Question

Given the data below, create a project network diagram.

1. The collation of the test paper cannot be carried out until the questions for the three sections, namely, verbal, quantitative and data analysis have been decided. The scrutiny of the completed. The application forms cannot be printed until the test centres are finalized. The printing of test papers cannot be undertaken until the printers are identified for printing and the test papers scrutinized. The list of successful applicants cannot be prepared until the application forms are received. The admission cards cannot be despatched until the list of successful applicants is readied. The are printed. test papers can be performed only after the collation of the questions is 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. test papers cannot be despatched unless the test centres are chosen and the test papers 8. The test papers cannot be printed until the test centres are chosen. 9. The test cannot be conducted until the admission cards are despatched to the candidates and the test papers despatched to the centres. Activi Activity Description Prepare preliminary set of questions for the verbal section Prepare preli Prepare preliminary set of questions for the data analysis section Search for printers who could print the test papers Choose the test centres Time (Days) 15 set of questions for the quantitative section 21 Print the application forms Advertise the programme, sell application forms and receive filled forms from applicants Collate the questions into three sets of test Scrutinize the test papers for errors 14 14 JGet the test papers printed and procure the sealed test papers 21 Despatch the test papers to th Prepare the list of successful applicants Despatch admission cards to eligible applicants for examination Conduct the test e test centres 14 10

Answer 1

To draw the network diagram we first need to identify the dependencies between the activities based on the given data to ensure that the predecessors are correctly captured. The below diagram shows the list of the activities along with the predecessors. Predecessors are those activities which need to be completed before the successor activities can start.

Activity Predecessor Duration 15 20 20 21 14 14 A, B, C D, I, E E, J 21 14 10 4 M, K

Based on the above schedule of activities, below is the project network diagram for the project

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