Due Week 6 and worth 150
points
This assignment consists
of two (2) parts: a project schedule, and a written response. You must submit both parts as separate files for the completion
of this assignment. Label each file name according to the part of the assignment
it is written for.
Part
A: Project Schedule
(Submit as one [1] Microsoft Project file)
1.
In Assignment 2, you
developed a project plan. Now, using the information from your project
proposal, create a multi-level work breakdown structure (WBS) and detailed
project schedule.
Your project must include the following criteria:
o The project must consist of at least
twenty-five (25) tasks.
o Each task must contain a start date, a finish
date, and have main staffing and non-staffing resources assigned.
o Assume that your work activities are completed
during normal weekdays (no weekend work) under normal conditions (8 hours per
day).
o In terms of holidays, you can assume no work
will be done the following days: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday,
Good Monday, Friday before Memorial Day, Memorial Day, the business day before
Independence Day, Independence Day, the Friday before Labor Day, Labor Day, the
day before Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday (day after
Thanksgiving), the business day before Christmas, Christmas Day, the business
day after Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.
Part
B: Written Response
(Submit as a Microsoft Word file)
Write a one to two (1-2)
page response in which you:
1.
Analyze your project
in terms of project completion, critical path, and slack / float. Specifically,
be sure to answer the following:
o When will the project be completed?
o What is the critical path for the project?
o How much slack / float is in your project?
What activities have the greatest slack / float?
2.
Summarize the
recommendations or improvements you would make to your project schedule.
Specifically, be sure to answer the following:
o Identify the top three (3) activities that you
believe could impact the project completion date.
o What additional activities would you add to
this project to make it more complete, from a project management viewpoint?
3.
Format your assignment
according to the following formatting requirements:
o Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman
font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
o Include a cover page containing the title of
the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and
the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
