Question 2

Figure 1 provides a Gantt Chart with schedule activities on a 3-year National Youth Employment Project in Ghana. The project has three major components out of which detailed schedule has been prepared on a Gantt Chart. You are required to use Figure 1 to address the following questions: (a) What is the significance of the thick black lines corresponding to the project components in scheduling the National Youth Employment Project? AP (6 marks) (b) Critically examine Figure 1 and explain the weakness in the Gantt Chart which can affect correct determination of critical activities on the National Youth Employment Project.

AN (7 marks) (c) Explain how you will monitor and control the National Youth Employment Project activities AN (7 marks)

D WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish 2018 2019 Qtr 2 Qtr 30tr 4 of 1 Qtr 2 ar 3 Tue 01-03-22 0 0 1 1 Thu 20-09-18 Thu 20 09 18 2 1.1 Project Procurements 3 2 2.1 Tue 31-08-21 Mon 08-10-18 4 5 22 Wed 31-10-18 6 2.3 Tue 26-06-18 7 2.4 2.5 NATIONAL YOUTH 1059 Wed EMPLOYMENT days 07-02-18 PROJECT COMPONENT 1 45 days Fri 20-07-18 Al Project 45 days Fri20-07-18 Procurements Performed COMPONENT 2 930 days ved 07-02-18 Conduct nationwide 84 days Wed community 13-06-18 Meet youth 79 days Wed associations across 13-06-18 16 Regions in Perform youth 99 days Wed eligibility screening 07-02-18 Select qualified youth 30 days Ned 21-07-21 Perfom Youth O days Mon Selection 15-04-19 COMPONENT 3 360 days Tue 02-04-19 Set up youth training 5 days Tue 02-04-19 centres Train selected youth 70 days Thu 23-05-19 on apprenticehip and Assign trained 25 days Thu 29-08-19 youth to mentors Perform training and 10 days Fri 25-10-19 mentorship for selected Ghanaian Youth COMPONENT 4 28 days Thu 03-10-19 Tue 31-08-21 Mon 15-04-19 8 15-04 9 3 Tue 18-08-20 Mon 08-04-19 10 3.1 11 3.2 Wed 28-08-19 12 3.3 Wed 02-10-19 N 13 3.4 Thu 07-11-19 14 3.5 Tue 18-08-20