Josh and Mike met as roommates during freshman year at Macalester College in St. Paul,
Minnesota. Despite a rocky start they became best friends. They are planning a two-week
adventure together to celebrate their graduation in June. Josh has never been to Europe
and wants to visit France or Spain. Mike spent a semester abroad in Aarhus, Denmark,
and traveled extensively in northern Europe. Even though Mike has never been to France
or Spain, he wants to go to someplace more exotic, like South Africa or Vietnam. For the
past week they have been arguing over where they should go. Josh argues that it will cost
too much to fly to South Africa or Vietnam, while Mike counters that it will be much
cheaper to travel in Vietnam or South Africa once they are there. They agree that they
can spend no more than $3,500 each on the trip and could be gone for only two weeks.
One evening when they were arguing with each other over beers with friends, Sara
said, Why dont you use what you learned in your project management class to decide
what to do? Josh and Mike looked at each other and agreed that made perfect sense.
1. Assume you are either Mike or Josh; how would you go about making a decision
using project management methodology?
2. Looking first at only cost, what decision would you make?
3. After cost, what other factors should be considered before making a decision?
(Answer the questions asked in case study as deliverables where you should consider the milestones and technical requirements. Answers to the questions should be within 500 Words limit.”)
