BUS461 Week 3 Discussion (dq1+dq2)

BUS461 Week 3 Discussion

Dq1

PERT/CPM. You have been asked to fill-in for your boss this week. Your boss’s assistant informs you that he had scheduled an engagement to teach a group of students at the local University about PERT/CPM approach to project scheduling and has asked that you do it instead. In an initial write-up for the presentation, discuss the key elements of PERT/CPM to include (but not limited to) assumptions, how it works, and expected outcomes. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

Dq2

Project Scheduling Techniques. Ajax is about to embark on a project involving the design, manufacture and introduction of a new microwave oven. The first three activities and the immediate predecessors are:

Activity
Prototype Design none

Acquisition of Materials A Prototype Construction B

Predecessor

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A B C

However, it has not yet been decided whether the prototype materials will be purchased from a vendor (taking two weeks) or produced in another Ajax division (four weeks). What are the implications of this regarding usage of any standard project scheduling technique? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.