Dr. Ell has been given a budget of $10,000 to organize a conference at her university in less than 2.5 months' time (10 weeks) via an educational grant. She has a team of 2 research assistants and after some deliberation, they identified the following activities that are required to be completed for hosting a successful conference. Activity Immediate Predecessor Description Determining Number of Days and Sessions A Identifying potential venues in the city Selecting a venue for the conference Inviting presenters from various universities Finalizing presenters for each session Communicating with potential presenters Last minute edits, replacements, and lists B B D А, С E D F D G Е, F 7 1. Create a PERT/CPM model to identify the project network, activity schedule, critical activities, and the expected time for completing the project successfully. The expected completion times for each as follows: Activity Optimistic Most Probable Pessimistic A 2 3 4 в 1 2 3 1.5 2 D 2 2.5 3 2 3 F 1.5 3 4.5 G 1. 1.5 2

Dr. Ell has been given a budget of $10,000 to organize a conference at her university in less than 2.5 months' time (10 weeks) via an educational grant. She has a team of 2 research assistants and after some deliberation, they identified the following activities that are required to be completed for hosting a successful conference. Activity Immediate Predecessor Description Determining Number of Days and Sessions A Identifying potential venues in the city Selecting a venue for the conference Inviting presenters from various universities Finalizing presenters for each session Communicating with potential presenters Last minute edits, replacements, and lists B B D А, С E D F D G Е, F 7 1. Create a PERT/CPM model to identify the project network, activity schedule, critical activities, and the expected time for completing the project successfully. The expected completion times for each as follows: Activity Optimistic Most Probable Pessimistic A 2 3 4 в 1 2 3 1.5 2 D 2 2.5 3 2 3 F 1.5 3 4.5 G 1. 1.5 2

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