Question description
Individual Assignment #3 Project Schedule (Week 5)
Purpose: Students start to become familiar with project management technology by using Project Libre to develop a project schedule.
Outcomes Met With This Assignment:
- contribute to a team activity to accomplish the goals of a project, recognizing the unique strengths and talents of individual team members
- identify, analyze, and evaluate the factors that contribute to the project selection process
- plan a project that meets organizational goals and that has a high probability of success
- use appropriate technologies for researching, documenting, and communicating with stakeholders throughout the project life cycle
Instructions:
This assignment is the third of five individual assignments. You are expected to complete the assignment individually without any assistance. You will create a project charter.
NOTE:All submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work from another student, the Internet or an online clearinghouse. You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy, and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 6th Ed. (Students are held accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list only).
Step 1: Project Libre
Before you start the project, access Project Libre to ensure there is no problem with using the tool.
ProjectLibre – Compatible with either Windows or Mac computers.
Note: There are two options for the software found at this link. Choose the second option, which is ProjectLibre, as the cloud option provides a very limited trial.
Read the grading rubric for the assignment. Use the grading rubric while writing the paper to ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade.
Step 3: Project Schedule
Students will develop a comprehensive project schedule
Task 1: Include at least five milestones and at least 10 tasks for each milestone.
Task 2: Ensure milestones and tasks are properly sequenced using predecessors.
Task 3: Assign human resources, task durations, and cost estimates to each task and ensure natural roll up to the milestone level
