(Answer) according to the least expensive method for each task. - #80079
Wedding Planner Case
The file, Wedding Planner (B).mpp, contains the original Yen-Ben Wedding schedule
according to the least expensive method for each task. The file hasn't assigned the responsibility of each family member in the schedule (note that the task type has been changed from the default "Fixed Unit" type to the "Fixed Duration" type to avoid input errors as mentioned in the session 2 ppt slides.) In addition, the schedule assumes no one works on weekend.
You are still the wedding planner for Jen and Ben. You receive some new information
from the family as shown in Table 1, Table 1 lists the responsibility for each family member. Note that the task duration stays the same when you assign family members to the task according to Table 1 Family Member Responsibilities, You also know that all resources are available during the weekends and all tasks continue during the weekends, except the post office. The post office is closed on Sunday, so Father cannot take mail to post office on Sunday, but the postal mail lead time does include Sundays.
Question 1. What is the earliest Wedding date according to the new information above?
(Assume that the project starting date is May 17, 2007 and family members can be multi-tasking. Multitasking means that each family member can do multiple tasks in the same day. For example, it is OK for father to notify caterers and order invitations in the same day.)
Question 2. . What is the free slack of the task "Decorate church"?
In addition, Table 2 depicts the alternative ways that they can use to reduce the total
project duration, if necessary. Note that the new downtown cleaner is also closed on Sundays.
Question 3. Based on the new schedule found in Question 1, what is the minimum cost
according to Table 2 information in order to meet the June 15th wedding date?
Question 4. How many working days does the project require in Question 3?
T3 technology:
T3 Technology, which currently specializes in the installation of manufacturing resource
planning (MET II) systems for small firms, is planning a major expansion into installing the new
enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. This major expansion will be carried out as an in-house project of strategic importance. The company has selected a project manager and team to follow the project through to completion. The project team needs to determine an appropriate scheduling representation for the project. The project manager has thus set the following guidelines for selecting the representation: (1) able to show which tasks may proceed at the same time, (2) able to show the relative sequence of the events, (3) able to show how far the project and the tasks are from completion.
The assistant project manager favors the Gantt chart, the finance representative likes AON network representation, and the information technology department head prefers AOA network representation, If you were the project manager, which representation would you choose, and why?
Deliverable: Word Document
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