Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions: Assume that you have the following decision-making options: (1) make the decision on your own with available information, (2) consult others before making a decision, and (3) call a meeting and reach a consensus, seeking to arrive at a final decision everyone can agree on. Which approach would you use to make each of the following decisions and why? You are the project leader for Casino Night on campus, a charitable event organized by your group to raise money for the homeless. The event was a big success, garnering a net profit of $3,500. Before the event your team researched nearby organizations that support the homeless and to whom the money could be given. You narrowed the choices to the “Chunk of Coal House” and “St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen.” Eventually your group decided that the funds be given to Chunk of Coal. You are about to write a check to its director when you read in the local newspaper that the Chunk of Coal House has terminated operations. What should you do with the money?  You are the leader of a new product development project. Your team has worked hard on developing a third-generation product that incorporates new technology and meets customer demands. The project is roughly 50 percent complete. You have just received a report from the marketing department detailing a similar product that is about to be released by a competitor. The product appears to utilize radical new design principles that expand the functionality of the product. This poses a serious threat to the success of your project. Top management is considering canceling your project and starting over again. They want you to make a recommendation.

Your team has been asked to test and document enhancements to a web application that allows buyers to purchase custom-printed canvas shoes. The tasks and dependencies are as follows:Create a testing planOnce the testing plan is ready, your team can:Test the user interfacesTest the databaseTest the networkWrite the documentation first draftWhen the user interface tests are complete, you can:Perform user testing—enlist some users to test the user interfaceWhen the database and network testing are complete, you can:Perform integration testing—network with the databaseWhen the user testing of the user interface and the database testing are complete, you can:Perform integration testing—database, network, and user interfaceWhen all integration testing and user testing are complete, you can:Perform system testingThen you can:Review and revise documentationAfter all other tasks are complete, you can:Obtain management approvalDuration estimates for the tasks: a. 3 days b. 10 days c. 6 days d. 7 days e. 20 days f. 5 days g. 3 days h. 2 days i. 8 days j. 4 daysk. 5 daysCreate a network diagram and a Gantt chart for the project tasks. Ask your instructor if you are permitted to use software such as Microsoft Project to help you prepare your diagrams.What is the planned duration for the testing project?What is the critical path for the testing project?For each task NOT on the critical path, calculate the amount of slack available.If the user testing of the user interface takes 15 days, what will the impact be on the project duration?