Question

al Industries are likely to use 4 At Webster University, where you work as a project manager, you have been asked to conduct user training sessions for a new information system. You must develop a specific schedule for the tasks (the estimated task duration for each is shown in parentheses): . First, confirm arrangements for the training facility you plan to use (2 days). • After you have confirmed the training facility, two tasks can begin at the same time: you need to send an e-mail message to all department managers announcing the training sessions (1 day) and you can develop the training material (5 days). • As soon as the training material is complete, you can work on two tasks at once: arrange to have copies of handout material printed (3 days) and develop a set of PowerPoint slides (6 days). • When the PowerPoint slides are ready, you conduct a practice training session with the instructor who will assist you (2 days). . Finally, when the practice session is over and the handout material is ready you can conduct the user training sessions (4 days).

Answer 1

a. List of all tasks and the duration: Arrangements of training facility - 2days • Send an email message to all department managers for the training sessions - 1day Develop the training material - 5 days • Arrange the printouts of handout material - 3 days Power point presentation on content - 6 days • Conduct the practice training session - 2 days • Conduct the user training session - 4 days b. I. Concurrent tasks: • Send an email message to all department managers for the training sessions and Develop the training material. • Arrange the printouts of handout material and Power point presentation on content. II. Dependent tasks: • After confirmed the training facility, send an email message to all department managers for training sessions and develop the training material If the material is ready, arrange the printout of handout material and prepare the power point presentation. After preparation of power point slides, conduct the practice training session. Practice session is over and printout of handout material is ready, conduct the user training session.

C. PERT chart: Arrangements of training facility 2 days Send an email message to all department managers for the training sessions Develop the training material / 1 day 5 days Arrange the printouts of handout material Power point presentation on content 3 days 6 days 2 days Conduct the practice training session 4 days Conduct the user training sessions

d. Critical path: In this project the critical path is at a time we need to prepare the presentation and we need to arrange the printouts of handout material. It's going to be a tough task for the project manager. Because the project manager has to take care of these two processes alternatively. So, as per my knowledge this path is the critical path for project manager.