After completing a work breakdown structure and estimating tasks, thescheduleand correspondingGantt chartneed to be created. The project information is below. Using Excel, please make aproject schedule with attached Ganttchart identifying:

• Task
• Duration
• Start Date
• Gantt chart, as generated by Excel (donotshade cells manually)

Project Information: You are tasked with organizing a small conference at your place of employment. The kickoff meeting is next week. You need to make an agenda, hire two speakers, extend an invitation to your fellow workers, and order badges, giveaways (SWAG), and food. Make your own assumptions about the details (size, number of people etc.). Assume the conference is3 months from nowand plan the tasks/time accordingly (realistically). It isokayto have gaps in the project schedule - that is normal. You don't have to assign resource names for each task.

Important Note

Remember that "duration" refers to thespan of timeduring which you need to complete the task; it does NOT reflect theactual timeto complete the task. Here, duration is in days.

So, for example, if you need to make an agenda and the actual time to complete it is 2 hours, but you want to do so during the week of May 1, you would make the duration 5 days and start date May 1.

This can be confusing, as we earlier estimated the actual time ("effort") it would take to deliver a work package. Now we look at how it will fit into the entire schedule and when it can begin/when it is needed: or itsduration.

We are creating tasks for this assignment.Tasks are stated as verbs ("hire speakers") versus nouns ("speakers hired"). I know this is confusing - just remember the WBS creates work packages (nouns) and the schedule/Gantt create tasks (verbs).

Below are some suggested tasks - you will need to add more. Format tasks as averb(not noun) so you could say:

"Draft agenda"

"Finalize agenda" and so on.

Task List Suggestions

Agenda

Speakers

Handouts

Invitations

ID Badges (based on RSVPs- hint)

SWAG (little gifts to hand out)

Catering (breakfast? lunch? both?)

Set Up Room

Pass out conference items on the day of the conference (*you may end the project when the conference begins, if you wish - you don't have to account for clean-up, etc.)

Think of what else must be done. Walk through it in your head. What will the speakers need? What will the guests need? What about technology?

Finish up the task list, assign adurationto each task (see above box), and astart datefor each task.