Below is information about a BA 421 Market Study Project.

Activity ID	Activity	Predecessor	Responsibility	Estimated Duration (Day)
1	Identify Target Customers		Susan	5
2	Develop Draft Questionnaire	1	Susan	10
3	Pilot-Test Questionnaire	2	Susan	20
4	Review Comments and Finalize Questionnaire	3	Susan	5
5	Prepare Mailing Labels	4	Steve	2
6	Print Questionnaire	4	Steve	10
7	Develop Data Analysis Software	4	Andy	12
8	Develop Software Test Data	4	Susan	2
9	Mail Questionnaire and Get Responses	5, 6	Steve	65
10	Test Software	7, 8	Andy	5
11	Input Response Date	9, 10	Jim	7
12	Analyze Results	11	Jim	8
13	Prepare Report	12	Jim	10

1. Draw an activity-on-node (AON) network and copy into Word document or attach file. Please use the template AON_Template (1).xlsx Download AON_Template (1).xlsx. AON_Template.xlsx
2. Identify the ES, EF, LS, LF, critical path, free slack and critical path. The Scheduling Project Exercise Excel file Lesson 3 Scheduling Project Exercise.docx(or found under Files) contains the format for entering this information. Once you enter this information, cut and paste the Excel table on your word document.

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1. Which of these tasks should the project manager track most closely?
2. What would happen if a new estimate for Activity 5, Prepare Mailing Labels, increases its expected duration from two days to ten days? Would the project take longer? Would anything else change? Explain your answer.

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