Example:
Interview for personal trainers, Inc.
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First, you need to meet with fitness center managers at Personal Trainer locations (10 days)
After these meetings, you can conduct a series of interviews (8 days)
When the interviews are complete, two tasks can begin at the same time. You can review
company records (2 days) and observe business operations (7 days).
When you have reviewed the records & observed business operations, you can analyze the
Bumble Bee Accounting Software (3 days) and study a sample of sales and billing transactions (1
day)
Do:
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Create a table listing of all task with their duration
Identify all dependent task and indicate what predecessor task are required
Construct a CPM chart and Gantt Chart
Determine the overall duration of the projects and identify the critical path
Task No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Task Name
Meet with fitness
center managers
Conduct series of
interviews
Review company
records
Observe business
operations
Analyze bumble bee
accounting software
Study sample of sales
& billing transactions
Duration
10 days
Predecessor
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8 days
1
2 days
2
7 days
2
3 days
3,4
1 day
5