Part 2(6marks)

Applicationofanalyticaltechniquesin professionalprojectmanagementCriticalPath Analysis

VegRight is in the farming business. The firm has a significant presence in wholesalingvegetables in New South Wales.The firm wants to develop an app to facilitate online sales toretail customers in Sydney and thus expand its operations.The activities involved in this projectaregivenbelow.

ID	Activity	Predecessors	Duration(weeks)
1	Setupa small office	-	2
2	Assessmarket	1	3
3	Recruitstaff	1	4
4	DeveloptheApp	2,3	9
5	TesttheApp	4	4
6	Undertakepilotimplementation	5	5
7	Makeimprovements	6	5
8	Test-markettheapp	7	8
9	Undertakepromotion inSydney	8	3
10	Expandoperations	7	7
11	Commencenormaloperations	9,10	2

Draw a network diagram using the activity on node (AON) notationrepresenting the project.Use e.g. PowerPoint to draw the diagram. What is the critical path and how long is it?Youshould notuse Microsoft Project or any other project management software for this part of theassignment.

Criticallyevaluatethebenefitsofusingcriticalpath methodtomanageaproject,suchastheoneundertaken by VegRight.Supportyourevaluationwithappropriateresearch.