-3:15pm
Section 02: UW 2:00-3:15 pm

Question Marks Grade

1 10

2 22

Total 30

Note: 2 bonus marks are included, but the final grade is out of 30 marks
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Question 1 [10 marks]:

Please indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling ‘T’ for
True or ‘F’ for False. If false, provide correct answer in the box below each statement. [1
mark each]

T F A project deliverable is a specific, non-tangible item that contributes to the project

objective [2 marks]
A project deliverable is a specific, tangible item that contributes to the project
objective
T F High team performance can result from having flexible team members who can
complete each other’s tasks [1 mark]

T F Gathering Data is done during the concept phase of the project [1 mark]

T F The strength of the team is determined by its strongest link. [2 marks]

The strength of the team is determined by its weakest link.

T F Good attitudes compound faster than bad ones

Bad attitudes compound faster than good ones

T F Homogenous groups are likely to be more productive than heterogeneous ones.

Heterogeneous groups are likely to be more productive than homogenous ones.

T F Task conflict relates to how work gets done.

Process Conflict relates to how work gets done.

T F An attitude against teamwork may be altered through training [1 mark]

T F The work content of a WBS item is the sum of the WBS items below it. [1 mark]

T F The Project portfolio contains only strategic or operational projects [2 marks]

The Project portfolio contains strategic, operational and Compliance Projects

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Question 2: [22 marks]

The activities required to complete a project are summarized below.

Time
Activity Required
(months) Distribution Cost ($) Resources
Code Predecessor a m b
A - 4 6 Uniform 400 2
B - 3 8 10 Triangular 700 1
C - 2 4 6 Beta 120 3
D A 1 5 Uniform 270 1
E B 5 7 Uniform 480 1
F D 2 3.5 8 Beta 160 2
G A,E,C 3 7 Uniform 350 1
H G 4 5.5 8.5 Triangular 300 2

For this project:

a. [2 marks] Determine the mean and variance for each activity and write them in the
associated cells in the table below.

Activity
Mean Variance

5 0.333
A
7 2.167
B
4 0.444
C
3 1.333
D
6 0.333
E
4 1
F
5 1.333
G
6 0.875
H

[1 mark for Mean and 1 mark for Variance]

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b. [3 marks] Draw the activity on arrow network based on the mean duration of the
project.

D(3,1.333,90,1)

B(7,2.167,100,1) E(6,0.333,80,1) G(5,1.333,70,1)

H(6,0.875,50,2)

C(4,0.444,30,3)

1-mark Proper label (µ, σ2,cost/day, resource)

2-mark Correct network

c. [2 mark] Determine the critical path and the minimum duration required for project
completion and its associated variance.

ADF 12 2.666
AGH 16 2.541
BEGH 24 4.708
CGH 15 2.652

Minimum
Critical Duration 4.708
BEGH 24 Variance
Path for Project
Completion

1 mark [paths, mean, variance]

1 mark [correct Critical path, duration and variance]

d. [3 marks] Determine the project duration of the project with a confidence level of
92%.
Mean = 24 Variance= 4.708 Standard Deviation= 2.169 [0.5 mark]
P(Z) = 0.5- 0.92/2 = 0.04 [1 mark] From Table Z = 1.75 [0.5 mark]
Project duration with 92% confidence is 24 ± 1.75 (2.169)
20.2 ≤ X ≤ 27.8 [1 mark]

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e. [4 marks] Draw the activity on node diagram based on the mean duration of the
activities.

0 5 5 8 8 12
8 A 5 12 D 3 12 F 4
8 13 17 20 20 24

0 7
Dummy 0 B 7 7 13 13 18 18 24
0 7 0 E 6 0 G 5 0 H 6 Dummy
7 13 13 18 18 24
0 4
9 C 4
9 13

1 mark Proper network connections

1 mark ES EF
1 mark LS LF
1 mark Slack

f. [2 marks] Determine the amount of total slack and free slack for each activity with
slack.

Activity Total Slack Free Slack

A 8 0
C 9 9
D 12 0
F 12 12

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g. [6 marks] Draw the Gantt Chart, the cost profile, and the resource profile based on the
mean duration.

A 80 (2)
B 100 (1) 2 marks layout and data
C 30 (3)
D 90 (1)
E 80 (1)
F 40 (2)
G 70 (1)
H 50 (2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

220
Cost Profile
210

200

190
1 mark $/day
180
1 mark Profile
170
160
150

140
130
Cost ($)

120
110

100
90

80

70
60

50

40
30
20

10

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

10
Resource Profile
9

8
2 marks profile
7
Resources

5
4

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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