Using software of your choice $($excel$,$ word or PowerPoint$)$ or paper, draw a Project Network Diagram $($PND$)$ based on the project information below.

Complete a forward and backward pass of the network. For each activity show the early start, early finish, late start, late finish.

Calculate the slack for each activity.

Identify the Critical Path for the project.

You are the project manager for this project and your team will receive a $$1000$ bonus for completing the project in $17$ working days. You will also be penalized $$500/$day for every day over the $17-$day limit$.$ Based on your project planning, do you expect to receive a bonus or penalty on this project? If so$,$ how much?

If you were to reduce the project duration, which activity$($s$)$ would you crash? Justify your choice.