The following estimates of activity times (in days) are available for a small project: Activity     Optimistic         Most Probable                       Pessimistic A                          4                       5.0                                      6 B                          8                       9.0                                     10 C                          7                       7.5                                      11 D                          7                        9.0                                     10 E                           6                       7.0                                       9 F                           5                        6.0                                       7   Compute the expected activity completion times and the variance for each activity. An analyst determined that the critical path consists of activities B-D-F. Compute the expected project completion time and the variance of this path.

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The following estimates of activity times (in days) are available for a small project:

Activity     Optimistic         Most Probable                       Pessimistic

A                          4                       5.0                                      6

B                          8                       9.0                                     10

C                          7                       7.5                                      11

D                          7                        9.0                                     10

E                           6                       7.0                                       9

F                           5                        6.0                                       7

 

  1. Compute the expected activity completion times and the variance for each activity.
  2. An analyst determined that the critical path consists of activities B-D-F. Compute the expected project completion time and the variance of this path.

 

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