Microsoft Project 2013 Assignment for a 2nd Year Project Management Module

From the information provided above, draw up a Gantt chart timing plan, using Microsoft Project. 1. Construct a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that defines the major tasks to be completed, the precedent order of tasks and the appropriate ‘likely’ duration, based on the formula: te = Weighted expected time duration a = Optimistic time b = pessimistic time m = Most likely time 2. Define the relationship of the task to each other (dependencies). Be careful to appropriately constrain tasks by linking to achieve timing relationships, but do not over constrain, as this will lead to issues with resource levelling. 3. Assign resources to each task, based on the information provided, including human resource, materials, expenses, facilities etc. 4. Using the Format tab in MSProject, find the project Critical Path and highlight in red. Use the Help facility for additional information [login to view URL] 5. Assess the plan for resource overloads. Use the Resource Levelling facility in MSProject to resolve resource issues, using the settings below: 6. Assess budget totals and cash-flow using the standard reports contained within MSProject. Note: There are some aspects of the assignment instructions that are deliberately ambiguous, to replicate the natural uncertainties in project definition and execution. You should use reasonable assumptions for missing information, stating these in the ‘notes’ section of each affected task. However, there are three specific pieces of missing/undefined information that will affect costs and timing that you may need to seek clarification on. Bonus points are available to the first student to identify the missing information via the Blackboard discussion forum. Project Plan Submission: This will contain the timing plan (Gantt chart), showing task durations and their relationship (dependencies), together with a defined critical path. Appropriate resources will be allocated to each task, with their corresponding costs. The resources will be levelled, as instructed above. Check that the reports contained in MSProject provide appropriate spend curves and cashflow. The ‘Notes’ section of each task should contain details of how calculations were derived, assumptions made and decisions arrive at for trade-offs in the project. Identification of risk and mitigation actions taken should be noted. File to be submitted via Blackboard. Format: Microsoft Project 2013 file.