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You are an event planner and Seneca College has hired you to plan an exciting and innovative event for students. that involves networking opportunities and entrepreneurial mentoring, based on the popular Shark tank and Dragons' den television series. The event will give students the opportunity to present their business ideas, and receive professional feedback and potentially financial sponsorship, along with networking and job opportunities. Your customer Seneca College has approved the scope of work you proposed (as depicted in your WBS). Now it's time to determine how long it will take to plan the entrepreneurial showcase event. In other words, you're building the project's schedule. Please use MS Project. If you're having difficulty accessing MS Project, you may use projectplan365.com. Create the structure of your schedule in MS Project using the WBS provided. Add the duration estimates for each of deliverables using the WBS provided. Identify the predecessors using the WBS provided 1. 1234 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. identify milestones: Milestones are "markers" that help us determine if we are on track with getting the work done as planned. They signify the completion of a major deliverable. In determining your milestones, think about the work you would want to celebrate with your team and the communications you would want to have with stakeholders about major accomplishments. Assign each task to a resource: Assigning resources helps us ensure we have clear roles and responsibilities on our project. This is critical in getting work done. Assume you have a team of at least 5 people. Create a resource pool using fictitious names, determine their capacity for the project, assume a reasonable hourly rate and assign these people to all the deliverables in the schedule. Identify the project's critical path: Use the software's functionality to identify the series of activities that determine the project's completion date. Activity 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 Task Presenters and Guests Orientation Call for Applicants Selection of Presenters Culinary Planning Entrepreneurial Showcase Event Determine food selection Secure culinary vendors Determine menu selection Research food sponsorship Media and Marketing Creation of marketing drafts Review of marketing materials Finalization of digital media Sponsorship for swag bags Site Preparation Venue selection Venue booking Assemble setup and dismantle crew Discuss layout and event design Predecessors None None 1.1 1.2 None None 2.1 2.2 2.1 None 1.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 None 1.3 4.1 4.2 4.2 Duration (in days) 30 7 7 20 5 20 10 9 4 14 5 7 14 You are an event planner and Seneca College has hired you to plan an exciting and innovative event for students. that involves networking opportunities and entrepreneurial mentoring, based on the popular Shark tank and Dragons' den television series. The event will give students the opportunity to present their business ideas, and receive professional feedback and potentially financial sponsorship, along with networking and job opportunities. Your customer Seneca College has approved the scope of work you proposed (as depicted in your WBS). Now it's time to determine how long it will take to plan the entrepreneurial showcase event. In other words, you're building the project's schedule. Please use MS Project. If you're having difficulty accessing MS Project, you may use projectplan365.com. Create the structure of your schedule in MS Project using the WBS provided. Add the duration estimates for each of deliverables using the WBS provided. Identify the predecessors using the WBS provided 1. 1234 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. identify milestones: Milestones are "markers" that help us determine if we are on track with getting the work done as planned. They signify the completion of a major deliverable. In determining your milestones, think about the work you would want to celebrate with your team and the communications you would want to have with stakeholders about major accomplishments. Assign each task to a resource: Assigning resources helps us ensure we have clear roles and responsibilities on our project. This is critical in getting work done. Assume you have a team of at least 5 people. Create a resource pool using fictitious names, determine their capacity for the project, assume a reasonable hourly rate and assign these people to all the deliverables in the schedule. Identify the project's critical path: Use the software's functionality to identify the series of activities that determine the project's completion date. Activity 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 Task Presenters and Guests Orientation Call for Applicants Selection of Presenters Culinary Planning Entrepreneurial Showcase Event Determine food selection Secure culinary vendors Determine menu selection Research food sponsorship Media and Marketing Creation of marketing drafts Review of marketing materials Finalization of digital media Sponsorship for swag bags Site Preparation Venue selection Venue booking Assemble setup and dismantle crew Discuss layout and event design Predecessors None None 1.1 1.2 None None 2.1 2.2 2.1 None 1.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 None 1.3 4.1 4.2 4.2 Duration (in days) 30 7 7 20 5 20 10 9 4 14 5 7 14

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