Module 4 Case
VALERIE DANIELS
OPM300 – Introduction to Operations Management
Module 4: Case
Hard Rock Café: Rockfest 2013
Dr. Mark Butler, Professor
January 7, 2013
INTRODUCTION
Critical path is made up of a series of tasks that must be completed by a schedule date and/or time. Any task on the critical path that will affect whether the project finish date is delayed is called a critical task. You can view the critical path using any Gantt Chart (McDonough, 2012) view. Knowing when a task is slipping or late or when a project 's end date must be adjusted enables managers to make important decisions for their team. A couple of advantage to using Critical Path Method (CPM) is it is helpful for scheduling, monitoring, and controlling projects as well as defining multiple, equally critical paths. The down fall of CPM is it can be complicated (as I have experienced), the complexity increases for larger projects and it does not handle the scheduling of personnel or the allocation of resources (Sharma, 2010).
ROCKFEST CRITICAL PATH
Critical path identification is required for any project development phase. This is to give the management team a correct completion date for the whole project and the capability to float different tasks. The critical path is the longest path of the network diagram (Dunning, 2012). The tasks in the critical path have an effect on the time limit for the project. If an activity within this path is delayed, the whole project may possibly be delayed. It should be regularly updated with actual information when the project moves forward in order to polish up on the activity length and project duration calculations. As a project manager the critical path is essential to determine potential issues in our project schedule.
The management team is responsible for the greatest rock concert of the year, Rockfest 2013. This has the biggest name and outrageous fans. With scheduling, planning and a time line CPM will be appropriate to calculate the critical
OPM300 – Introduction to Operations Management
Module 4: Case
Hard Rock Café: Rockfest 2013
Dr. Mark Butler, Professor
January 7, 2013
INTRODUCTION
Critical path is made up of a series of tasks that must be completed by a schedule date and/or time. Any task on the critical path that will affect whether the project finish date is delayed is called a critical task. You can view the critical path using any Gantt Chart (McDonough, 2012) view. Knowing when a task is slipping or late or when a project 's end date must be adjusted enables managers to make important decisions for their team. A couple of advantage to using Critical Path Method (CPM) is it is helpful for scheduling, monitoring, and controlling projects as well as defining multiple, equally critical paths. The down fall of CPM is it can be complicated (as I have experienced), the complexity increases for larger projects and it does not handle the scheduling of personnel or the allocation of resources (Sharma, 2010).
ROCKFEST CRITICAL PATH
Critical path identification is required for any project development phase. This is to give the management team a correct completion date for the whole project and the capability to float different tasks. The critical path is the longest path of the network diagram (Dunning, 2012). The tasks in the critical path have an effect on the time limit for the project. If an activity within this path is delayed, the whole project may possibly be delayed. It should be regularly updated with actual information when the project moves forward in order to polish up on the activity length and project duration calculations. As a project manager the critical path is essential to determine potential issues in our project schedule.
The management team is responsible for the greatest rock concert of the year, Rockfest 2013. This has the biggest name and outrageous fans. With scheduling, planning and a time line CPM will be appropriate to calculate the critical
References: Dunning, D. (2012). A critical path method for a network. eHow:Tech. Retrieved on January 5, 2013 from: http://www.ehow.com/info_12175807_critical-path-method-network.html Hafeezm (February 2012). Reducing project duration. Home schooling and life experience education. Hubpages. Retrieved on January 7, 2013 from: http://hafeezrm.hubpages.com/hub/REDUCING-PROJECT-DURATION McDonough, M. (August 2012). Using excel to create a Gantt chart. Retrieved on January 7, 2013 from: http://www.brighthubpm.com/templates-forms/3418-using-excel-to-create-a-gantt-chart/ Sharma, R. (January 2010). Advantages and disadvantages of critical path method. Bright Hub PM.: Project Management. Retrieved on January 7, 2013 from: http://www.brighthubpm.com/project-planning/60960-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-critical-path-method/