$*$Note: an additional $15$ days were added to the end of the schedule for cleaning and government inspection. This

buffer time needs to remain in the new schedule calculations.

So$,$ what are you going to do$?$

$$ Option $1$: Reschedule the whole project

o Can some of the precedence requirements be relaxed or reconfigured from

the original plan?

$$ Option $2$: Crashing

o Do you find that rearranging the tasks isn$$t a viable option? Then, how do

you incentivize the subcontractors?

$$ Option $3$: Reschedule $+$ Crashing

o Is there a way to optimize both approaches?

$$ Option $4$: Reallocate resources

$$ Option $5$: $?$

o Is there another option altogether?

Here is where you get creative! Plot out each part of the schedule and figure out where you

might make some adjustments. Be sure to capture what you are doing and how because it will

need to be included in the letter you draft to the sponsors explaining your rationale. Consider

integrating some buffer time since there is no room for errors or mistakes, which inevitably

occur.

Choose and work out TWO options: the first will be your primary solution and the second will

serve as your contingency plan.

Reference: $$Project Scheduling Case Study: World Outreach Expansion Project,$$ Lina Huang, Taeyoung Choi, and Tiger Zuo $(2017)$