Question 1 Review the Scope Statement, WBS provided as attachments to this assignment. Propose at least (6) additional activities to the WBS you think should be added to help you estimate resources and durations; describing these new activities and why you selected them. Each of the project team members was added to this project for a reason; ensure that they have valued-add taskings throughout the course of the project

Question 2 . Identify at least (6) milestones for this project; describing each milestone using the SMART criteria described in the text. Discuss how determining these milestones might add additional activities or tasks to the Gantt chart.

CASE ASSIGNMENT 4 Project Schedules: Manage Your Health (MYH) Note: This is a fictitious case; names, places and events are not real. Named Role Players: Project Manager - Tony Prince Programmer/Analyst (aspiring Project manager) Janet Simmons Programmer/Analyst-Bonnie Reeves Network Specialist - Patrick Walker Business Analyst - Nancy McDougal Human Resources Specialist - Yousef Ali Financial Specialist - Cassandra Doss BACKGROUND Tony Prince is the project manager for the Recreation and Wellness Internal Network (R-WIN) Project, and team members include Janet Simmons, a programmer/analyst and aspiring project manager; Patrick Walker, a network specialist; Nancy McDougal, a business analyst; and Bonnie Reeves, another programmer/analyst. Other people supporting the project from other departments are Yousef Ali from human resources, and Cassandra from finance. Assume these are the only people who can be assigned and charged to work on project activities. Recall that the schedule and cost goals for this project are to complete the project in six months for under $200,000. After reviewing the project team's inputs to date, the project sponsors have approved the R-WIN project scope and WBS. Attachments 1-2 are the approved Project Scope Statement and WBS for this project. R-WIN Scope Statement Project Title: Recreation and Wellness Internal Network (R-WIN) Project Date: September 30 Prepared by: Tony Prince, Project Manager, (612) 555-5896, tony_prince@myh.com Project Justification: Senior management at MYH, Inc. suggested this project to help improve employee health and reduce health care premiums, which are 20 percent above the industry average. Estimated savings are $30/employee per year for four years. Product Characteristics and Requirements: 1. The new system must run on the existing intranet using current hardware and software as much as possible. 2. The new system must be very user-friendly. 3. The main requirements of the system are to: Allow employees to register for company-sponsored recreational programs, such as soccer, softball, bowling, jogging, walking, and other sports. Allow employees to register for company-sponsored classes and programs to help them manage their weight, reduce stress, stop smoking, and manage other health- related issues. Track data on employee involvement in these recreational and health-management programs. Offer incentives for people to join the programs and do well in them (i.e., incentives for achieving weight goals, winning sports team competitions, etc.). Summary of Project Deliverables Project management-related deliverables: Business case, charter, team contract, scope statement, WBS, schedule, cost baseline, status reports, final project presentation, final project report, lessons- learned report, and any other documents required to manage the project. Product-related deliverables: 1. Requirement definition: Define the requirements for the new system. Includes developing and administering a survey to current employees to help determine desired programs, courses, incentives, and content and features for the new system. Web site design: An initial design of the new intranet site will include a site map, suggested formats, appropriate graphics, and design of the required features like registration, tracking, etc. The final design will incorporate comments from users on the initial design. 3. Web site development: The intranet site will include content for the programs, classes, and incentives as well as features for registration, tracking, and incentives management. 4. Testing: Testing will include the development of test plans to document how the system will be tested, who will do the testing, and how bugs will be reported. 5. Training: Training will be provided for the new system, both on-line and in-class. 6. Roll out and support: There will be a well-defined plan for rolling out the new system, supporting users, and providing updates, enhancements, or other support, as required. Project Success Criteria: Our goal is to complete this project within six months for no more than $200,000. The main goal is improve employee health to negotiate lower insurance premiums. Even having this program should help us negotiate lower premiums, and tracking improvements in employee health will provide solid evidence for lower premiums and have other benefits, like improved morale and productivity. 3.4.6 Release internal PR 3.5 Support 3.5.1 Determine what support resources are needed 3.5.2 Make appropriate staffing changes 3.5.3 Determine method that users will attain support 3.5.4 Determine support process 3.5.5 Support goes live 5.0 Controlling 6.0 Closing 6.1 Prepare final report and presentation 6.2 Deliver final report and presentation 1.0 Initiating 1.1 Select project manager 1.2 Form project team 1.3 Develop project charter 2.0 Planning 2.1 Develop scope statement 2.2 Create WBS 2.3 Develop and refine other plans 3.0 Executing 3.1 Concept 3.1.1 Evaluate current systems 3.1.2 Define requirements 3.1.3 Define user requirements 3.1.4 Define content requirements 3.1.5 Define system requirements 3.1.6 Define server owner requirements 3.1.7 Define specific functionality 3.1 8 Define risks and risk management approach 3.1.9 Develop project plan 3.1.10 Brief web development team 3.2 Web Site Design 3.2.1 Registration for recreational programs 3.2.3 Registration for classes and programs 3.2.4 Tracking system 3.2.5 Incentive system 3.2.6 Design completed 3.3 Web Site Development 3.3.1 Registration for recreational programs 3.3.2 Registration for classes and programs 3.3.3 Tracking system 3.3.4 Incentive system 3.3.5 Testing 3.3.6 Testing completed 3.4 Roll Out 3.4.1 Move site to production server 3.4.2 Determine roll out schedule 3.4.3 Communicate roll out plan to users 3.4.5 Conduct user training CASE ASSIGNMENT 4 Project Schedules: Manage Your Health (MYH) Note: This is a fictitious case; names, places and events are not real. Named Role Players: Project Manager - Tony Prince Programmer/Analyst (aspiring Project manager) Janet Simmons Programmer/Analyst-Bonnie Reeves Network Specialist - Patrick Walker Business Analyst - Nancy McDougal Human Resources Specialist - Yousef Ali Financial Specialist - Cassandra Doss BACKGROUND Tony Prince is the project manager for the Recreation and Wellness Internal Network (R-WIN) Project, and team members include Janet Simmons, a programmer/analyst and aspiring project manager; Patrick Walker, a network specialist; Nancy McDougal, a business analyst; and Bonnie Reeves, another programmer/analyst. Other people supporting the project from other departments are Yousef Ali from human resources, and Cassandra from finance. Assume these are the only people who can be assigned and charged to work on project activities. Recall that the schedule and cost goals for this project are to complete the project in six months for under $200,000. After reviewing the project team's inputs to date, the project sponsors have approved the R-WIN project scope and WBS. Attachments 1-2 are the approved Project Scope Statement and WBS for this project. R-WIN Scope Statement Project Title: Recreation and Wellness Internal Network (R-WIN) Project Date: September 30 Prepared by: Tony Prince, Project Manager, (612) 555-5896, tony_prince@myh.com Project Justification: Senior management at MYH, Inc. suggested this project to help improve employee health and reduce health care premiums, which are 20 percent above the industry average. Estimated savings are $30/employee per year for four years. Product Characteristics and Requirements: 1. The new system must run on the existing intranet using current hardware and software as much as possible. 2. The new system must be very user-friendly. 3. The main requirements of the system are to: Allow employees to register for company-sponsored recreational programs, such as soccer, softball, bowling, jogging, walking, and other sports. Allow employees to register for company-sponsored classes and programs to help them manage their weight, reduce stress, stop smoking, and manage other health- related issues. Track data on employee involvement in these recreational and health-management programs. Offer incentives for people to join the programs and do well in them (i.e., incentives for achieving weight goals, winning sports team competitions, etc.). Summary of Project Deliverables Project management-related deliverables: Business case, charter, team contract, scope statement, WBS, schedule, cost baseline, status reports, final project presentation, final project report, lessons- learned report, and any other documents required to manage the project. Product-related deliverables: 1. Requirement definition: Define the requirements for the new system. Includes developing and administering a survey to current employees to help determine desired programs, courses, incentives, and content and features for the new system. Web site design: An initial design of the new intranet site will include a site map, suggested formats, appropriate graphics, and design of the required features like registration, tracking, etc. The final design will incorporate comments from users on the initial design. 3. Web site development: The intranet site will include content for the programs, classes, and incentives as well as features for registration, tracking, and incentives management. 4. Testing: Testing will include the development of test plans to document how the system will be tested, who will do the testing, and how bugs will be reported. 5. Training: Training will be provided for the new system, both on-line and in-class. 6. Roll out and support: There will be a well-defined plan for rolling out the new system, supporting users, and providing updates, enhancements, or other support, as required. Project Success Criteria: Our goal is to complete this project within six months for no more than $200,000. The main goal is improve employee health to negotiate lower insurance premiums. Even having this program should help us negotiate lower premiums, and tracking improvements in employee health will provide solid evidence for lower premiums and have other benefits, like improved morale and productivity. 3.4.6 Release internal PR 3.5 Support 3.5.1 Determine what support resources are needed 3.5.2 Make appropriate staffing changes 3.5.3 Determine method that users will attain support 3.5.4 Determine support process 3.5.5 Support goes live 5.0 Controlling 6.0 Closing 6.1 Prepare final report and presentation 6.2 Deliver final report and presentation 1.0 Initiating 1.1 Select project manager 1.2 Form project team 1.3 Develop project charter 2.0 Planning 2.1 Develop scope statement 2.2 Create WBS 2.3 Develop and refine other plans 3.0 Executing 3.1 Concept 3.1.1 Evaluate current systems 3.1.2 Define requirements 3.1.3 Define user requirements 3.1.4 Define content requirements 3.1.5 Define system requirements 3.1.6 Define server owner requirements 3.1.7 Define specific functionality 3.1 8 Define risks and risk management approach 3.1.9 Develop project plan 3.1.10 Brief web development team 3.2 Web Site Design 3.2.1 Registration for recreational programs 3.2.3 Registration for classes and programs 3.2.4 Tracking system 3.2.5 Incentive system 3.2.6 Design completed 3.3 Web Site Development 3.3.1 Registration for recreational programs 3.3.2 Registration for classes and programs 3.3.3 Tracking system 3.3.4 Incentive system 3.3.5 Testing 3.3.6 Testing completed 3.4 Roll Out 3.4.1 Move site to production server 3.4.2 Determine roll out schedule 3.4.3 Communicate roll out plan to users 3.4.5 Conduct user training