Part A

Attend all Questions $($Total $50$ Marks$)$

SECTION A: COMPULSORY

QUESTION $1$: $(50$ MARKS$)$

$($a$)$ Compare and contrast the project evaluation and

review technique $($PERT$)$ with the critical path

method $($CPM$).(10$ marks$)$

$($b$)$ Using the information in Table $1,$ assuming that the

project team will work a standard working week $(5$

working days in $1$ week$)$ and that all tasks will

start as soon as possible:

Table $1$

$($i$)$ Determine the critical path of the project.

marks$)$

$($ii$)$ Calculate the planned duration of the project in

weeks. $(10$ marks$)$

$($iii$)$ Identify any non$-$critical tasks and the float $($free

slack$)$ on each. $(20$ marks$)$

Harsha and Franklin both of them are postgraduates in

management under different streams from the same B$-$

School. Both of them are close to each other from the

college days itself and the same friendship is continuing

in the organization too as they are placed in the same

company, Hy$-$tech technology solutions. Harsha placed

in the HR department as employee counsellor and

Franklin in the finance department as a key finance

executive. As per the grade is concerned both are at the

same level but when responsibility is concerned Franklin

is holding more responsibility being in core finance.

By nature, Harsha is friendly in nature and ready to help

the needy. Franklin is silent

in nature ready to help if approached personally and

always a bit egoistic in nature. They have successfully

completed $4$ years in the organization. And management

is very much satisfied with both of them as they are

equally talented and constant performers.

Harsha felt that now a day's Franklin is not like as he

uses to be in the past. She noticed some behavioral

changes with him. During general conversations, she

feels that Franklin is taunting her that she is famous

among the employees in the organization, on the other

hand, he is not even recognized by fellow employees.

One morning Mr$.$ Mehta General Manager Hy$-$tech

technology solutions shocked while going through the

mail received from Franklin about his resignation. Mr$.$

Mehta called Harsha immediately and discussed the

same as she is close to Franklin. By hearing the news

Harsha got stunned and said that she does not know this

before she also revealed here current experience with

him. Mr$.$ Mehta who does not want to lose both of them

promised her that he will handle this and he won't allow

Franklin to resign.

In the afternoon Mr$.$ Metha took Franklin to Canteen to

make him comfortable after some general discussion he

starts on the issue. Franklin, after some hesitation,

opened his thinking in front of Mr$.$ Mehta. The problem

of Franklin is

when he comes alone to canteen the people from others

don't even recognize him but if he accompanied by

Harsha he gets well treated by others.

one day Both of them entered the company together the

security in the gate wished them but the next day when

he came alone the same security did not do so$.$

Even in meetings held in the office, the points raised by

Harsha will get more value so many times he keeps silent

in the meeting.

It happens to Franklin that he has to face such

degradation in each day of work which totally disturbs

him. Franklin also questioned that "Harsha and myself

have the same qualification, from the same institute,

passed out in the same year both with first class. We have

the same number of experiences in this organization.

Moreover, the responsibilities with me are more valuable

than those of Harsha. After all these things if I am been

ignored or unrecognized by the fellow employees my ego

does not allow me to continue here".

By listening to this statement Mr$.$Metha felt that it is not

going to be very difficult to stop his resignation. Mr$.$

Mehta explained Franklin the reasons for such partial

behaviour of the employees.

After listening to Mr$.$ Mehta Franklin said sorry for his

reaction and ready to take back his resignation. And he

called Harsha and spoke with like before.

QUESTIONS

Find the reason that Mr$.$ Mehta would have given

to Franklin