1. Create a table listing all tasks separately, with their duration.
2. Identify all dependent tasks, and indicate what predecessor tasks are required.
3. Construct a PERT/CPM chart similar to the one in figure. If you have access to Microsoft Project or other project management software, you can use it to help you create the chart.
4. Determine the overall duration of the project, and identify the critical path.

Personal Trainer, Inc. owns and operates fitness centers in a dozen Midwestern cities. The centers have done well, and the company is planning an international expansion by opening a new €œsupercenter€ in the Toronto area. Personal Trainer€™s president, Cassia Umi, hired an IT consultant, Susan Park, to help develop an information system for the new facility. During the project, Susan will work closely with Gray Lewis, who will manage the newoperation.

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