Case Study on Nightingale Project- Technical details

Create your project schedule and assess your options based on the following information:

1. The project will begin the first working day in January, 2010.

2. The following holidays are observed: January I, Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4, Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November), December 25 and 26.

3. What would the new schedule look like?

4. What other factors should be considered before finalizing the schedule?

Create your project schedule and assess your options based on the following information:

1. The project will begin the first working day in January, 2010.

2. The following holidays are observed: January 1, Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4, Labor Day (first Monday in September),

Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November), December 25 and 26.

3. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, then Friday will be given as an extra day off; if it falls on a Sunday, then Monday will be given as a day off.

4. The project team works Monday through Friday, 8 hour days.

5. If you choose to reduce the duration of any one of the activities mentioned, then it must be for the specified time and cost (i.e., you cannot choose to reduce database to 37 days at a reduced cost; you can only reduce it to 35 days at a cost of $35,000).

6. You can only spend up to $100,000 to reduce project activities; lags do not con¬tain any additional costs.