JR and Mike are preparing to revise their project management textbook. The project of revising the...

   

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JR and Mike are preparing to revise their project management textbook. The project of revising the book begins with developing a revision plan. Developing a revision plan includes four activities that each take one week to complete. First, both JR and Mike go over the reviews provided by a sample of current adopters of the book. The second task involves Mike benchmarking other project management books. Benchmarking other books can either be done in parallel with going over the reviews or done after the reviews have been studied. After both the reviews have been gone over and the benchmarking is completed, JR and Mike decide on the changes to make to the book. The final step in developing the plan is JR allocating the work between himself and Mike. The work can be allocated once the authors finalize the changes. After the plan has been developed, JR and Mike revise the book, which is expected to take 24 weeks. Once all the chapters have been revised, JR and Mike review the page proofs, which is expected to take 8 weeks. After the page proofs have been reviewed, Mike works on creating an index for the book, which takes 2 weeks. Finally, after the book has been revised, JR updates the supplements that accompany the book, which takes 8 weeks. Update the information previously entered in Microsoft Project with the resource information provided here. Assume the project begins on March 7, 2016, and the estimated times for the tasks are based on the authors working full time on this project. After entering the resource information, are there any problems with the resources being overallocated? If so, level the resource load so that the resources are not overloaded. What impact does leveling the resources have on the expected project completion time? Do Problem with the following clarifications In the description of the book project, it is not clear if preparing the supplemental materials can begin after JR and Mike finish the revisions (the 24-week task) or after Mike creates the index. Assume it is the former. Enter all the information in Project. Paste the Entry table into your submission. Paste Gantt chart after leveling into your submission. JR and Mike are preparing to revise their project management textbook. The project of revising the book begins with developing a revision plan. Developing a revision plan includes four activities that each take one week to complete. First, both JR and Mike go over the reviews provided by a sample of current adopters of the book. The second task involves Mike benchmarking other project management books. Benchmarking other books can either be done in parallel with going over the reviews or done after the reviews have been studied. After both the reviews have been gone over and the benchmarking is completed, JR and Mike decide on the changes to make to the book. The final step in developing the plan is JR allocating the work between himself and Mike. The work can be allocated once the authors finalize the changes. After the plan has been developed, JR and Mike revise the book, which is expected to take 24 weeks. Once all the chapters have been revised, JR and Mike review the page proofs, which is expected to take 8 weeks. After the page proofs have been reviewed, Mike works on creating an index for the book, which takes 2 weeks. Finally, after the book has been revised, JR updates the supplements that accompany the book, which takes 8 weeks. Update the information previously entered in Microsoft Project with the resource information provided here. Assume the project begins on March 7, 2016, and the estimated times for the tasks are based on the authors working full time on this project. After entering the resource information, are there any problems with the resources being overallocated? If so, level the resource load so that the resources are not overloaded. What impact does leveling the resources have on the expected project completion time? Do Problem with the following clarifications In the description of the book project, it is not clear if preparing the supplemental materials can begin after JR and Mike finish the revisions (the 24-week task) or after Mike creates the index. Assume it is the former. Enter all the information in Project. Paste the Entry table into your submission. Paste Gantt chart after leveling into your submission.

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