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Case study: The Wedding

Tony and Peggy Sue graduated from a university in Texas last May. She received

a degree in elementary education, and he graduated from the culinary school.

They both now work in the Dallas area. Peggy Sue is a teacher, and Tony is a

chef at a resort hotel restaurant.

It is Christmas Day and Tony asks Peggy Sue to marry him. She excitedly

accepts. They set a wedding date of June 30.

Tony is from New York City. He is the only son of Big Tony and Carmella.

He is known as Little Tony to his family. He has three younger sisters, none of

whom are yet married. The family owns a restaurant called Big Tonys, and all

four children have worked in the restaurant since they were young. They have a

large extended family with many relatives, most of whom live in New York City.

They also have many friends in the neighborhood.

Peggy Sue is from Cornfield, Nebraska. She is the youngest of four sisters. She

and her sisters worked on the family farm when they were young. Her father

passed away several years ago. Her mother, Mildred, now lives alone in the family

farmhouse and leases the farmland to a neighboring farmer. Peggy Sues sisters

all married local men and all live in Cornfield. All of their weddings were

small (about 50 people), simple, and pretty much the same. Mildred has the wedding

plans down to almost a standard operating procedure9:00 A.M. ceremony

at the small church, followed by a buffet brunch in the church hall, and that is

about it. They really could not afford much more elaborate weddings because the

income from the farm had been pretty meager. Peggy Sues sisters did not go to

college, and she had to take out loans to pay for her college expenses.

Tony and Peggy Sue decide to call home and announce the good news about

their engagement and the forthcoming wedding.

Tony calls home and tells his mom, Carmella, the news. She replies, Thats

great, honey! Ive been waiting for this day. I cant believe my little baby is getting

married. Im so excited. Were going to have the biggest, best wedding ever. All our

friends and family will come to celebrate. Well probably have 300 people. And, of

course, well have the reception at our restaurant; the banquet room should be big

enough. Ill tell your cousin Vinnie that you want him to be best man. You grew

up together, although you havent seen much of each other since you went off to

college in Texas. Ill call Aunt Lucy as soon as were done talking and tell her that

we want her little Maria and Teresa to be flower girls and little Nicky to be ring

bearer. And, oh, I almost forgot the most important thing your sisters, theyll

all be bridesmaids. I already know what color their gowns will bea deep rose;

theyll be gorgeous. And sweetie, I didnt ask your papa yet, but I know hell

agree with meon Monday, Im going to call my friend Francine, the travel

agent, and get two tickets for you for a two-week honeymoon in Italy. Youve

never been there, and you must go. It will be a gift from your papa and me. And

tell Peggy Lee or Peggy Susie or whatever congratulations. We are so happy for

both of you. Its your wedding, and I dont want to interfere. Ill just be here to

help. You know what Im saying. So, my little Tony, whatever you want me to

do, you just tell me. And one more thing, Ill see Father Frank after Mass on Sunday

and tell him to mark his calendar already for a two oclock ceremony on June

30. Goodbye, my big boy. Ill tell Papa you called. And I cant wait to start telling

everybody to get ready to party on June 30.

Peggy Sue also calls her mom to tell her the news about the upcoming wedding.

Mildred responds, Thats wonderful, dear. Im glad youre finally getting

married. You waited so long with going off to college and everything. Ill start

getting everything ready. I know how to do this in my sleep by now. Ill mention

it to Reverend Johnson after Sunday service. Ill tell your sisters to expect to be

bridesmaids again in keeping with the family tradition. I guess Holley will be the

matron of honor; its her turn. By the way, shes expecting her third child probably

right around the same time as your wedding, but I dont think that will

matter. Well, I guess pretty soon youll be having babies of your own, like all

your sisters. Im glad you are finally settling down. You should really be thinking

about moving back home, now that you are done with college. I saw Emma

Miller, your second-grade teacher, at the grocery store the other day. She told

me she is retiring. I told her you would be excited to hear that and probably

want to apply for her job.

She said she didnt think they would have too many people applying so you

would have a good chance. You could move in with me. The house is so big and

lonely. There is plenty of room, and I can help you watch your babies. And your

boyfriend, Tonyisnt he a cook or something? Im sure he could probably get a

job at the diner in town. Oh dear, Im so happy. Ive been praying that you

would come back ever since you left. Ill tell all your sisters the news when they

all come over for family dinner tonight. It wont be long before were all together

again. Goodbye, my dear, and you be careful in that big city.

Tony and Peggy Sue start discussing their wedding. They decide they want a

big weddingwith their families and friends, including a lot of their college

friends. They want an outdoor ceremony and outdoor reception, including

plenty of food, music, and dancing into the night. They are not sure how much

it will cost, though, and realize Peggy Sues mother cannot afford to pay for the

wedding, so they will have to pay for it themselves. Both Tony and Peggy Sue

have college loans to pay back, but they hope that the money gifts they get

from the wedding guests will be enough to pay for the wedding expenses and

maybe have some left over for a honeymoon.

It is now New Years Day, and Tony and Peggy Sue decide to sit down and

start laying out the detailed plan of all the things they need to do to get ready for

their wedding.

CASE QUESTIONS

1. Make a list of assumptions that will be used as the basis for planning the

wedding. And no, it is not acceptable to assume that Tony and Peggy Sue

will just elope, no matter how tempting that may be!

2. Develop a work breakdown structure.

3. Make a list of the specific activities that need to be done between now and

the wedding day.

4. For each activity, identify the person (Tony, Peggy Sue, and so forth) who

will be responsible for seeing that the activity is accomplished.

5. Create a network diagram that shows the sequence and dependent relationships

of all the activities.