nono B А 4 С A 15 A local politician has engaged a marketing research firm to survey voters' sentiments on several important issues so that she can develop a platform which resonates with them. The marketing research firm has identified the activities, predecessor relationships and time estimates associated with this project. Activity Description Immediate Predecessor(s) Time (weeks) А Contract signing 4 Questionnaire design Target market ID Survey sample B 9 Develop presentation CD Analyze results CD Demographic analysis EF Presentation to client G Use the critical path methodology to answer the following questions with the assumption that the marketing research firm will start the project immediately (le at time zero) What is the earliest start time for Activity E? weeks from now D E 3 F 6 6 G 5 H 4 What is the latest finish time for Activity E? weeks from now What is the earliest completion time for the entire project? weeks from now Identify the activities on the critical path What is the maximum number of wooks Activity B can be delayed from its earliest start time without delaying completion of the project by its earliest completion time? weeks
Use the critical path methodology to answer the following questions with the assumption that the marketing research firm will start the project immediately (e, at time zero) Time left 0:56:18 What is the earliest start time for Activity E? weeks from now What is the latest finish time for Activity E? weeks from now What is the earliest completion time for the entire project? weeks from now Identify the activities on the critical path. What is the maximum number of weeks Activity B can be delayed from its earliest start time without delaying completion of the project by its earliest completion time? weeks What is the maximum number of weeks Activity E can be delayed from its earliest start time with delaying completion of the project by its earliest completion time? weeks Would reducing the time required to complete Activity F from 6 weeks to 5 weeks result in the project being completed faster? yes • Would reducing the time required to complete Activity B from 4 weeks to 3 weeks result in the project being completed faster? no.
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