Draw the Project Network Based on the Following Information

question 15

Essay

Draw the project network based on the following information. Identify all of the possible paths and the critical path, and calculate the project completion time. In addition, complete the following PERT table.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Activity } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Immediate } \\\text { Predecessor(s) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Time } \\\text { (Minutes) }\end{array} \\\hline \mathrm { A } & - & 5 \\\hline \mathrm { B } & - & 6 \\\hline \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { A } & 8 \\\hline \mathrm { D } & \mathrm { B } & 11 \\\hline \mathrm { E } & \mathrm { B } & 8 \\\hline \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { C } , \mathrm { D } & 8 \\\hline \mathrm { G } & \mathrm { D } , \mathrm { E } & 10 \\\hline \mathrm { H } & \mathrm { G } , \mathrm { F } & 11 \\\hline\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Activity } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Earliest } \\\text { Start }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Earliest } \\\text { Finish }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Latest } \\\text { Start }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Latest } \\\text { Finish }\end{array} & \text { Slack } \\\hline \text { A } & & & & & \\\hline \text { B } & & & & & \\\hline \text { C } & & & & & \\\hline \text { D } & & & & & \\\hline \text { E } & & & & & \\\hline \text { F } & & & & & \\\hline \text { G } & & & & & \\\hline \text { H } & & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$

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