Doug Casey is in charge of planning and coordinating next spring’s sales management training program for his company. Doug listed the following activity information for the project:
Time (weeks)
Activity
Description
Immediate Predecessor
Optimistic
Most Probable
Pessimistic
A
Plan topic
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1.5
2
2.5
B
Obtain speakers
A
2
2.5
6
C
List meeting locations
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1
2
3
D
Select location
C
1.5
2
2.5
E
Finalize speaker travel plans
B,D
0.5
1
1.5
F
Make final check with speakers
E
1
2
3
G
Prepare and mail brochure
B,D
3
3.5
7
H
Take reservations
G
3
4
5
I
Handle last minute details
F,H
1.5
2
2.5
a. Draw a project network
b. Prepare an activity schedule
c. What are the critical activities and what is the expected project completion time?
d. If Doug wants a 0.99 probability of completing the project on time, how far ahead of the scheduled meeting date should he begin working on the project?
NOTE; PLEASE SHOW ALL WORK.