Scheduling the Project Activities

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Case Code : PROM003
Case Length : 04 Pages
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Pub Date : 2004
Teaching Note : Available
Countries : India
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Caselet 01

JV Machine Works Ltd. was started in 1978 by Mohan Rao. Even though the firm generated good returns, it relied on traditional systems to execute several projects. Recently, the company management decided to computerize all its operations using the latest technologies to survive the competition. Hari Verma (Verma), the managing director of the firm, offered the project of computerizing the firm's operations to a Bangalore- based software company, Venus Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

John Stephen, the CEO of Venus Solutions, appointed Prabhu Kumar as the project manager for this project...

Caselet 02

Alwal Project India Ltd. was started by Sudhakar Alwal in 1980. The company successfully implemented several turnkey projects.

Recently, the company was given a project of constructing a fertilizer-manufacturing unit on turnkey basis by Omega Fertilizers Ltd., near Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh. Jaya Sankar was appointed as the project manager by Alwal to execute this project.

Venkat Vishnu, the senior manager at Omega Fertilizers Ltd., and Sankar prepared the project schedule together. Both identify the activities:

• Site development and construction of a factory building is the activity (activity A) to be started first and the expected time of this activity is 16 months...

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This case study was compiled from published sources, and is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion. It is not intended to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. Nor is it a primary information source.