Updated Q3. The chart below illustrates how a project manager approached the task of shortening the duration of the project without changing the scope of the project.

a) Identify the method used by the project to shorten the duration of the project. [1 mark]

b) Discuss the pros and cons of using this method to shorten the projects duration. [4 marks]

c) Using the information given in the chart, calculate the weekly cost increase for each of the four activities (C, F, D, and B) that must be incurred by the company to deliver the project ahead of schedule. [6 marks]

d) What are the implications to the project if activities C, F, D, and B were identified as critical activities of the critical path [2 Marks]

e) Describe A and B. [2 marks]