You are the Assistant Project Manager to Danielle Green, who is in charge of the EagleView project. EagleView was the code name given to the development of a handheld electronic medical diagnosis device and reference guide. EagleView is to be designed and built for emergency medical technicians and paramedics who need a quick way to capture some basic medical data on an individual and provide an easy-to-use reference guide to use in emergency situations.

Danielle and her project team were developing a project plan aimed at producing 30 working models in time for MedCON 22, the biggest medical equipment trade show each year. (MedCON 21 was cancelled due to the Pandemic.) Meeting the MedCON January 20^th deadline is critical to success for this device. (Note that this deadline does not include transportation to the trade show.) All the major medical equipment manufacturers demonstrated and take orders for new products at MedCON. Danielle has also heard rumors that competitors are considering developing a similar product, and she knew that being first to market (especially after the Pandemic) should provide a significant sales advantage. Besides, top management makes funding contingent upon developing a workable plan for meeting the MedCON deadline.

The project team has spent the morning working on the schedule for EagleView. They started with the WBS (work breakdown structure) and developed the information for a project network, adding activities when and where needed. Then the team added the time estimates they had collected for each activity. The preliminary information for activities with duration time and predecessors are in Table 1. Use this data to answer the questions below.

• The project will begin the first working day in April 2021. (For Part A) Assume there are no holidays.
• The project team works 8-hour days Monday through Friday.

1. What is the critical path for this project? (You may use the Activity #s.)

2. Look are the early- and late-start times for the various activities for this project? More specifically, what are the early- and late-start times for activities 4, 9, 16, and 22?

3. What is the projected finish date for the project?

4. Will the project meet the January 20^th deadline? If Yes, on what date will the project be finished? If No, on what date will the project be finished? Explain.

Activity Description Predecessor(s) Duration (Days) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Architectural decisions 8 Internal device specifications 20 External device specifications 18 Device feature specifications 15 Voice recognition module 15 Case 4 Screen 2 Speaker output jacks 2 Storage mechanism 2 Database creation 40 Microphone /soundcard 5 Pager 4 Barcode reader 3 Alarm clock 4 Computer I/O design 5 Review device design 10 Determine component prices 5 Device integration review 10 Document the design & production 35 Procure prototype components 20 Assemble prototypes 12 Lab-test prototypes Field-test prototypes 20 Adjust/Refine design 22 Order custom parts 3 Order stock parts 3 Assemble first production unit 1 1 1 2,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 16,17 16 18 20 21 19,22 23 24 24 25, FS - 13 time units 26, FS 8 time units 27 28 29 30, FS - 3 time units 21 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 10 28 29 30 31 Test first production unit 10 Produce 30 units (for MedCON) 10 Train sales representatives 15 Ship/Transport devices to MedCON 1 Activity Description Predecessor(s) Duration (Days) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Architectural decisions 8 Internal device specifications 20 External device specifications 18 Device feature specifications 15 Voice recognition module 15 Case 4 Screen 2 Speaker output jacks 2 Storage mechanism 2 Database creation 40 Microphone /soundcard 5 Pager 4 Barcode reader 3 Alarm clock 4 Computer I/O design 5 Review device design 10 Determine component prices 5 Device integration review 10 Document the design & production 35 Procure prototype components 20 Assemble prototypes 12 Lab-test prototypes Field-test prototypes 20 Adjust/Refine design 22 Order custom parts 3 Order stock parts 3 Assemble first production unit 1 1 1 2,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 2,3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 16,17 16 18 20 21 19,22 23 24 24 25, FS - 13 time units 26, FS 8 time units 27 28 29 30, FS - 3 time units 21 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 10 28 29 30 31 Test first production unit 10 Produce 30 units (for MedCON) 10 Train sales representatives 15 Ship/Transport devices to MedCON 1