Create a multi-level work breakdown structure

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Part A: Project Schedule

1. Create a multi-level work breakdown structure (WBS) and detailed project schedule, using the information from the "Greendale Stadium Case" (The Case Study is below) incorporating the following constraints.

Note: When you create your MS Project schedule, you will need to update your project per the following constraints:

  • The project must consist of at least twenty (20) tasks.
  • Each task must have a start and finish date that matches the duration noted in the assignment.
  • Each task must be assigned to a resource (e.g., Demolishing Crew; Construction Crew; Landscaping Crew).
  • Assume that the crew works during normal weekdays (no weekend work) under normal conditions (8 hours per day).
  • In terms of holidays, you can assume no work will be done the following days: New Year's Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Good Monday, Friday before Memorial Day, Memorial Day, the business day before Independence Day, Independence Day, the Friday before Labor Day, Labor Day, the day before Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving), the business day before Christmas, Christmas Day, the business day after Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve.

Part B: Written Response

1. Respond to the following questions in a one to two (1-2) page paper based on your project schedule.

  • When will the project be completed?
  • What is the critical path for the project?
  • How much slack / float is in your project? What activities have the greatest slack / float?
  • Identify the top three (3) activities that you believe could impact the project completion date.
  • What additional activities you would add to this project to make it more complete, from a project management viewpoint?

Greendale Stadium Case

The G&E Company is preparing a bid to build the new 47,000 seat Greendale baseball stadium. The construction must start July 1, 2011, and be completed in time for the start of the 2014 season. A penalty clause of $100,000 per day of delay beyond May 20, 2014, is written into the contract.

Ben Keith, the president of the company, expressed optimism at obtaining the contract and revealed that the company could net as much as $2 million on the project. He also said if they are successful, the prospects for future projects are quite good since there is a projected renaissance in building classic ball parks with modern luxury boxes.

TABLE 6.3 ID

Activity

Duration

Predecessor(s)

1

Baseball Stadium

2

Clear stadium site

70 days

--

3

Demolish building

30 days

2

4

Set up construction site

70 days

3

5

Drive support piling

120 days

2

6

Pour lower concrete bowl

120 days

5

7

Pour main concourse

120 days

3, 6

8

Install playing field

90 days

3, 6

9

Construct upper steel bowl

120 days

3, 6

10

Install seats

140 days

7, 9

11

Build luxury boxes

90 days

7, 9

12

Install jumbotron

30 days

7, 9

13

Stadium infrastructure

120 days

7, 9

14

Construct steel canopy

75 days

10

15

Light installation

30 days

14

16

Build roof supports

90 days

6

17

Construct roof

180 days

16

18

Install roof tracks

90 days

16

19

Install roof

90 days

17, 18

20

Inspection

20 days

8, 11, 13, 15, 19

CASE APPENDIX: TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE GREENDALE BASEBALL STADIUM

The baseball stadium is an outdoor structure with a retractable roof. The project begins with clearing the site, an activity that lasts 70 days. Once the site is clear, work can start simultaneously on the structure itself and demolishing an adjacent building site. This demolition is necessary to create a construction stage for storing materials and equipment. It will take 30 days to demolish the buildings and another 70 days to set up the construction site.

The work on the stadium begins by driving 160 support pilings, which will take 120 days. Next comes the pouring of the concrete bowl (120 days). Once this is done and the construction site has been set up, then the pouring of the main concourse (120 days), the installation of the playing field (90 days), and the construction of the upper steel bowl can occur (120 days).

Once the concourse and upper bowl are completed, work can start simultaneously on building the luxury boxes (90 days), installing the seats (140 days), installing the jumbotron (30 days), and installing the stadium infrastructure (120 days) which includes: bathrooms, lockers, restaurants, etc. Once the seats are installed then the steel canopy can be constructed (75 days) followed by the installation of the lights (30 days).

The retractable roof represents the most significant technically challenge to the project. Building the roof track supports (90 days) can begin after the lower concrete bowl is constructed. At this time the dimensions of the roof can be finalized and the construction of the roof at a separate site can begin (180 days). After the roof supports are completed ten the roof tracks can be installed (90 days). Once the tracks and the roof are completed then the roof can be installed and made operational (90 days). Once all activities are completed it will take 20 days to inspect the stadium.

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