Question

1. A landscaping upgrade project consists of following activities. Times are given in weeks.

Activity	Immediate Predecessor	Activity Time
A	-	5
B	A	8
C	A	7
D	-	6
E	B, D, C	8
F	D	3
G	D	3

a. Draw the network diagram and find the ES, EF, LS, LF, and slack for each activity.

b. Construct an early-start-date Gantt chart for the project.

c. As a project manager, where would you focus your attention, given your analysis

Answer 1

c) As a manager, I would focus on getting the project completed as soon as possible as consider the critical path Activities. Other activities can be delayed for a greater amount of time, so it is required to use some resources and to shorten the duration of the completion time.