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Practical Exercise Using Calendars

Project managers typically know how to use a scheduling software tool such as Primavera or Microsoft
Project, either from a training course, mentoring colleagues, or self-learning. However, despite this
knowledge, many people use incorrect techniques in preparing their schedules. Most of these schedules
contained errors that greatly reduced the schedule accuracy and value. Listed below are the top 10
scheduling mistakes the author has seen in reviewing project schedules for numerous clients over the years.
A more detailed description of each item follows.
1. Lack of scheduling knowledge
2. Inappropriate level of detail
3. Incorrect schedule logic
4. Lack of schedule contingency
5. Presence of “hangers”
6. Constraints misuse
7. Confusing duration and work
8. Linking summary tasks
9. Not using start and complete milestones
10. Not using the project summary task, header, footer, and legend
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It is in the AACE's interest that planning and scheduling professional understand how the software works, but,
AACE focus on the fundamentals. After all, if the software inputs are wrong, the results will be wrong. To
answer this problem, you need to know:
Forward Pass
▪ Early Start = Maximum (or Highest) EF value from immediate Predecessor(s)
▪ Early Finish = ES + Duration
Backward Pass
▪ Late Start = LF – Duration
▪ Late Finish = Minimum (or Lowest) LS value from immediate Successor(s)
Float Calculations
▪ Total Float = LS – ES (it is also calculated by LF – EF)
▪ Free Float = Lowest ES of successors – EF
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Scope Known about Rock-Filled Dam Project
Given below is the sequence of activity for a dam project which has Construction of Dam, Spillway
construction, powerhouse, Reservoir Impounding, Switchyard Construction, etc. The dam requires river
diversion and work over two or more rainy seasons. The contract is a lump sum, competitively bid, and will
be self-performed. The owner has attempted to shift all risk to the contractor by employing "No differing site
conditions" and "No damage for delay" clauses. There is a bonus/penalty provision of $2,500 per calendar
day for early or late delivery. The early completion bonus is capped at $500,000, with no cap on a late delivery
penalty.
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Liquidated damages end at the finish of demobilization. Indirect costs per calendar day are $2,800 for the
"normal" schedule and $3,200 for the "crashed" schedule. The winter/wet weather season is 161 days
between October 15 and March 25 of each year, which reduces the efficiency of the contractor's operations
by 20%, and costs the contractor $10,000 per day. Assume a start date of January 02, 2023, and use a 6-
day work week; Sunday is off.
Find attached following documents:
1. Project Activity List
2. Calendars 2023 to 2026
3. Schedule network diagram
Please response the following questions:
1. What is the total project duration in calendar days?
2. Using the relationship given what is the Early Finish date of activity “Approach Channel Desilting Basing”?
3. Using the relationship given, what is the project Handing Over date?
4. What is the Early finish date of activity Power intake - Excavation?
5. What is the Early Start date of activity Completion of Diversion tunnel?
6. What is the Early Start date of HM Works?
7. What is the Late Finish date of Power House & Switchyard Construction?
8. What is the Early Finish date of activity Testing & Commissioning?
9. What is the Early Start date of activity Switchyard Excavation?
10. What is the Early Finish date of activity Mobilization?
11. What is the Early Finish date of activity Concreting, Spillway Structure and Deck Bridge?
12. What will be the Level of Effort Normal Cost for activity Power House Excavation to Power House
& Switchyard Construction?
13. What will be the Level of Effort Calendar Days duration for activity Power House Excavation to
Power House & Switchyard Construction?
14. What is the correct formula to calculate Early Finish of Dam Instrumentation?
15. What will be Project Completion Date if use compressed duration of activity Power House Excavation?
16. What is the Total Float for activity Concreting, Spillway Structure and Deck Bridge?
17. What is the Total Float for activity Power Intake – Concreting?
18. What is the Total Float for activity Power House & Switchyard Construction?
19. Which is the Driving Predecessor Relationship for activity Testing & Commissioning?
20. If activity HM works is taking a duration of 175 days instead of 160 days, what will be the Early
Completion Date of that activity?
21. If you are going to reduce a single activity and reduce the project duration by 20 days, which is the
least cost-effective activity to compress?
22. Calculate the Free Float of activity Concreting, Spillway Structure and Deck Bridge?
23. If you use the compressed duration of activity Dam Instrumentation, what will be effect on Project
Completion Date?

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24. Which activity, if we use the compressed duration will maximum reduces Project Duration of the
Project?
25. What will be the effect on Project Completion Date, if activity Mobilization has taken 135 days
duration instead of 110 days duration?
26. How many Critical Activities are there in the Project?
27. You are work in Excavation Activity, for different reason you are delayed by 20 days. Of the
successor activities, what is the most cost-effective activity to compress?
28. If you do not feel comfortable with the duration of the project and, you want to reduce by 50 days
the scheduled duration, what will be the right order to select the compress activities?
29. What is the Level of Effort Duration, by using Working Calendar from activity Dam Instrumentation
to Handing Over?
30. What is the Level of Effort duration, by using Working Calendar from activity Mobilization to
Excavation works?
31. What is the Level of Effort Duration, by using Working Calendar from activity Compaction & Filling
to Consolidation Grouting Dam Abutment?
32. If the project is delayed by how many Working Days, the Project will complete on July 20th, 2026?
33. What is the type of activity, if activity is having Zero Duration?
34. How many Milestones Activity have the Project?
35. What will be the Project Duration in Calendar Days, if Testing and Commissioning Activity is
delayed by 30 Working Days?
36. If you are using compressed duration for Activity Excavation Works, what will be Early Start of
Activity Approach Channel Desilting Basing?
37. If you are using compressed duration for Activity Power Intake - Excavation, what will be Early Start
of activity Power Intake – Concreting?
38. If you are using compressed duration for activity Construction of Grouting & Drainage Galleries
Dam, what will be Early Start of activity Grout Curtain from Dam Galleries?
39. If you are using compressed duration for Activity Reservoir Impounding, what will be Early Finish of
activity Testing and Commissioning?
40. Which activity is having a Redundant Logic as a successor?
41. Theoretically construct a summary activity for the Series SP01 to SP04. Using the "normal"
schedule, what is the cost of the hammock?
42. If the administrative constraints for developing the precedence diagram, as provided in the contract
documents, indicate that no individual construction activities shall have a longer duration of two
months, how many activities in the "normal" schedule would be affected?
43. Using the "normal" schedule, and assuming you are billing on the last day of the month for previous
month and for appropriate partial months, how many invoices will you have for this project?
44. What activities are concurrent to Activity Approach Channel Desilting Basing in the "normal"
schedule?
45. What is the workweek period for this project?
46. Based on the stated costs, what percentage of the total cost comes from the PH01 to PH03
series of activities?
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ES Code EF SP02 Jun-15-24 SP03 Nov-25-24 SP04

Activity Concreting, Spillway Structure FF 35 Spilway and Intake Control HM Work
LS Duration LF 250 Jan-11-25 140 Jun-26-25 160

Acronyms SS 45
• ES: Early Start
• EF: Early Finish
• LS: Late Start SP01 PO02 DI001 PH03
• LF: Late Finish Spillway - Excavation SS 35 Power Intake Conreting Completion of Diversion Tunnel Power House & Swichyard Const.
130 170 200 200

SS 20

Oct-14-23 APP01 Jul-19-24 Dec-18-23 PO01 Jun-08-24 PH01 Aug-01-24 PH02 Jan-22-25 Dec-27-25 TC01 Jun-19-26
Approach Channel Desilting Power Intake Excavation Power House Excavation Swichyard Excavation Testing and Commisioning
FF 45
Jan-27-24 240 Nov-01-24 Apr-01-24 150 Sep-21-24 225 Nov-14-24 150 May-07-25 Dec-27-25 150 Jun-19-26
SS 35

SS 5
MOB01 Sep-04-23 EX001 Feb-24-24 Apr-18-24 CON01 Jul-13-24 CON03 CON05
Mobilization Excavation Work Construction Grouting Grout Curtain From Dam Resevoir Impounding
110 Sep-04-23 150 Feb-24-24 Apr-18-24 75 Jul-13-24 170 60

SS 45

SC001 COM01 Jul-15-24 CON02 Feb-03-25 Feb-27-25 CON04

Site Cleareance Compaction and Filling Consolidation Grouting Dam FF 50 Dam Instrumentation
95 150 Jul-15-24 175 Feb-03-25 Feb-27-25 200
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Original Compressed Predecessors Crushing

Activity ID Description Normal Cost
Duration Duration Activity Cost
PS001 Project Start - - - $0 $0
MOB01 Mobilization 110 90 PS001- SS5 $150,000 $175,000
SC001 Site Clearance 95 80 MOB01 $1,250,000 $1,500,000
EX001 Excavation 150 135 SC001 $550,000 $660,000
APP01 Approach Channel Desilting Basin 240 225 EX001- SS35 $1,850,000 $1,905,000
COM01 Compaction & Filling 150 140 EX001- SS45 $815,000 $850,000
SP01 Spillway - Excavation 130 120 APP01- SS20 $285,000 $325,000
PO01 Power Intake - Excavation 150 130 SP01- SS35 $750,000 $825,000
SP02 Concreting, Spillway Structure and Deck Bridge 250 230 SP01- SS45 $335,000 $405,000
PH01 Power House Excavation 225 215 PO01- FF45 $425,000 $505,000
CON01 Construction of Grouting & Drainage Galleries Dam 75 60 COM01, EX001 $220,000 $280,000
CON02 Consolidation Grouting Dam Abutment 175 165 COM01, CON01 $128,000 $250,000
PO02 Power Intake - Concreting 170 160 PO01 $425,000 $505,000
SP03 Spillway & Intake Control Room 140 130 SP02- FF35 $485,000 $545,000
PH02 Switchyard Excavation 150 140 PH01 $565,000 $625,000
SP04 HM Works 160 150 SP03 $450,000 $625,000
CON03 Grout Curtain from Dam Galleries 170 160 CON01, CON02 $345,000 $425,000
DI001 Completion of Diversion Tunnel 200 190 PO02 $135,000 $180,000
CON04 Dam Instrumentation 200 190 CON03- FF50 $750,000 $850,000
PH03 Power House & Switchyard Construction 200 180 PH02 $950,000 $1,055,000
CON05 Reservoir Impounding 60 50 CON04 $1,025,000 $1,275,000
APP01, CON05, DI001,
TC01 Testing & Commissioning 150 140 $560,000 $625,000
PH03, PO02, SP04
HN01 Handing Over - - TC01 $0 $0

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