Problem #1 Seth is the personnel director at a consulting company. He is considering a leadership program for managers at a client company. There are a number of activities that must be completed before the program can be conducted, and he has the time needed for each activity (below). • Develop a network for this problem. • Determine the total project completion time and the critical path(s). Activity Immediate Predecessors Time (Days) A B C D 2 5 1 10 E A, D 3 C 6 G E, F 8

During which stage of the problem-solving process do you identify and define potential problems as well as investigate resource and environmental constraints? a. initiation stage b. intelligence stage c. design stage d. choice stage

Why is it good practice to assign start and end dates sparingly in the early stages of project planning?

You and your team have been hired to perform a system investigation for a fast food restaurant that wants to implement new tools and processes to improve its customer service. Currently, the restaurant has a poor reputation for not correctly filling customers orders and for taking too long to do it. Perform a functional decomposition to define the scope and basic requirements of such a system. Brainstorm some ideas to improve the situation, and choose one to pursue based on its technical, economic, legal, operational, and schedule feasibility.