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BZ460 Project Management

Directions:Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Refer to the "Assignment Format" page for specific format requirements.

Calculate the ES, EF, LS, and LF times and the slack for each activity in the figure below and identify the critical path for the project. Can the project be completed in 40 weeks? Assume that Activity A actually finished at 3 weeks, Activity B actually finished at 12 weeks, and Activity C actually finished at 13 weeks. Recalculate the expected project completion time. Which activities would you focus on in order to get the project back on schedule?

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ASSIGNMENT 04 BZ460 Project Management Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Refer to the "Assignment Format" page for specific format requirements. Calculate the ES, EF, LS, and LF times and the slack for each activity in the figure below and identify the critical path for the project. Can the project be completed in 40 weeks? Assume that Activity A actually finished at 3 weeks, Activity B actually finished at 12 weeks, and Activity C actually finished at 13 weeks. Recalculate the expected project completion time. Which activities would you focus on in order to get the project back on schedule? Grading Rubric Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment. CATEGORY ES Calculation (10 Points) Exemplary 10 points Student provides a correct ES calculation for each activity. EF Calculation (10 Points) 10 points Student provides a correct EF calculation for each activity. LS Calculation (10 Points) 10 points Student provides a correct LS calculation for each activity. LF Calculation (10 Points) 10 points Student provides a correct LF calculation for each activity. Slack Calculation (10 Points) 10 points Student provides a correct slack calculation for each activity. 10 points Student provides a clear, logical description of the critical path for the project. Project Critical Path (10 Points) Completion Time (10 Points) Activities (10 Points) Mechanics -Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling (10 Points) Format - APA Format, Citations, Organization, Transitions (10 Points) 10 points Student provides a correct calculation of completion time. 10 points Student provides a clear, logical description of the activities he/she would focus on. 10 points Student makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 10 points The paper is written in proper format. All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. Excellent organization, including a variety of thoughtful transitions. Satisfactory 8 points Student provides a mostly correct ES calculation for each activity. 8 points Student provides a mostly correct EF calculation for each activity. 8 points Student provides a mostly correct LS calculation for each activity. 8 points Student provides a mostly correct LF calculation for each activity. 8 points Student provides a mostly correct slack calculation for each activity. 8 points Student provides a mostly clear, logical description of the critical path for the project. 8 points Student provides a mostly correct calculation of completion time. 8 points Student provides a mostly clear, logical description of the activities he/she would focus on. 8 points Student makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 8 points The paper is written in proper format with only 1-2 errors. All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and most are cited correctly. Adequate organization includes a variety of appropriate transitions. Unsatisfactory 5 points Student provides a partially correct ES calculation for each activity. 5 points Student provides a partially correct EF calculation for each activity. 5 points Student provides a partially correct LS calculation for each activity. 5 points Student provides a partially correct LF calculation for each activity. 5 points Student provides a partially correct slack calculation for each activity. 5 points Student provides a partially clear, logical description of the critical path for the project. 5 points Student provides a partially correct calculation of completion time. 5 points Student provides a partially clear, logical description of the activities he/she would focus on. 5 points Student makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 5 points The paper is written in proper format with only 3-5 errors. Most sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. Essay is poorly organized, but may include a few effective transitions. Unacceptable 2 points Student provides a weak or incorrect ES calculation for each activity. 2 points Student provides a weak or incorrect EF calculation for each activity. 2 points Student provides a weak or incorrect LS calculation for each activity. 2 points Student provides a weak or incorrect LF calculation for each activity. 2 points Student provides a weak or incorrect slack calculation for each activity. 2 points Student provides a weak or unclear description of the critical path for the project. 2 points Student provides a weak or incorrect calculation of completion time. 2 points Student provides a weak or unclear description of the activities he/she would focus on. 2 points Student makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 2 points The paper is not written in proper format. Many sources used for quotes and facts are less than credible (suspect) and/or are not cited correctly. Essay is disorganized and does not include effective transitions.
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Using the figure below, we shall calculate the EF, ES, LF, LS times and the slack for each activity
of the project. Moreover, the critical path will be identified for the entire project. Among other
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