Question: The project team has gathered information necessary to develop a project network: predecessor activities and activity time in days. The results of their meeting are

The project team has gathered information necessary to develop a project network: predecessor activities and activity time in days. The results of their meeting are found in the following table:
\table[[Activity,Description,Duration,Predecessor],[1,Project Start Node,0,],[2,Design,10,1],[3,Procure prototype parts,2,2SS+6],[4,Fabricate parts,8,2FS-1],[5,Assemble prototype,4,\table[[FS +8,],[4]]],[6,Laboratory test,7,5SS+1],[7,Field test,10,\table[[5,],[6FS-1]]],[8,Adjust design,6,7SS+7],[9,Order stock components,2,\table[[7,],[8FS-1]]],[10,Order custom components,2,\table[[7,],[8SS+5]]],[11,\table[[Assemble test production],[unit]],10,\table[[9FS+8,],[10FS+13]]],[12,Test unit,5,11FS-1],[13,Document results,3,12FF+1],[14,Project Finish Node,0,13]]
Based on the above table:
Prepare a project network diagram.
Indicate free float and total float for each activity.
Calculate and identify the critical path.
Determine the project duration.
Prepare a Gantt chart showing the project schedule (assume a start date of Jan 2,2008)
 The project team has gathered information necessary to develop a project

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