Final Exam
Timeline
The project that the G& E Company is considering undertaking is the construction of the new Pilot Stadium. The company has been given a window from June 1, 2003 until April 1, 2006 to complete the project. For every day that the project runs over schedule the company will be assessed a $50,000 penalty. Project manager must determine through critical path analysis if the project can be completed on time given the amount of individual projects and projected duration times. In calculating the available work time the following variables must be considered. The workers will only work Monday through Friday and observe the following holidays, January 1, Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4th, Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November), December 25 and 26. In addition if the holiday falls on a Saturday then previous Friday will be given off, and if the holiday falls on a Sunday then the following Monday will be given off. Illustration 1 is the breakdown of the years minus holidays, and weekends for calculating available amount of days to compete the project. The calculated amount of available work days for the project is 719. Year | Days | Weekends | Holidays | Total | June 1 2003- May 31 2004 | 366 | 104 | 7 | 255 | June 1 2004-May 31 2005 | 365 | 104 | 8 | 253 | June 1 2005-April 1 2006 | 304 | 86 | 7 | 211 | | 1035 | 294 | 22 | Total: 719 |

Illustration 1. Breakdown of available workdays for Pilot Stadium Project.
Critical Path Analysis In order for G&E to determine if the project can be done in the allotted time to avoid penalties it needs to have an understanding of each individual project, the duration of each project, and any predecessors needed to complete each project prior to moving forward. Illustration 2 is a breakdown of each task, duration, and predecessor for the