2. The Activities with slack time of 8 weeks or more are C, K, L, M, N, Q, R, V, W, Y, and Z.
3. 5 challenges are project manager could potentially face:
1) Being overrun with too many people trying to enter or sneak into the venue.
2) Sudden rise in prices for multiple activities for example sponsors, contracts, etc.
3) Having enough security for crowd control.
4) Late arriving problems such as employee dropouts or cancelled contracts.
5) Having constant communication with all employees in charge of certain sites.
4. A work breakdown structure is useful in organizing and planning event coordination. It allows you to put activities in order of importance and shows what is needed for each task.
(Level 1) Rockfest Concert
1.1.(A) Site finalization and building contract.
(Level 2) (B)Selecting Promoter
B.1.(D) Web design (Level 3)
B.2.(E) T.V. Deal (Level 3)
B.3.(F) Hire director (Level 3) F.1.(G) Plan for TV camera placement
B.4.(H) Headline Entertainers (Level 3) H.1.(I) Target support entertainers I.1.(J) Travel accommodations for talent
B.5.(P) Travel Accommodations for Staff (Level 3)
B.6.(Q) Hire Sponsor coordinator (Level 3) Q.1.(R) Finalize Sponsors R.1.(S) Define/place signage for sponsors
B.7.(Y) Secure Merchandise deals (Level 3) Y.1.(Z) Online merchandise sales
(Level 2) (C) Hiring Production Manager C.1.(K) Set venue capacity (Level 3) K.1.(L) Ticketmaster contract L.1.(M) On-site ticketing C.2.(N) Sound and Staging (Level 3)
(Level 2) (T) Hiring Operations Manager T.1.(U) Develop site plan (Level 3) U.1.(X) Power, plumbing, AC, toilet services T.2(V) Hire Security director (Level 3) V.1.(W) Set policy/fire security plan