Question: Draw out the project duration You are an Operations Manager at Rachel Software Development and your client has asked you to complete the following project

Draw out the project duration

You are an Operations Manager at Rachel Software Development and your client has asked you to complete the following project in eight days.

Task Predecessors Normal Time (days)

Crash Time

(days)

Normal Cost ($) Crash Cost ($)
A - 4 2 500 700
B - 3 2 350 600
C A,B 2 1 600

800

D B 3 1 400 1000
E D 3 2 250 500
F C 4 3 600 900
G B 7 6 500 600

Rachel Software Development

Duration: Based on Normal Task Times, what is the current estimated duration of the project? 18 days (round to nearest whole day)

Budget: Based on Normal Task Times and Normal Costs, what is the current estimated project budget? (round to nearest whole dollar)

Crash Cost: What is the additional cost to "crash" the project to achieve a duration of eight days? enter your response here (round to nearest whole dollar)

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