Question: Answer question number 3 please Lab Assignment 2 Overview: In this case assignment, you will be demonstrating your knowledge of Microsoft Project, schedule networks, and

Answer question number 3 please Lab Assignment 2

Answer question number 3 please Lab Assignment 2

Answer question number 3 please Lab Assignment 2

Answer question number 3 please

Lab Assignment 2 Overview: In this case assignment, you will be demonstrating your knowledge of Microsoft Project, schedule networks, and critical paths. Whistler Ski Resort Case - Prepare a professional report (MS Word file) that answers all the questions with supporting charts and/or graphs to support your answers. Also submit an MS Project file generated to answer Question 4. Instructions: Submit two electronic files: 1) MS Project File named Lab 2 - Your Last Name, 2) MS Word file named Lab 2 - Your Last Name. This assignment is due by midnight, Monday, March 21, 2022. Hardcopy of your MS Word report is due by Tuesday's class on March 22cd Assignment: The Better Skiing Company (BSC) is preparing a bid to build a new ski resort in Whistler, British Columbia. The construction must start April 1, 2023 and be completed in time for the beginning of ski season. In the bid, the City of Whistler included a penalty clause of $20,000 per day of delay beyond September 27, 2023, deadline. Peter Formica, BSC's president, expressed optimism at obtaining the contract and revealed that the company could net as much as $5 million on the project. He also said if they were successful, the prospects for future ski resorts were excellent since there is a projected increase in outdoor recreation venues due to COVID. Given the information provided, construct a Gantt chart for this project and prepare a report for the sponsor that answers all the questions. The report should include (legible & integrated into the text and labeled) any key charts and figures (from the MS Project schedule) to illustrate/support your answers. Question 1: Will the project meet the September 27, 2023 deadline? How long will it take? What is the critical path for the project? Question 2: Based on the schedule would you recommend BSC pursue this contract? Why? Question 3: If your schedule does not meet the deadline, propose at least 3 ways (changes) to the schedule that would allow it to meet the deadline. In the unlikely event your schedule does meet the schedule, proposed at least 3 ways (changes) to the schedule that would reduce the completion date by at least 10 days. Your logic behind each of these "proposed" changes must be defendable (sellable to the sponsor). Support your answers by including Gantt charts for the ski resort in the MS Word file. Each change proposed, must be unique. In addition, since this is a Union contractor site, no changes can affect worker hours, pay, days worked or total durations of any task. Question 4: Management accepted your original schedule), so use completion date you generated for Question 1&2 above. Once month into the project, you realize that several events will happen and management wants you to adjust the schedule. What are the impacts of these changes to the schedule? Support with Gantt chart highlighting the relevant changes. A. After the day lodge foundation is completed, there is a 2 day waiting period (no work allowed on site) to allow the concrete to harden. B. The Chair Lift Towers will only take 62 days. C. There is a new requirement for a 2-day inspection of the chair lift cable before the chairs can be installed. Submit this MS Project file named Lab 2-Your Name. Technical Details: For purposes of this case assume the following: Holidays: Good Friday (April 7), Canada Day (July 1st observed), and Labor Day (Sept 4). If a holiday falls on a Saturday then Friday will be given as an extra day off, and if it falls on a Sunday then Monday will be given as a day off. For this scenario, the durations given for the ordering process include the delivery time. (Normally, the ordering is a 1 day event with delivery times shown by a lag). . Whistler Ski Resort Project Given the fact that the number of skiing visitors to Whistler, B.C., Canada, has been increasing at an exciting rate, thanks to the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Better Skiing Company (BSC) has proposed the construction of another ski lodge and ski complex. The results of an economic feasibility study just completed by members of the staff show that a winter resort complex near the base of Whistler Mountain could be a very profitable venture. The area is accessible by car, bus, train, and air. The board of directors has voted to build the 10-million-dollar complex recommended in the study. Unfortunately, due to the short summer season, the complex will have to be built in stages. The first stage (year 1) will contain a day lodge, chair lift, rope tow, generator house (for electricity), and a parking lot designed to accommodate 400 cars and 30 buses. The second and third stages will include a hotel, ice rink, pool, shops, two additional chair lifts, and other attractions. The board has decided that stage one should begin no later than April 1 and be completed by September 27th, in time for the next skiing season. You have been assigned the task of project manager, and it is your job to coordinate the ordering of materials and construction activities to ensure the project's completion by the required date. After looking into the possible sources of materials, you are confronted with following time estimates. Materials for the chair lift and rope two will take 30 days and 12 days, respectively, to arrive once the order is submitted. Lumber for the day lodge, generator hut, and foundations will take 9 days to arrive. The electrical and plumbing materials for the day lodge will take 12 days to arrive. The generator will take 12 days to arrive. Before actual construction can begin on the various facilities, a road to the site must be built; this will take 6 days. As soon as the road is in, clearing can begin concurrently on the sites of the day lodge, generator house, chair life, and rope tow. It is estimated that the clearing task at each site will take 6 days, 3 days, 36 days, and 6 days, respectively. Finally, the finishing construction on the day lodge can begin, this will take days. The foundation for the day lodge will take 12 days to complete. Construction of the main framework will take an additional 18 days. After the framework is completed, electrical wiring and plumbing can be installed concurrently. These should take 24 and 30 days, respectively. Finally, the finishing construction on the day lodge can begin; this will take 36 days. Installation of the chair lift towers (67 days) can begin once the site is cleared, lumber delivered, and the foundation completed (6 days). Also, when the chair lift site has been cleared, construction of a permanent road to the upper towers can be started; this will take 24 days. While the towers are being installed, the electric motor to drive the chair lift can be installed; the motor can be installed in 24 days. Once the towers are completed and the motor installed, it will take 3 days to install the cable and an additional 12 days to install the chairs. Installation of the towers for the rope tow can begin once the site is cleared and the foundation is built and poured; it takes 4 days to build the foundation, pour the concrete and let it cure, and 20 days to install the towers for the rope tow. While the towers are being erected, installation of the electric motor to drive the rope tow can begin; this activity will take 24 days. After the towers and motor are installed, the rope tow can be strung in 1 day. The parking lot can be cleared once the rope tow is finished; this task will take 18 days. The foundation for the generator house can begin at the same time as the foundation for the lodge; this will take 6 days. The main framework for the generator house can begin once the foundation is completed; framing will take 12 days. After the house is framed, the diesel generator can be installed in 18 days. Finishing construction on the generator house can now begin and will take 12 more days. Note that a Grand Opening (milestone) will be held once everything is completed

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