Problem
Your university is holding a fund-raiser and will be hiring a band to entertain spectators. You have been selected to serve as the event project manager and have created a Work Breakdown Structure and duration estimates for the activities involved in site preparation for the event. Construct a network activity diagram based on the following information:
• Conduct both a forward and backward pass using AON notation. What is the estimated total duration for the project?
• Identify all paths through the network. Which is the critical path?
• Which activities have slack time?
• Identify all burst activities and merge activities.
Activity: Given the following information, answer the questions about this project:
• Draw the network as a Gantt chart.
• What is the critical path? Which activities have slack time?
• What would happen if activities B and D each took 5 extra days to complete instead of the expected duration? How would the critical path change?
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.