Suppose you have the following information about Project Cross-Talk.

Consider the project Gantt chart shown in Figure 12.24.
Identify the resource constraints in the network. Who are the resources who have been incorrectly (over) assigned?
What evidence do you have to support this view?

a. Is Jenny really a resource bottleneck due to her assignment to Activities C and E? Why or why not (Hint:
remember the slack in the project schedule)?

b. Suppose Bill quit the company at the start of the project and left you short-staffed, forcing you to have Jenny work on Activity G, in addition to her other assignments. How will adding Activity G to her responsibilities affect the project completion date?

c. Suppose only Sam is capable to performing Activity G, in addition to his other current assignments. How will resource-leveling the project because of Sam and his resource conflicts affect the project completion date?

Transcribed Image Text:

Resource Activity Duration Predecessors Assigned A 5 Beth B 5 A Sam C 6 A Jenny D 13 B, C Sam E 6 B Jenny F 4 D Frank GH G 9 C Bill 2 E, F, G Kate