Jose is the owner and manager of a successful suburban grocery store. He faces new competition from a regional chain who will O open a mega-store nearby later this year. Jose needs to expand his store and increase his offerings to compete. He recently acquired the adjoining building to add retail space and has hired you to oversee the expansion project. You meet and agree on this general project scope: 1. Prepare the new annex space for construction 2. Build new restrooms and a customer lounge in the new annex 3. Move the deli to the new annex 4. Move the pharmacy to the new annex 5. Remodel the old dell and pharmacy into a beer and wine department Jose tells you that meeting the schedule is important, even if it means some tradeoffs or increased cost, in fact, your contract includes an incentive bonus if you finish the project on time. He says you can use his maintenance staff to get started immediately while lining up your other project subcontractors. Jose is hoping for a "grand re-opening" celebration in 5 months, before the new mega-store opens. You know this project will require a detailed schedule, so you start expanding the scope into the activity list shown in Figure 1. You estimate the duration of each activity and think the project can be completed in five months, but it will be tight. Figure 1: Chapter 05 - Decision Time: Schedule Jose is the owner and manager of a successful suburban grocery store. He faces new competition from a regional chain who will O open a mega-store nearby later this year. Jose needs to expand his store and increase his offerings to compete. He recently acquired the adjoining building to add retail space and has hired you to oversee the expansion project. You meet and agree on this general project scope: 1. Prepare the new annex space for construction 2. Build new restrooms and a customer lounge in the new annex 3. Move the deli to the new annex 4. Move the pharmacy to the new annex 5. Remodel the old dell and pharmacy into a beer and wine department Jose tells you that meeting the schedule is important, even if it means some tradeoffs or increased cost, in fact, your contract includes an incentive bonus if you finish the project on time. He says you can use his maintenance staff to get started immediately while lining up your other project subcontractors. Jose is hoping for a "grand re-opening" celebration in 5 months, before the new mega-store opens. You know this project will require a detailed schedule, so you start expanding the scope into the activity list shown in Figure 1. You estimate the duration of each activity and think the project can be completed in five months, but it will be tight. Figure 1: Chapter 05 - Decision Time: Schedule
