Topic: Identify which set of tasks create the critical path
Topic: Identify which set of tasks create the critical path
OPTION #2: SCHEDULE CHART ANALYSIS
Download and examine the project task list from the link provided in the module. Based on this task list, you will create a PERT chart and write a paper that discusses the following:
Identify which set of tasks create the critical path.
Determine which task would be best to crash to reduce the critical path.
Determine if there is a change to the critical path by crashing the task. Is there a new critical path?
What other information would be beneficial to know to see if the selected task was the best option for crashing?
Your paper should be 2 pages, well written and in conformity with APA format for style and writing expectations. Your PERT chart is part of your page requirements. Include a title page and a reference page that includes at least two outside references to support your analysis.
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You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
