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### Project Management Task

This project aims to develop an understanding of project scheduling using Gantt charts and to determine the total project duration. 

#### Tasks:
1. **Draw the Bar (Gantt) Chart:**
    - Create a Gantt chart to visually represent the timeline and the sequence of the project's activities.
  
2. **Determine the Project Total Duration:**
    - Compute the total time required to complete all project activities, taking dependencies into account.

### Activity Details

The table below outlines the sequence and duration of activities for the project, as well as their respective predecessor tasks:

| Activity | Description               | Duration (Days) | Predecessor |
|----------|---------------------------|----------------|-------------|
| **A**    | Excavate Stage I          | 4              | -           |
| **B**    | Order & Deliver Steel Work| 7              | -           |
| **C**    | Formwork Stage I          | 4              | A           |
| **D**    | Excavate Stage II         | 5              | A           |
| **E**    | Concrete Stage I          | 8              | C           |
| **F**    | Formwork Stage II         | 2              | C, D        |
| **G**    | Backfill Stage I          | 3              | E           |
| **H**    | Concrete Stage II         | 8              | E, F        |
| **I**    | Erect Steel Work          | 10             | B, H        |
| **J**    | Backfill Stage II         | 5              | G, H        |

### Notes:

1. **Gantt Chart:** 
   - To construct the Gantt chart, plot each activity on a timeline according to its start and end dates, ensuring that each activity begins only after its predecessors are completed.

2. **Total Project Duration:**
   - Calculate the total project duration by identifying the critical path, which is the longest path through the sequence of activities.

This exercise will help you understand the importance of scheduling in project management and assist in mastering the creation and interpretation of Gantt charts.
Transcribed Image Text:### Project Management Task This project aims to develop an understanding of project scheduling using Gantt charts and to determine the total project duration. #### Tasks: 1. **Draw the Bar (Gantt) Chart:** - Create a Gantt chart to visually represent the timeline and the sequence of the project's activities. 2. **Determine the Project Total Duration:** - Compute the total time required to complete all project activities, taking dependencies into account. ### Activity Details The table below outlines the sequence and duration of activities for the project, as well as their respective predecessor tasks: | Activity | Description | Duration (Days) | Predecessor | |----------|---------------------------|----------------|-------------| | **A** | Excavate Stage I | 4 | - | | **B** | Order & Deliver Steel Work| 7 | - | | **C** | Formwork Stage I | 4 | A | | **D** | Excavate Stage II | 5 | A | | **E** | Concrete Stage I | 8 | C | | **F** | Formwork Stage II | 2 | C, D | | **G** | Backfill Stage I | 3 | E | | **H** | Concrete Stage II | 8 | E, F | | **I** | Erect Steel Work | 10 | B, H | | **J** | Backfill Stage II | 5 | G, H | ### Notes: 1. **Gantt Chart:** - To construct the Gantt chart, plot each activity on a timeline according to its start and end dates, ensuring that each activity begins only after its predecessors are completed. 2. **Total Project Duration:** - Calculate the total project duration by identifying the critical path, which is the longest path through the sequence of activities. This exercise will help you understand the importance of scheduling in project management and assist in mastering the creation and interpretation of Gantt charts.
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