Create a network diagram for the project

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Project Management Exercise -

The Beta project team has started gathering the information necessary to develop the project network diagram - predecessor activities and durations in weeks. The results of their meeting are found in the following table.

Activity	Description	Duration	Predecessor
1	Define Scope	6	None
2	Define Customer Problems	3	1
3	Define data records and relationship	5	1
4	Mass Storage Requirements	5	2, 3
5	Consultant Needs Analysis	11	2, 3
6	Prepare Installation Network	3	4
7	Estimate Costs and Budgets	2	4
8	Design Section Point System	1	4, 5
9	Write Request Proposal	5	5
10	Compile Vendor List	2	5
11	Prepare MGMT Control System	5	6, 7
12	Prepare Comparison Report	5	9, 10
13	Compare System Philosophies	5	8, 12
14	Compare Total Installation	2	8, 12
15	Compare Cost of Support	3	12
16	Compare Customer Satisfaction Level	8	12
17	Assign Philosophies Points	1	13
18	Assign Installation Cost	1	14
19	Assign Support Cost	1	15
20	Assign Customer Satisfaction Points	1	16
21	Select Best System	2	11, 17, 18, 19, 20
22	Order System	1	21

The project team has requested that you create a network diagram for the project, identify the critical path, and determine if the project can be completed in 50 weeks.

You are to first do a "hand drawn" solution, and then use Microsoft Project to create network diagram again. Assumptions: Start date is October 3, 2016, one shift per day, no overtime, no weekends, and all traditional holidays to be observed.

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