Carefully read the case study below. The assignment is based on the case study. Do Parts A to E of the assignment as indicated in the schedule at the front of this unit. CASE STUDY: PROJECT MANAGEMENT GPM was established in 2010 by three young entrepreneurs. You and two friends registered a closed corporation (GPM-Consultants c), and the core deliverable (or service offered) is managing projects on behalf of medium to large organizations and enterprises. The assignment that needs to be submitted for marking is about you managing a project on behalf of a GPM-Consultant o client: TECNI Wholesalers. TECNI Wholesalers' brief (what they want done) to you is as follows: TECNI Wholesalers is currently only operating in the major provinces of South Africa. These are - Gauteng, Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal. They have just completed a major investment process, and organisation expansion. TECNI Wholesalers has obtained the services of GPM-Consultants to manage 'Project Infiltration', which will result in TECNI Wholesalers operating in all nine provinces of South Africa, and increasing their supplier base from 68 retail stores to 850 retail stores country wide. CC TECNI Wholesalers currently has a staff complement of 147; 72 at the head office in Sandton, Gauteng, and 25 each in a distribution depot per province, and this includes the drivers. They have 14 medium-sized trucks for deliveries (6 in Gauteng, and 4 each in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape) TECNI Wholesalers cc has allocated R4.8 million to 'Project Infiltration'. This amount includes GPM Consultants c fee (10% of gross project value), with the following specifications: Setting up and staffing distribution depots in every one of the six provinces they are not currently operating in. This includes the expansion of head office to accommodate the servicing of the additional depots country wide. * Suitable premises acquisition in Mpumalanga; Limpopo, Eastern Cape Suitable premises for rent, with a paid upfront 12 month contract Recruit suitable staffing requirement for each province Purchase suitable vehicles and trucks for each depot Furnish and equip depots Arrange for suitable insurance cover TECNI Wholesalers has allocated an additional R5 million for stocking the warehouses with the products that they sell and distribute. Part D Construct an AoA network for the 'Project Infiltration', and explain how the activities, events and symbols are applied. Identify and briefly different techniques which you have considered to use in order to draw the AoN network for 'Project Infiltration'. Calculate the total duration of 'Project Infiltration'. Calculate the different forward and backward passes. Calculate the float/slack of 'Project Infiltration'. Explain the critical path of 'Project Infiltration', and ensure that the reader understands the importance of the critical path. Part E Construct an AoN network for the 'Project Infiltration', and explain how the activities, events and symbols are applied. Calculate the total duration of 'Project Infiltration based on the AON. Explain how the critical path was identified. Identify at least 5 different interdependencies and draw a precedence diagram applicable for 'Project Infiltration'. Draw and present the bar chart based on your AoN network diagram, and present a network scenario. Recommended time for Part D and Part E: 28 hours Marks for Part D and Part E: [35] Carefully read the case study below. The assignment is based on the case study. Do Parts A to E of the assignment as indicated in the schedule at the front of this unit. CASE STUDY: PROJECT MANAGEMENT GPM was established in 2010 by three young entrepreneurs. You and two friends registered a closed corporation (GPM-Consultants c), and the core deliverable (or service offered) is managing projects on behalf of medium to large organizations and enterprises. The assignment that needs to be submitted for marking is about you managing a project on behalf of a GPM-Consultant o client: TECNI Wholesalers. TECNI Wholesalers' brief (what they want done) to you is as follows: TECNI Wholesalers is currently only operating in the major provinces of South Africa. These are - Gauteng, Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal. They have just completed a major investment process, and organisation expansion. TECNI Wholesalers has obtained the services of GPM-Consultants to manage 'Project Infiltration', which will result in TECNI Wholesalers operating in all nine provinces of South Africa, and increasing their supplier base from 68 retail stores to 850 retail stores country wide. CC TECNI Wholesalers currently has a staff complement of 147; 72 at the head office in Sandton, Gauteng, and 25 each in a distribution depot per province, and this includes the drivers. They have 14 medium-sized trucks for deliveries (6 in Gauteng, and 4 each in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape) TECNI Wholesalers cc has allocated R4.8 million to 'Project Infiltration'. This amount includes GPM Consultants c fee (10% of gross project value), with the following specifications: Setting up and staffing distribution depots in every one of the six provinces they are not currently operating in. This includes the expansion of head office to accommodate the servicing of the additional depots country wide. * Suitable premises acquisition in Mpumalanga; Limpopo, Eastern Cape Suitable premises for rent, with a paid upfront 12 month contract Recruit suitable staffing requirement for each province Purchase suitable vehicles and trucks for each depot Furnish and equip depots Arrange for suitable insurance cover TECNI Wholesalers has allocated an additional R5 million for stocking the warehouses with the products that they sell and distribute. Part D Construct an AoA network for the 'Project Infiltration', and explain how the activities, events and symbols are applied. Identify and briefly different techniques which you have considered to use in order to draw the AoN network for 'Project Infiltration'. Calculate the total duration of 'Project Infiltration'. Calculate the different forward and backward passes. Calculate the float/slack of 'Project Infiltration'. Explain the critical path of 'Project Infiltration', and ensure that the reader understands the importance of the critical path. Part E Construct an AoN network for the 'Project Infiltration', and explain how the activities, events and symbols are applied. Calculate the total duration of 'Project Infiltration based on the AON. Explain how the critical path was identified. Identify at least 5 different interdependencies and draw a precedence diagram applicable for 'Project Infiltration'. Draw and present the bar chart based on your AoN network diagram, and present a network scenario. Recommended time for Part D and Part E: 28 hours Marks for Part D and Part E: [35]