Greendale project

Greendale Stadium

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Part A

Table 1: Work Breakdown Structure

No.	Task	Duration (days)	Start	Finish	Predecessors
1	Stadium site clearance	60	September 22, 2012	December 20, 2012
2	Demolishing building	30	December 28, 2012	February 1, 2013	1
3	Site setup	60	February 8, 2013	May 3, 3013	2
4	Drive support piling	120	December 28, 2012	May 13, 2013	1
5	Pouring lower concrete bowl	110	June 14, 2013	November 15, 2013	2
6	Pouring main course	110	November 29, 2013	May 2, 2014	5
7	Playing field installation	80	November 29, 2013	March 21, 2014	2
8	Construction of upper steel bowl	110	November 29, 2013	May 3, 2014	6
9	Seat installation	120	May 16, 2014	November 15	6, 8
10	Build luxury boxes	70	May 16, 2014	October 25, 2014	6
11	Jumbotron installation	50	May 16, 2014	June 18, 2014	8
12	Stadium infrastructure	130	May 16, 2014	November 5, 2014	9
13	Steel canopy construction	80	November 28, 2014	March 20, 2015	13
14	Lighting	40	March 13, 2015	May 10, 2015	4
15	Roof support construction	50	November 29, 2013	March 12, 2014	15
16	Roof construction	160	April 4, 2014	November 16, 2014	15
17	Roof tracks construction	100	April 4, 2014	August 20, 2014	17
18	Installation of roof	100	December 12, 2014	April 15, 2015	7, 12, 18
19	Inspection	20	April 4, 2015	May 17, 2015	18
20	Report preparation	30	May 1, 2015	June 12, 2015	19

Part B

The critical path refers to the order a network of activities in a project. It is a sequential series of activities which shows the longest time the completion will take. The longest duration the Greendale stadium would take to complete is 2 years and 8 months. The project has also provided time allowances to accommodate for delays various tasks may have. The time allowance for each project is known as slack. Float prevents the delay in the completion of the whole project. The total slack for the Greendale project is 8 months. Every activity has a slack to accommodate for uncertainties the project may experience (Sears, 2015). Roof construction, pouring the lower concrete bowl, seat installation, site clearance, and stadium infrastructure are the activities that have the largest slack.

The activities that have been allocated smallest float in the project are the ones that influence the completion date for Greendale Stadium. Uncertainties in the course of project implementation are limited, but they can be predicted and assessed early enough to facilitate their prevention (Sears, 2015). Uncertainties cause unplanned delays. In Greendale Stadium project, the top three tasks that influence the complete date are the setup of the construction site, playing field installation, and the construction of steel canopy. These three activities determine the duration of the tasks with the largest slack by influencing the start and completion times.

Planning is an important activity that I would incorporate into the project since it affects the how and when other activities are conducted. Planning involves activities such as forecasting and resource allocation according to the needs of each task. The tasks with poor resource allocation may experience delays in their completion due to inefficiencies. Adequate resource allocation reduces the chances of errors and thus, helps in preventing repeating tasks. After the inspection, there should be another activity to address unwanted outcomes in the project.

References

Sears, S. K. (2015). Construction Project Management Sixth Edition Red Vector Bundle: ; Clough. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.