The Irving Companies are a small conglomerate specializing in health-related businesses, from wholesale planning to in-home health care and medical supplies. The company wants to replace its old...




The Irving Companies are a small conglomerate specializing in health-related businesses, from


wholesale planning to in-home health care and medical supplies. The company wants to replace


its old legacy systems with an ERP system. The tasks required are the following:



No. Task Duration (days) Predecessors


1. Define the business case 60


2. Specify requirements 10 1


3. Select an installer/system integrator 10 2


4. Select an ERP vendor 10 3


5. Install the system


6. Install phase 1 10 4


7. Install phase 2 10 6


8. Install phase 3 12 7


9. Perform parameterization


10. Parameterize phase 1 22 8


11. Parameterize phase 2 15 10


12. Parameterize phase 3 14 11


13. Perform testing


14. Test phase 1 of the system 20 12


15. Test phase 2 of the system 20 14


16. Test phase 3 of the system 30 15


17. Conduct overall testing 5 15, 16


18. Conduct acceptance test 2 17


19. Perform training


20. Train for phase 1 cut-over 10 18


21. Train for phase 2 cut-over 10 20


22. Train for phase 3 cut-over 12 21


23. Perform cut-over


24. Perform phase 1 cut-over 2 22


25. Perform phase 2 cut-over 3 24


26. Perform phase 3 cut-over 4 25


27. Assess performance in relation to specs 2 24, 25, 26


28. Closeout 2 27


Complete the following:


1. Determine the project total duration.


2. State the total slack/float in each activity


3. Assume one distinct person is assigned to each of the three phases. The person assigned


to phase 1 costs $75/hr, while the person assigned to phase 2 costs $95/hr and phase 3


costs $80/hr. Assume all other work is performed by the project manager at $150/hr.




4. Determine the project overall cost.


5. Highlight and state the critical path of the project.


6. Describe some ways to get it completed sooner, without adding resources.


7. Print the Gantt view of your project with the entry table shown and a cost column


included in that table.


Subject: Business, Management, Project Management


Dec 03, 2021
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