As a coding manager, you are in charge of a new encoder purchase. This is your first attempt at project management and you want to perform effectively. You create a Gantt chart to illustrate the project from vendor selection to go live. The Gantt chart you make should include information (details of the project) that, upon analysis, will provide the information needed for some of the following questions.

1. Determine the baseline duration of the critical path of the project. 2. Determine the variance that causes a week's delay. 3. Determine the variance that puts the project back on track. 4. Give an opinion on whether this was a successful project implementation or not and support your position.

Note: Your Gantt chart can update the year from 2016 to 2020.

Baseline Baseline Actual Task Name Duration Baseline Start | Finish Duration Actual Start Actual Finish Purchase and Mon 2/15/16 Fri 7/15/16 Mon 2/15/16 Mon 7/18/16 Installation of Encoder Select Vendor 55 days Mon 2/15/16 Fri 4/29/16 62 days Mon 2/15/16 Tue 5/10/16 Create List of 10 days Mon 2/15/16 Fri 2/26/16 10 days Mon 2/15/16 Fri 2/26/16 Vendors Send Out Request 20 days Mon 2/29/16 Fri 3/25/16 20 days Mon 2/29/16 Fri 3/25/16 for Proposal (RFP) Select Vendor 20 days Mon 3/28/16 Fri 4/22/16 20 days Mon 3/28/16 Fri 4/22/16 Finalize Contract 5 days Mon 4/25/16 Fri 4/29/16 12 days Mon 4/25/16 Tue 5/10/16 Department Head 2 days Mon 4/25/16 Tue 4/26/16 2 days Mon 4/25/16 Tue 4/26/16 Signature CEO Signature 3 days Wed 4/27/16 Fri 4/29/16 10 days Wed 4/27/16 Tue 5/10/16 Complete Docu- 5 days Mon 5/2/16 Fri 5/6/16 5 days Wed 5/11/16 Tue 5/17/16 ment Requests List of Payers 5 days Mon 5/2/16 Fri 5/6/16 5 days Wed 5/11/16 Tue 5/17/16 List of Discharge 5 days Mon 5/2/16 Fri 5/6/16 5 days Wed 5/11/16 Tue 5/17/16 Dispositions List of Reimburse- 5 days Mon 5/2/16 Fri 5/6/16 5 days Wed 5/11/16 Tue 5/17/16 ment Amounts by Payer Build Interfaces 40 days Mon 5/9/16 Fri 7/1/16 30 days Wed 5/18/16 Tue 6/28/16 Installation 1 day Mon 7/4/16 Mon 7/4/16 1 day Wed 6/29/16 Wed 6/29/16 Testing 5 days Tue 7/5/16 Mon 7/11/16 10 days Thu 6/30/16 Wed 7/13/16 Training 3 days Tue 7/12/16 Thu 7/14/16 2 days Thu 7/14/16 Fri 7/15/16 Go Live 1 day Fri 7/15/16 Fri 7/15/16 1 day Mon 7/18/16 Mon 7/18/16