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65). Most projects include activities that flow in series (one after another) as well as in parallel. Is it possible to have a project where all project activities are in parallel with each other? Think of an example of such a project and share with your classmates.

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  It is possible to complete a project by splitting it into several activities and performing the activities in parallel instead of completing the tasks sequentially as it has a higher advantage of reducing the time necessary to complete the project. A simple example of parallel activities is the preparation for the Olympic games where the practice is performed parallelly by all the participants involved in various games like weight lifting, running, javelin throws, etc.,

  In production or project management, concurrent engineering (also known as simultaneous engineering) is an example of handling the activities of a project in parallel. Concurrent engineering is defined as the process of designing and developing a project which is done simultaneously. A notable example of successfully implementing concurrent engineering is the designing and development of Boeing 777 with the help of a variety of technologies and organizational strategies. It reduced approximately 1.5 years of project completion time when compared with the previous one - Boeing 767 and gained an advantage over its competitors especially Airbus.

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Since you chose Boeing, a great example, and stated they significantly reduced time to complete, what was done in a little more detail, in parallel, to accomplish this?