In this part of your project, your team will develop project artifacts and plans that are required during the Organizing and Preparing phase of a predictive project. These artifacts and plans are created by carrying out the following processes of the Project Schedule Management, Project Cost Management, Project Resource Management, and Project Communications knowledge areas: Develop Schedule, Determine Budget, Plan Resource Management, and Plan Communications Management.

Part $3$ consists of the following project artifacts and plans:

High$-$level project schedule $($Gantt Chart$).$

Using the WBS from Part $2$ of the group project, define three activities for each work package and create a high$-$level Gantt Chart for your project. The Gantt Charts should include a logical sequence of activities and several project milestones.

Please refer to Chapter $5,$ Part $5-4,$ and textbook readings and examples, textbook Figure $5\mathrm{.}12.$

Cost Baseline

Using the WBS from Part $2$ of the group project, estimate the cost of each work package $($cost of labour, and other resources including any fixed costs$)$ and the total project cost. Please make sure that the total project cost includes $5\%$ Contingency Reserves $($cost due to anticipated risks$).$

After you estimate the total project cost, use the high$-$level project schedule $($Gantt Chart$)$ and allocate the costs every month over the entire project schedule.

Project cost estimates and the cost baseline are explained in Chapter $7,$ and textbook readings and examples.

Resource Management Plan

The resources management plan must include the following sections:

The project organizational chart using a hierarchical format

Roles and responsibilities for each member of the organizational chart

Create Responsibility Assignment Matrix or RAM $($Please see chapter $4$ under $4-5)$