Given the following, use Microsoft Project to develop the initial schedule. $($For consistency, start $2$ Jan

$2024)$

Activity Estimated duration Predecessors Budget

A$1$ DesignProjectA $4$ weeks None $$12$ k

A$2$ ProductionProjectA $3$ weeks A$1$ $$7\mathrm{.}5$ k

A$3$ TestingProjectA $2$ weeks A$2$ $$8$ k

A$4$ InstallProjectA $1$ week A$3$ $$2$ k

B$1$ DesignProjectB $3$ weeks A$1$ $$9$ k

B$2$ ProductionProjectB $3$ weeks A$2,$ B$1$ $$7\mathrm{.}5$ k

B$3$ TestingProjectB $1$ week A$3,$ B$2$ $$4$ k

B$4$ InstallProjectB $1$ week A$4,$ B$3$ $$2$ k

C$1$ DesignProjectC $1$ week B$1$ $$3$ k

C$2$ ProductionProjectC $2$ weeks B$2,$ C$1$ $$5$ k

C$3$ TestingProjectC $1$ week B$3,$ C$2$ $$4$ k

C$4$ InstallProjectC $1$ week B$4,$ C$3$ $$2$ k

Update in Microsoft Project and display status as of $8$ weeks into the project.

Activity Actual as of $8$th week Actual Spent as of $8$th week

A$1$ DesignProjectA Completed in week $4$ $$12$K

A$2$ ProductionProjectA Completed in week $7$ $$10$K

A$3$ TestingProjectA $50\%$ complete in week $8$ $$2$K

A$4$ InstallProjectA Not started

B$1$ DesignProjectB Completed in week $8$ $$12$K

B$2$ ProductionProjectB Not started

B$3$ TestingProjectB Not started

B$4$ InstallProjectB Not started

C$1$ DesignProjectC Not started

C$2$ ProductionProjectC Not started

C$3$ TestingProjectC Not started

C$4$ InstallProjectC Not started

Print off the original Gantt chart, as well as an updated Gantt chart as of week $8.$

Comment on schedule, budget status

$($I would not use Microsoft Project to deal with the budget, but rather read and think$)$