# Technical program management internships: the work and how to prepare

## What if the service and client share one engineer?

Use the fictional five-task release, but change one assumption: the same engineer must complete B and C, cannot split work between them and cannot do them in parallel. Other resources remain available.

### Dependencies plus a resource limit

| Task | Duration | Must follow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A: contract | 2 days | Nothing |
| B: service | 4 days | A |
| C: client | 3 days | A |
| D: test | 2 days | B and C |
| E: review | 1 day | D |

## Your turn

Does the nine-day finish still hold? Calculate the earliest finish under this resource constraint.

## Your answer

[Write your approach here.]

## For your own application

Check whether tasks drawn in parallel can actually be staffed in parallel.

Return to the guide for the worked answer and source notes:
https://internshipdeadlines.com/guides/technical-program-management-internships