Final Project Report

Argosy University

Sean Markl

February 20, 2019

The critical path can be explained as a mathematical scheduling method for a given project works that help to determine the project longest way for the given project tasks from the beginning to the end. There are several activities that are carried out in a critical path of any project. These activities include the project kick-off, permits, framing, and electrical, plumbing, drywall and finish the task. Each of these tasks must be completed in the stated order, one after the other. This means one task must be through so that you can start with the other. Kick-off means putting the idea into place by launching it. Permits involve acquiring the required legal documents so that you can carry on with the project, (Arashpour, et al., 2017)

Using district four warehouse move project risk table, we find that permits were not received per schedule. Although permits were not received within the stipulated 10days time the process should not go on to the next step which is framing. It has been provided that the permit will be produced in the next three weeks. The project might be at risk of starting over if they do not wait for the permits. This, however, does not increase the project timelessness, (Kendrick, 2015).

Framing and drywall contractors, in this case, they will be behind the schedule baring the fact that the reduction of at least half of the crew to do the task will proportionally reduce completion time. However, these activities will take much time than expected that means it will take them more than 15days since there will be no increase in the number of crew members. The fact that some workers worked halfway through and only half the team is remaining then it will take longer than anticipated.

Since a third of the workbenches are of poor quality and they will have to be rebuilt since they are required for the project. Therefore, the completion time will then increase to more than 20days; this is because some of the crew will have to work on the workbenches, (Webb, 2017). The plumbing crew will rebuild the benches before embarking to the original project which will cause the project to take longer than expected.

In conclusion, these activities have to be completed one after the other in that order, and if done outside the order it might bring complications to the entire project. The main activity is the permit; no project can take off or proceed without the required permit to run the project, (Fang, et al., 2017).

References

Arashpour, M., Abbasi, B., Arashpour, M., Hosseini, M. R., & Yang, R. (2017). Integrated management of on-site, coordination and off-site uncertainty: theorizing risk analysis within a hybrid project setting. International Journal of Project Management, 35(4), 647-655.

Fang, C., Marle, F., & Xie, M. (2017). Applying importance measures to risk analysis in engineering project using a risk network model. IEEE Systems Journal, 11(3), 1548-1556.

Kendrick, T. (2015). Identifying and managing project risk: essential tools for failure-proofing your project. Amacom.

Webb, A. (2017). The project manager's guide to handling risk. Routledge.