Introduction
Multiple Sclerosis is the most unpredictable and common diseases of the nervous system which affects around 2.5 million of the people around the world. The nonprofit Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada provides a wide range of client service, educational programs and the medical research support for Canadians within Multiple Sclerosis. The company conducts fundraising activities to conduct different researches and providing client services in London. The main fundraising event that has handled by the Ontario Division’s senior manager, McNulty was the London Grand Bend Bicycle Tour. All the participants of this event would bicycle for two complete days between Grand Bend and London. On the first day of the event, the participants would start their bicycling for a total of 85 kilometers at the Lake Huron. On the second day of the tour, the participants completed the remaining 65 kilometers and returned back for massage, barbecue, volleyball and swimming. The importance for this event is huge, as it would support the fundraising of the nonprofit organization so that the funds could be spent on the research and provides client services.
Statement of Goals & Constraints
There are a number of goals and objectives of this project that have been set by the management of the society. The goals of the fundraising event included an expense rate of 45%, $ 260000 in donations, a safe and positive participant experience and an increased awareness of the MS Society. The main constraint was the time available for the route planning activity of 59 days, as this was critical to the success of the project. It had to be ensured that the project met its duration and the final routes ensured satisfaction and safety for the cyclists.
Estimate of Project Duration
The estimated times have been first calculated using the expected time formula as follows:
Expected Duration = (P + 4M + O)/6
Using these estimated durations and the precedence constraints the duration of the project is 54.68 days, which is less than the 59 days provided within the case. However, most of the activities are critical activities in this project and there is also a critical path, therefore, it would not be possible to complete this project on time.
Precedence Network & Gantt Chart
The precedence network of all the activities is shown below:
The Gantt chart for the project is shown below:
Question 1
What is the critical path according to the original statement of precedence constraints?
There are a number of possible paths for completing this project however, the critical path based on the above-identified critical activities and the precedence network the critical path is:
A-B-D-E-F-G-H-I-L-M-P-Q-R-S
The duration of this path is equal to the duration of the project, which is 54.68 days...............
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