BUS375: Project Management Assignment 4: Project Schedule

BUS375: Project Management
Assignment 4: Project Schedule

Project Schedule

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.