You are worried about getting your movie submitted on time since you know there's some variation...

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You are worried about getting your movie submitted on time since you know there's some variation in each activity. Answer the questions below the following added information about each activity's task time. For your activity expected duration calculations, round to the nearest tenth. For your activity expected variance calculations, round to the nearest hundredth. Activity ID Preceding activity Most likely A B C D E F G Introduction to Operations Management H 1 Activity J Hire actors Hire production crew Film beach scene 1 Film beach scene 2 Film boat scene 1 Film boat scene 2 Film boat scene 3 Film final scene Edit and produce film Ship completed film to Cannes n/a n/a Hire actors Film beach scene 1 Hire actors Film boat scene 1 Film boat scene 1 Film beach scene 2, Film boat scene 2 & 3 Hire production crew, Film final scene Edit and produce film Optimistic to 3 1 1 1.5 2 0.5 1 1.5 3 0.5 tm 4 2 2 2 1 12 2 4 1 a) With this new information, does the critical path change? If so, to what? b) What is the expected duration and standard deviation of the project now? c) What is the likelihood of completing the film in time for the festival (within 16 weeks)? d) What is the likelihood of completing the project between 14 and 16 weeks? Pessimistic tp 4.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 6 1.5 3 3 5 1.5 1/2 You are worried about getting your movie submitted on time since you know there's some variation in each activity. Answer the questions below the following added information about each activity's task time. For your activity expected duration calculations, round to the nearest tenth. For your activity expected variance calculations, round to the nearest hundredth. Activity ID Preceding activity Most likely A B C D E F G Introduction to Operations Management H 1 Activity J Hire actors Hire production crew Film beach scene 1 Film beach scene 2 Film boat scene 1 Film boat scene 2 Film boat scene 3 Film final scene Edit and produce film Ship completed film to Cannes n/a n/a Hire actors Film beach scene 1 Hire actors Film boat scene 1 Film boat scene 1 Film beach scene 2, Film boat scene 2 & 3 Hire production crew, Film final scene Edit and produce film Optimistic to 3 1 1 1.5 2 0.5 1 1.5 3 0.5 tm 4 2 2 2 1 12 2 4 1 a) With this new information, does the critical path change? If so, to what? b) What is the expected duration and standard deviation of the project now? c) What is the likelihood of completing the film in time for the festival (within 16 weeks)? d) What is the likelihood of completing the project between 14 and 16 weeks? Pessimistic tp 4.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 6 1.5 3 3 5 1.5 1/2

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a Critical Path Change The critical path represents the longest path through the project determining the shortest time in which the project can be com... View the full answer