Given the following project to landscape a new building site: Activity LO6 Immediate Duration Resource Activity Predecessor

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Given the following project to landscape a new building site:

Activity LO6 Immediate Duration Resource Activity Predecessor (days) Used A — 2 X, Y B A 2X C A 3X D B, C 4 X, Y E D 3 W, X F D 1 W, X, Y G E, F 2 X, Y

(a) Draw a Gantt chart using MSP.

(b) Assuming a five-day week, find the critical path and project duration in days.

(c) Given that each resource is assigned 100 percent to each task, identify the resource constraints.

(d) Using the MSP default, level the resources and determine the new project duration and critical path.

(e) Identify what alternative solutions can be used to shorten the project duration without overallocating the resources.

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Project Management In Practice

ISBN: 9780470121641

3rd Edition

Authors: Samuel J. Mantel Jr., Jack R. Meredith, Scott M. Shafer, Margaret M. Sutton

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