Option #1: A Gantt Chart Based Crashing
You are considering whether or not to crash project activities to expedite your project. You have calculated the costs per activity for both normal and crashed options. Your assignment is twofold: create a Gantt chart based on the data in the table below and answer the questions that follow. Your Gantt chart should include all project activities, task information, duration, and cost variables as well as a project title and date.
This assignment can be completed using project management software (MS Project, ProjectLibre, Open Project, etc.) or other appropriate application software. While most project management applications do a lot of these tasks automatically, if you are using other application software you may need to develop the components separately. Thus, you will need to input the data from table below; then identify the critical path as well as a graphical depiction of a Gantt chart that highlights the critical paths that you have prioritized as candidates for crashing. Include your Gantt chart in your paper as an appendix, which can be referenced for addressing the assignment questions.
Normal
Crashed
Activity
Duration
Costs
Duration
Costs
A
4 Days
$1,000
3 Days
$2,000
B
5 Days
$ 2,500
3 Days
$5,000
C
3 Days
$ 750
2 Days
$1,200
D
7 Days
$3,500
5 Days
$5,000
E
2 Days
$500
1 Days
$3,000
F
5 Days
$2,000
4 Days
$3,000
G
9 Days
$4,500
7 Days
$6,300
(Pinto, 2015, p. 359, Problem 10.5)
Answer the following questions in your assignment: