Review a Project Schedule and Evaluate for Potential Issues/Cost Impacts
In a 1-page Word document, consider the following activities and their durations. The original project schedule, using early activity starts, is shown below.
|
Activity
|
Task
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Predecessors
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Duration
|
Activity Cost
|
|
A
|
Sign Contract
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None
|
5 days
|
$5,000
|
|
B
|
Design Survey
|
A
|
3 days
|
$1,500
|
|
C
|
Identify Audience
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A
|
7 days
|
$1,000
|
|
D
|
Run Survey
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B, C
|
30 days
|
$6,000
|
|
E
|
Analyze Results
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D
|
5 days
|
$3,000
|
|
F
|
Create Presentation
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E
|
5 days
|
$1,000
|
|
G
|
Present to Client
|
E, F
|
2 days
|
$3,000
|
• Reconfigure the chart above into a critical path diagram for project scheduling similar to the diagram shown in this module's lecture.
• What is the duration of the project?
• How much slack is currently available in the non-critical path?
• How long are the project and feeder buffers?