Question: Need help with this exercise in MSProject. Please attach the MSProject file and your answers to the questions below. Solutions to the scheduling exercise (before
Need help with this exercise in MSProject. Please attach the MSProject file and your answers to the questions below. Solutions to the scheduling exercise (before any tasks were crashed) are attached to work as the basis for this exercise.
The project has three dedicated resources: HR Manager, costing $75/hour, HR Analyst, costing $25/hour, and Benefits Coordinator, costing $15/hour. Resource assignments are as shown:
| Task | Predecessor | Duration | Resource |
| A | - | 2 | HR Manager |
| B | - | 7 | HR Analyst |
| C | A | 4 | HR Analyst |
| D | B, C | 8 | HR Analyst |
| E | D | 8 | Benefits Coordinator |
| F | D | 6 | Benefits Coordinator |
| G | E | 3 | HR Analyst |
| H | E, F | 6 | HR Manager |
- Before adding resources, the project takes 29 days. Once resources constraints are entered and leveled, what is the total number of days to complete the project?
- According to the project statistics, what is the planned cost of the project?
- If the HR Manager is only available to work on the project 50% of the time, rather than dedicated to the project full-time, how many days will it take to complete the project?



i Task Name - Duration Start Finish Predecessors Task Mode S 4,21 May 31, 21 Jun 7, '21 Jun 14, 21 Jun 21, 21 Jun 28, '21 Jul 5, '21 TS MW F S TTS MW F S TT S M W F S TTS 0 Project 1 A 2 B 29 days 2 days 7 days 4 days 8 days 8 days 3 4 D Tue 6/1/21 Fri 7/9/21 Tue 6/1/21 Wed 6/2/21 Tue 6/1/21 Wed 6/9/21 Thu 6/3/21 Tue 6/8/21 1 Thu 6/10/21 Mon 6/21/21 2,3 Tue 6/22/21 Thu 7/1/21 4 Tue 6/22/21 Tue 6/29/21 4 Fri 7/2/21 Tue 7/6/21 5 Fri 7/2/21 Fri 7/9/21 5,6 5 E 6 F 6 days 7 3 days 6 days 8 H Early Start Duration Early Finish Task Late Start Slack Late Finish 0 2 2 2 4 6 15 8 23 23 3 26 A E G 3 1 7 1 1 3 7 8 15 15 0 23 26 3 29 Start D Finish 0 7 7 7 0 15 15 6 21 23 6 29 B F H 0 0 7 17 2 23 23 0 29 Early Start Duration Early Finish Task Late Start Slack Late Finish 0 2 2 2 4 6 15 8 23 23 3 26 E 1 1 3 3 1 7 7 8 15 15 0 23 26 3 29 Start D Finish 0 7 7 7 0 15 15 6 21 23 6 29 B F H 0 0 7 17 2 23 23 0 29 i Task Name - Duration Start Finish Predecessors Task Mode S 4,21 May 31, 21 Jun 7, '21 Jun 14, 21 Jun 21, 21 Jun 28, '21 Jul 5, '21 TS MW F S TTS MW F S TT S M W F S TTS 0 Project 1 A 2 B 29 days 2 days 7 days 4 days 8 days 8 days 3 4 D Tue 6/1/21 Fri 7/9/21 Tue 6/1/21 Wed 6/2/21 Tue 6/1/21 Wed 6/9/21 Thu 6/3/21 Tue 6/8/21 1 Thu 6/10/21 Mon 6/21/21 2,3 Tue 6/22/21 Thu 7/1/21 4 Tue 6/22/21 Tue 6/29/21 4 Fri 7/2/21 Tue 7/6/21 5 Fri 7/2/21 Fri 7/9/21 5,6 5 E 6 F 6 days 7 3 days 6 days 8 H Early Start Duration Early Finish Task Late Start Slack Late Finish 0 2 2 2 4 6 15 8 23 23 3 26 A E G 3 1 7 1 1 3 7 8 15 15 0 23 26 3 29 Start D Finish 0 7 7 7 0 15 15 6 21 23 6 29 B F H 0 0 7 17 2 23 23 0 29 Early Start Duration Early Finish Task Late Start Slack Late Finish 0 2 2 2 4 6 15 8 23 23 3 26 E 1 1 3 3 1 7 7 8 15 15 0 23 26 3 29 Start D Finish 0 7 7 7 0 15 15 6 21 23 6 29 B F H 0 0 7 17 2 23 23 0 29
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