Mercado, Manuel Jose V.

Exercise 4a

Questions: 1. How many weeks in advance of the film release should Virginia Shop start its marketing
campaign? What are the critical paths?

Critical path is C-H-M-O, 32.7 weeks

2. If activities I and J were not necessary, what impact would this have on the critical path and the
number of weeks needed to complete the marketing campaign?

It wont necessarily have an impact on the critical path, because the critical path will remain the same. If
disregard activities I and J, the final design phase will be completed earlier.

3. Do we have an over allocated activities? If yes, make a list.

Yes, on the month of Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-n-p list of workers over allocated

 Exercise 4c

1. Identify the critical paths. How long does the project takes?

Critical path is : A-B-D-E-F-G-O. the project will take 34 weeks

2. Which activities have a slack time of 8 weeks or more?

K,L,M,N,Q,R,V,W,Y,Z

3. Identify 5 major challenges a project manager faces in events?

 Problems with your team members.

 Communication issues
 Managing expectations
 Impossible deadlines
 Resource deprivation

4. Will work breakdown structure useful in a project like this? Take the 26 activities and break them into
what you think should be level 2, level 3, and level 4 tasks?