Reference no: EM1391580

Universal Systems of Florida (USF) produces subcomponents for several large corporations. USF growth has been based on maintaining high quality on time deliveries of cutting edge technologies. The senior management has been reviewing your proposed project with several large corporations and agreement was reached that if you can deliver your product on schedule they will include this upgrade as part of a new system. After a meeting late Thursday night you received an email from your boss that stated, Congratulations your project is approved. He also stated that Schedule is a priority, and don't be late. This is your first project where you have the lead. Your team received word on Friday morning that the project was approved. Your team provided the updated network below, which is a standard procedure to keep everyone informed.

For the network above answer the following questions;

a. The project is estimated to take how many days?

b. How many critical paths are there?

c. Project started on time yesterday. After only one day into project you receive a call informing you that due to a fire the "Design of Cust. Parts" is delayed 5 days. What potential impact will this have on your project?

d. What immediate actions will you take?