Question: At a local university, the Student Commission on Programming and Entertainment ( SCOPE ) is preparing to host its first rock concert of the school

At a local university, the Student Commission on Programming and Entertainment (SCOPE) is preparing to host its first rock concert of the school year. To successfully produce this rock concert, SCOPE has listed the requisite activities and related information in the following table (duration estimates measured in days).
\table[[Activity,\table[[Immediate],[Predecessor(s)]],\table[[Optimistic]],\table[[Most],[Probable]],Pessimistic],[A: Negotiate contract with,-,8,10,15],[\table[[selected musicians]],-,7,8,9],[\table[[B: Reserve site],[C: Manage travel logistics],[for music group]],A,5,6,10],[D: Screen & hire,,,,],[, security personnel,B,3,3,3],[E: Arrange advertising,B, C,1,5,9],[, & ticketing,,,7,10],[F: Hire parking staff,D,4,8,10]]
a. Draw the project network.
b. Compute the expected duration and variance of each activity.
c. Determine the critical path in the project network.
d. What is the expected duration and variance of the critical path?
e. Based only on the critical path, what is the likelihood that the project will be completed within 30 days?
f. If activity B is delayed by six days beyond its early start time, how does this affect the expected project duration?
g. Using all paths through the project network, estimate the probability that the project will be completed within 30 days. Compare your answer to the answer in part e and explain.
 At a local university, the Student Commission on Programming and Entertainment

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