Marisol Fletcher OMT 222 Project Management 0901 Prof Johnson 02/26/2013 Chapter 6 Questions 1, 3-9, 11-12

1, Examples of a few resources are computer systems, computer peripherals, end users, IS specialists, media required to store information, programs procedures to instruct them, communication media, network support and IS development. 3, Resources need to be considered when developing a schedule because if sufficient resources are not available, some activities may have to be rescheduled for a later time when resources are available. 4, If three resources are needed and available at the same time, three activities can be performed at the same time. However, if three resources are needed but only available right after the other, the three activities must be done right after the other. The diagram should be drawn to show these relationships. 5, Technical constraints are activities that must be performed in a certain order to meet the project objective. For example, three house-building activities; build foundation, build frame, and put on roof; must be done in that sequence.

6, Resource constraints are resources that are limited and available in a particular timeframe. For example if three rooms of a house need to be painted, but only one painter is available, the project is constrained by the personnel resource. 7, Resource leveling is a method for developing a schedule that attempts to minimize the fluctuations in requirements for resources. The method levels the resources so that they are applied as uniformly as possible without extending the project schedule beyond the required completion time. It is used when there is variation in resource requirements among activities. 8, Resource leveling keeps the project on schedule because activities are delayed only to the point where all their positive slack is used up, as any further delays would cause the project to extend beyond the project due date. 9, Resource-limited scheduling is a method for developing the shortest schedule when the number or amount of available resources is fixed and cannot be exceeded. This method will extend the project completion time if necessary in order to keep within the resource limits.

11, 1 Postpone Task 1 to start after Task 2 is done. 2 Postpone Task 5 to start after Task 4 is done. The projected new dates will be Task 2 days (1-3) only need 1 worker Task 3 days (13) only need 3 workers Task 1 day (4-7) only need 2 workers Task 4 days (4-7) only need 2 workers Task 5 days (8-10) only need 1 worker Task 6 days (8-10) only need 3 workers

Scheduling the project like this would allow it to finish on time and always have 4 workers busy.

12, 1 Postpone task 1 to start after task 3 is finished. 2 Postpone task 2 to start after task 3 is complete. 2 Postpone task 1 to start after task 2 is finished. 3 Postpone task 5 to start after task 2 is finished. 4 Postpone task 1 to start after task 4 is finished. 5 Postpone task 6 to start after task 1 is finished

The projected new dates will be Task 3 days (1-3) only need 3 worker Task 2 days (4-6) only need 1 worker Task 4 days (4-7) only need 2 worker Task 5 days (7-9) only need 1 worker Task 1 days (8-11) only need 2 worker Task 6 days (12-14) only need 3 worker The project completion date will move from day 10 to 14