Identify the critical path-earliest start and finish

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Given the following information about a small project,

Task Duration Immediate

Estimates Predecessors

A 2 days None

B 5 days A

C 1 day B

D 2 days A

E 3 days B & D

F 12 days E & C

A. Draw a network diagram.

B. Identify the critical path, earliest start and finish and slack for each task.

C. Using MS Excel, produce a Gantt chart for this project.

D. What would happen if a new estimate for task D increases its expected duration from two days to six days? Would the project take longer? Would anything else change?

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