The Cyclone project team has started gathering information necessary to develop a project network-predecessor activities and activity time in days.

The Cyclone project team has started gathering 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:

Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Description CYCLONE PROJECT Design Procure prototype parts Fabricate parts Assemble prototype Laboratory test Field test Adjust design Order stock components Order custom components Assemble test production unit Test unit Document results Duration 10 10 8 4 7 10 6 10 15 10 5 3 Predecessor 2 2 3;4 5 6 7 8 8 9;10 11 12

 IMPORTANT NOTE: Activity 1: CYCLONE PROJECT is NOT an activity, rather it is a label for the group of activities that are below it. That’s why it does not have a duration. It is very important that after you type all 13 activities names, You MUST INDENT activities 2-13 using the INDENT button.

1. You want to start this Cyclone project the FIRST MONDAY in April.

2. Mark all the nonworking holidays for the remaining year: Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, July 4, Labor Day on the first Monday in September, etc. Instructions

 1. Use ProjectLibre to schedule this project. You will submit the .pod file of your project when completed.

2. Answer the following questions on a separate Microsoft Word (.docx) file: a. How long will the project take? Answer: 80 days (Check this for correctness) b. What is the completion date for the project (Month, Day) c. What is the critical path?

 3. Produce the detailed CPM report with early/late start/finish times, and slack times, by selecting: VIEW – REPORT – TASK INFORMATION – SCHEDULE CPM. Copy/paste this report onto your Microsoft Word file.

 4. Submit both the .pod and .docx file on Blackboard Learn with your name included in the name of each file.