Problem 15-6 (Static)

Consider the following information about a small project:

Task	Duration Estimates		Immediate Predecessors
A	2	days	None
B	5	days	A
C	1	day	B
D	2	days	A
E	3	days	B & D
F	12	days	E & C

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b-1. Identify the critical path.

• A-D-E-F

• A-B-C-F

• A-B-E-F

b-2. Identify the earliest start and finish, and slack for each task. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

c. Which of these activities should the project manager track most closely?

• A-B-E-F

• A-D-E-F

• A-B-C-F

Problem 15.6 Task Duration Estimate (in Days) Immediate Predecessors None B A B and D E and C Earliest Start (ES) Earliest Completion (EC) Immediate Task Predecessors A None B A CB D E B,D F CE Task Latest Completion Latest Start (LS) Immediate Successors None Slack F. E DE CF B CE A BD