Project Management: The Managerial Process (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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ISBN: 9781259666094
Author: Erik W. Larson, Clifford F. Gray
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Project Management: The Managerial Process (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
Ch. 6 - How does the WBS differ from the project network?Ch. 6 - How are WBS and project networks linked?Ch. 6 - Why bother creating a WBS? Why not go straight to...Ch. 6 - Why is slack important to the project manager?Ch. 6 - What is the difference between free slack and...Ch. 6 - Why are lags used in developing project networks?Ch. 6 - What is a hammock activity, and when is it used?Ch. 6 - Here is a partial work breakdown structure for a...Ch. 6 - Draw a project network from the following...Ch. 6 - Draw a project network from the following...
Ch. 6 - Draw a project network from the following...Ch. 6 - Draw a project network from the following...Ch. 6 - From the following information, develop an AON...Ch. 6 - The project information for the custom order...Ch. 6 - You have signed a contract to build a garage for...Ch. 6 - You are creating a customer database for the...Ch. 6 - K. Nelson, project manager of Print Software....Ch. 6 - A large Southeast city is requesting federal...Ch. 6 - You are creating a customer database for the...Ch. 6 - You are completing a group term paper. Given the...Ch. 6 - You are managing a product upgrade project for...Ch. 6 - You are creating a database for the Oklahoma City...Ch. 6 - The planning department of an electronics firm has...Ch. 6 - Using Microsoft Project, set up the network and...Ch. 6 - The optical disk project team has started...Ch. 6 - From the following information, compute the early,...Ch. 6 - Given the following information, compute the...Ch. 6 - Given the information in the following lag...Ch. 6 - Given the network below, compute the early, late,...Ch. 6 - The CyClon project team has started gathering...Ch. 6 - Advantage Energy Technology Data Center...Ch. 6 - Advantage Energy Technology Data Center...Ch. 6 - Advantage Energy Technology Data Center...Ch. 6 - The GE Company is preparing a bid to build the new...Ch. 6 - The GE Company is preparing a bid to build the new...Ch. 6 - The G&E Company is preparing a bid to build the...
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- The times are written to indicate weeks!!!!  Let the start date of the project shown in Activity 3 be January 1, 2020. Determine start dates of all the activities. Draw a Gantt chart. You may use Microsoft Excel, Gantt project, or some other software.arrow_forwardI need a detailed explanation and assistance to solve this problem: A company decides to plan a project, with activities, precedences and random duration statistics given in the following table:  Activity Immediate Predecessors Duration Minimum (weeks) Duration Mode (weeks) Duration Maximum (weeks) A none 2 5 9 B A 1 6 8 C A 3 5 12 D B 2 4 12 E B, C 4 6 8 F B 6 7 8 G D, E 1 2 6 H F, G 4 6 16 * What method should be used? Compute the mean and variances for each activity and add them to the table above * Draw the project network and label the arcs with the activity name. * Assuming that the critical path is Aà Bà P1à Eà Gà H, compute the probability that this path duration is between 28 weeks and 32 weeks. * Assuming that the critical path is Aà Bà P1à Eà Gà H, compute the number of weeks within which the project will be completed with probability 0.95.arrow_forwardConstruct a network diagram for this project? TABLE 1: Activities and duration project                                                                          Duration in weeks                                                              __________________________________ Activity       Proceeding activity    Optimistic      Most likely     Pessimistic  A                           -                                    2                        3                       3  B                            -                                  10                      12                     15  C                            A                                  4                          5                      8  D                            B                                 2                          2                       2  E                         A, D                                3                         3                       3  F…arrow_forward
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