Consider the following activities for a project. Answer the questions below.

a. Assume the durations given are high confidence, create a network chart (dont consider resources yet), and identify the critical path. What is the duration of the project?

b. You arent quite ready to apply the critical chain project management yet, but you do want to eliminate multi-tasking. Eliminate any resource contention in your network. Identify the critical path now? What is the duration of the project?

c. Apply the critical chain project management approach to this project. Create a new view of your project network, include a project buffer and any needed feeding buffers. What is the critical chain? What is the duration of the project now?

\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|} \hline Task & Predecessors & Duration (days) & Resource \\ \hline 1- Order review & & 2 & Ryan \\ \hline 2- Order vendor parts & 1 & 16 & Carly \\ \hline 3- Produce standard parts & 1 & 18 & Ryan \\ \hline 4- Design custom parts & 1 & 14 & Lauren \\ \hline 5- Software development & 1 & 18 & Connor \\ \hline 6- Manufacture custom parts & 4 & 16 & Ryan \\ \hline 7- Assemble & 2,3,6 & 10 & Dawn \\ \hline 8- Test & 5,7 & 6 & Kevin \\ \hline \end{tabular}