Assignment:
Christine Phillips is in charge of planning and coordinating next spring's sales management training program for her company. Christine has listed the following activity information for this project:
| Activity |
Activity Description |
Immediate Predecessors |
Estimated Duration (Weeks) |
| A |
Select Location |
- |
2 |
| B |
Obtain Speakers |
- |
3 |
| C |
Make speaker travel plans |
A,B |
2 |
| D |
Prepare and Mail brochure |
A,B |
2 |
| E |
Take reservations |
D |
3 |
a. Construct the project network for this project.
b. Find all the paths and path lengths through this project network. Which of these paths is a critical path?
c. Find the earliest times, latest times, and slack for each activity. Use this information to determine which of the paths is a critical path.
d. It is now one week later, and Christine is ahead of schedule. She has already selected a location for the sales meeting, and all the other activities are right on schedule. Will this shorten the length of the project? Why or why not?
Your answer must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format and also include references.