12 days ------>A=5days----->B=7days--- | | START| |----->E=17days-->FINISH | | ------>C=3days----->D=11days-- 14 days Time To Finish = 31 days Human Days = 43 days Human Hours = 43x8 = 344 hours Cost = 344hours x $50/hour = $17,200 Critical Path: C-D-E Put the Senior Engineer on the critical path (C-D-E) Put the Junior Engineer on the other path (A-B-E) Let us say task B is a very specialized task, and due to layoffs, there is only one person who can do it - Wendy. Wendy is not available until after two weeks (10 working days, or 5 days after A is complete). 17 days ------>A=5days-->DELAY=5days-->B=7days--- | | START| |----->E=17days-->FINISH | | ------>C=3days----->D=11days------------- 14 days Time To Finish = 34 days Human Days = 43 days Human Hours = 43x8 = 344 hours Cost = 344hours x $50/hour = $17,200 Critical Path: A-B-E Put the Senior Engineer on the critical path (C-D-E) Put the Junior Engineer on the other path (A-B-E)