1. What do you think the construction project manager should have done when the Director of Security stopped attending the project meetings?

2. Do you think it is an effective communications tool to send the construction project meeting minutes to the ALF steering team and the President? Support your answer.

3. How much time has to be made up for the original, baseline schedule to be met?

4. Develop a plan and draw a Gantt chart for the Parking Lot phase of the project as originally planned by Kyle. Answer Fred’s questions.

5. What information does Fred need to make a decision about building a hair salon?

MINI CASE 

It is now just 4 months until the Assisted Living Facility program is scheduled to be completed. The team is excited because they can watch the construction of the facility and feel they are moving toward the end of this program. Every week since construction began, the construction project manager, Kyle Nanno, has been holding a meeting of his project team. At the meetings he invites representatives of the construction company, the facilities manager from St. Dismas, the Director of Security, and other key people as he deems necessary. The meetings are scheduled every Friday at 1:00 PM and last not more than one hour. No matter who is or is not there, Kyle starts the meetings exactly at 1:00 pm. Kyle developed the following standing agenda: