Reference no: EM133354169

Consider the example of a training session project consisting various steps with the work breakdown structure as follows:

As a Project Manager for a large company, you have been assigned the task of leading a training session for new the new recruits. You have been asked to develop a schedule for the tasks given below (task duration estimates are shown in parentheses):

• Firstly, make contact with the participants and describe their job roles (1 day). Then you must obtain approval from their department managers (5 days).

• Once you have the approval, two tasks can begin at the same time: arrange for the meeting room (4 days) and prepare an agenda for the initial session (11 days).

• Once the agenda is ready, you can start two more concurrent tasks: Prepare the information packets (4 days) and create visual aids (8 days).

• After the meeting room is arranged and the information packets are ready, an e-mail must be sent out to the participants (1 day).

• At last, after the e-mail is sent to participants and the visual aids are ready, you can conduct the JAD sessions (5 days).

a. What is the total time required for the project? ([2m]

b. What is the critical path for this project? Explain why you chose that to be the critical path.? [2m]

c. Identify which tasks are concurrent and which ones are dependent on other tasks. [4m]

d. Create a Gantt chart that shows the WBS. [5m]

e. Create a PERT/CPM chart. [7m]