office complex is to be renovated. Before the job can be completed, various tradespeople and skilled workers must install their materials. The table for this problem describes the relationships between the activities that need to be completed. Activity Immediate Predecessors Time (days) A1 - 6 A2 A1 7 A3 A1 3 A4 A1 10 A5 A2 10

To complete an assembly line in a factory, the major steps and seven activities involved are shown in table below. These activities have been labeled "A" through "G" in the following table, which also shows their estimated completion times (in weeks) and immediate predecessors. (m is average time, a is best case, b is worst case) ACTIVITY A B C D E F G a 1 2 4 8 2 4 1 m 2 23 3 5 9 5 5 2 b 3 4 6 10 8 6 3 IMMEDIATE PREDECESSORS A B C, D B E a) Determine the critical path for the entire assembly factory as well as the expected completion time [You may use scratch paper to find the path then just type the critical path for the total project in the answer box] b) In addition, determine the earliest and latest start and finish times for all activities. c) What is the main difference between the standard CPM and the PERT method?

Development of Version 2.0 of a particular accounting software product is being considered by Jose​ Noguera's technology firm in Baton Rouge. The activities necessary for the completion of this project are listed in the following​ table:                                                                                                                                  Activity Normal Time​ (weeks) Crash Time​ (weeks) Normal Cost Total Cost with Crashing Immediate​ Predecessor(s) A 4 3 $2,100 $2,800 — B 2 1 $2,300 $3,100 — C 3 3 $600 $600 — D 8 4 $2,400 $2,680 A E 6 3 $1,000 $1,450 B F 3 2 $3,200 $4,600 C G 4 2 $1,400 $2,000 ​D, E Part 2 ​a) Based on the given information regarding the activities for the​ project, the project length​ = enter your response here weeks.

Roger Ginde is developing a program in supply chain management certification for managers. Ginde has listed a number of activities that must be completed before a training program of this nature could be conducted. The activities, immediate predecessors, and times appear in the accompanying table: Immediate Predecessor(s) Activity A B C D E F G This exercise contains only parts b, c, and d. b) The critical activities for the leadership training program development project are A-E-G c) The project length for the leadership training program development project = 22 days. d) Slack time for each of the activities is: B A, D C E, F Activity A B Slack Time 0 Time (days) 10 6 3 2 4 8

when discussing processes related to Project Execution, the ISO 10006 stabdard splits this category into different project groups. Which of the following is not one of these subcategories? a. Human resource-related processes b. Procurement processes c. Time related processes d. risk-related process

Three point estimates and bottom up estimating are used in developing: (select one correct answer) Schedules Risks Cost estimates Scope

Kelle Carpet and Trim installs carpet in commercial offices. Peter Kelle has been very concerned with the amount of time it took to complete several recent jobs. Some of his workers are very unreliable. A list of activities and their optimistic completion time, the most likely completion time, and the pessimistic completion time (all in days) for a new contract are given in the following table: Time (days) Immediate Activity Predecessor(s) a A 3 8 B 4. 5 3 D 7 8 6. В, D А, Е А, Е E 1 3 F 2 3 4 7 9 13 11 12 13 F 7 J 15 17 19 K 4 12 H, I This exercise contains only part a. a) Based on the activity time estimates, the expected times and variance for each of the activities are: (Round your responses to two decimal places.) Activity Expected Time Variance A

answer Part d, e and f only

A renovation of the gift shop at Orlando Amway Center has six activities (in hours). In the following table, the estimates of a, m, and b times for each of the activities are listed: Activity A B C D E F Activity A B C D E F a 12 27 18 7 16 16 Activity A m 16 32 18 14 17 18 Based on the activity time estimates, the expected times for each of the activities are (round your responses to two decimal places): Expected Time 16 32.67 18 13.83 17.5 18.17 b 20 41 18 20 21 21 Based on the activity time estimates, standard deviation for each of the activities is (enter your responses rounded to two decimal places): Standard Deviation

Explain how relationships can help or hinder negotiations. How does adding additional parties, such as agents or constituents, to a negotiation alter the process? How can you manage these negotiations wisely? Use personal examples where applicable.