Question #$3-$ Project and Resource Scheduling

Create $2$ AON network diagrams $-$ one with little to no parallel work streams and one with as many

parallel work streams as you think are feasible. Use PowerPoint.

Estimate and note on the network diagram what you think the task durations will be and the required

resource $($Hint: remember the definition of an "assignable unit of work."

Calculate the critical path for each network diagram by hand and note it on the PowerPoint slide.

Rubric: each manual critical path calculation should note the task numbers in the path and total time,

the network and resource information is correctly put into Project.

Question #$4-$ Project Budgeting

Create a high level budget $($major cost categories$)$ in a Word table

Denote which ones are direct costs and indirect costs.

Rubric: the budget is complete and has no missing components.

Question #$5-$ Project Communication

Create a communications matrix $($using a Word table$)$ that outlines who needs to be communicated

to$,$ what information they need, and the frequency of communication.

Rubric: the matrix is complete and has no missing components.Scenario:

It is November $1.$ Your friend, John, has a small but important project. He has just accepted a job in Atlanta

and now has to move from Chicago to Atlanta and be there, ready to work, right after Christmas Day. If the

furniture arrives in good condition at least three days before John starts work, and for less than five thousand

dollars, the project will be a success. The move to Chicago five years ago cost six thousand dollars, so John

will have to get help from his $2$ friends, Mike and Alice, in order to stay within budget this time. Other

particulars you should take into consideration are:

Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day are holidays.

John's friends can only help him on the weekends.

John has the following "stuff" he needs to move: $2$ bedrooms, living room, and dining room.

Mike threw his back out last year helping another friend move but seems to have recovered.

John's boss is a micro$-$manager and will want to know the details of how the move is going.

Instructions:

Complete the following short assignments

At the end of this assessment, you will submit $(1)$ Word document and $(1)$ PowerPoint slide deck.

More files than this will result in a loss of points.

Question #$1-$ Project Initiation

Write a brief project charter for this project in Word

Create a Stakeholder matrix for this project in a Word table

Rubric: the charter should be no longer than $1$ page and it must cover the essential components of

this project. The matrix must include all relevant stakeholders.

Question #$2-$ Project Planning

Create a Work Breakdown Structure $($WBS$)$ for this project using PowerPoint $($Hint: use SmartArt$)$

Rubric: the WBS should be decomposed down to the level of an assignable units of work, be

complete, and use the industry standard numbering scheme.