Nice job with the task list! Now that you've outlined the tasks, you'll need to figure out the order of the tasks and relationships between each one. It is important to do this so that we can get this analysis and design done as quickly as possible.

As best you can, assign durations to these tasks. We have some historical data in the resource library. If you are uncertain about the time estimate, I find that it best to come up with a best, worst, and most likely time estimates. Then I add up the estimates (best + worst + (4 x most likely)) by giving more weight to the most likely and then divide by 6.

Please put all of this information into your preferred project management software package and share the file with me.

I hope you were able to get to the movies this weekend. There's some incredible films out right now!

Over the weekend, I was thinking about the process for analyzing the technology needs for this new department. The service department will need a system to support its unique needs of scheduling technicians, obtaining parts for repair, and setting up follow up appointments once parts are in-stock. I want to make sure that none of the analysis and design tasks fall through the cracks. I need you to identify all of the tasks that you will need to complete. I find it is helpful to create a Work Breakdown Structure to identify the tasks. Don't forget to include the system and industry analysis, system design, implementation plans, and security tasks in your WBS.