Option #2: Resource Schedule

You have determined the following schedule for a project in which the key resource is a backhoe. You receive a call from your partner, Delvin, who desperately needs one of your backhoes for four days. You tell Delvin you would be willing to let him have the backhoe if you are still able to complete your project in 13 days. Develop a resource schedule in the loading chart that follows, to see if it is possible lend Delvin a backhoe for four days, and still complete the project in 13 days. Be sure to record the order in which you schedule the activities using scheduling heuristics. No splitting of activities is possible. Can you say yes to Delvin’s request? If yes, which days would you lend him the backhoe? If not, why not? Thoroughly address the question in a 2-4 page paper, but include the chart as an appendix to your paper.

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Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

2-4 pages in length, not including the cover, references page, and appendix.
Cite a minimum of three sources, two of which should be current academic peer-reviewed, scholarly sources to support your responses—and should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course, and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. . Your response should reflect scholarly writing and the current APA and writing standards. Note: Current research in this class means the most recent five-year period. Although research older than five years may be used, it will not count toward the assignment requirement.
Appendix for WBS—remember that appendices follow the references page.
Refer to the Critical Thinking Assignment rubric available in the Module 4 folder for more information on assignment expectations and grading.