During the execution of a USS20 million project in a balanced matrix structure, a subject matter expert (SME) is pulled by their department manager What should the project manager do to complete the project on time?

The following is a network diagram for a project.

The total float for the project is how many days?

As a result of negative client feedback, a project manager is replaced midway through a project. The new project manager needs to compare stakeholders' current attitudes to their original support for the project.
What will help the project manager with this task?

Stakeholders in some industries prefer to deal with programmers and system analysts directly, bypassing project managers. This complicates managing resources on projects How should a project manager solve this issue?

At the end of a workshop to review project deliverables, a number of follow-up action items were generated.
What should the project manager do next?