PROJECT MANAGEMENT

1. Chapter 8, Exercise 6.

You have prepared the following schedule for a project in which the key resource is a backhoe. This schedule is contingent on having 3 backhoes. You receive a call from your partner, Brooker, who desperately needs 1 of your backhoes. You tell Brooker you would be willing to let him have the backhoe if you are still able to complete your projects in 11 months. Develop a resource schedule in the loading chart that follow to see if it is possible to complete the project in 11 months with only 2 backhoes. Be sure to record the order in which you scheduled the activities using scheduling heuristics. Activities 5 and 6 require 2 backhoes, while activities 1,2,3,4 require 1 backhoe. No splitting of activities possible.

Can you say yes to Brooker's request?

YOU CAN FIND IT ATChapter 8 Page 287

2. CASE STUDY:  Review the "Power Train, Ltd." at the end of Chapter 8. Page 293

a. Potential expansion in to the truck power train business is not feasible until the confusion in project scheduling is solved or reduced significantly. Jones is ready to take on this problem but he is not sure where to start.  Prepare a brief paper that you would present to Jones that:

i. Clearly defines the problem(s).

ii. Provides your recommendations (with justification) to deal with the problem(s).

PART 2

CASE STUDY: Review the "Whitbread World Sailboat Race" Case at the end of Chapter 9.

a. Prepare a briefing paper that:

i. Defines the problem.

ii. Provides recommendations for dealing with the problem. Provide justification and reasoning for your recommendations.

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Link - http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/fayad/current.courses/cmpe203-fall2013/docs/Articles/Project%20Management%205th%20Edition.pdf