Read through the Case 13.1 Tree Trimming Project Case in Larson and Gray. Respond to Questions 1 and 2 of the case. Use Microsoft Excel to complete this item and include all calculations in your Excel file. Note that showing all calculations in Excel is required.

Complete Appendix Exercise 2 at end of Chapter 13 in Larson and Gray. Specifically, complete the table on pp. 509-510 in the textbook (note that SPI and CPI can be determined after the table is completed).Assume that cumulative EV, PV, CV, SV, SPI and CPI values are needed.Also, complete the table at the top of p. 511.At the end of Period 5, what is the status of this project (be specific)?

Discuss a strategy that you would use to communicate the status of the project to stakeholders.

Use Microsoft Excel to complete this item and include all calculations in your Excel file. Note that showing all calculations in Excel is required.

Submit your Microsoft Excel file.Ensure that items 1 and 2 above are in the same Excel file but on different Sheets within the file.

You MUST show the formula calculations in the cells for full credit, not just a number.

Chapter 13 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation 509 FIGURE A13.1-2A 0 1 3 3 4 5 2 2 3 5 2 7 0 2 2 2 5 6 7 7 10 1 1 0 1 2 3 4 7 3 10 Legend 0 3 4 6 7 ES ID EF 4 0 0 SL SL 0 4 4 4 3 7 LS DUR LF FIGURE A13.1-2B Schedule information Baseline budget needs EV ACT Total Time period Rule WP DUR ES LF SL PV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 5 2 30 Rule 3 2 2 3 1 20 1 - %complete 2 - 50/50 2 3 30 3 -0/100 4 2 3 7 2 7 40 3 7 O 30 7 3 7 10 0 60 Total PV by period Cumulative PV by period Status Report: Ending Period 1 Task Complete 1 10% 0% 1 11 12 11112 11I12 1II12 30% Cumulative Totals510 Chapter 13 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation Status Report: Ending Period 2 Task %Complete 1 80% 2 Finished 11112 11112 11112 11I12 50% Cumulative Totals Status Report: Ending Period 3 Task %Complete Finished 2 Finished 70% 11III12 4 0% 5 30% Cumulative Totals Status Report: Ending Period 4 Task %Complete 1 Finished 2 Finished Finished 1111112 11III12 0% 5 60% Cumulative Totals Status Report: Ending Period 5 Task %Complete Finished Finished Finished 11111112 IIIIII12 1IIIII12 Finished 70% 30% Cumulative Totals 109 FIGURE A13.1-2C 240 210 180 150 Dollars 120 90 60 ol 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Time periodsChapter 13 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation 511 Period SPI CPI PCIB 1 1 1 1 SPI = EVAC CPI = EVAC PCIB = EV/BAC 1 1Case 13.1 Tree Trimming Project Wil Fence is a large timber and Christmas tree farmer who is attending a project man- agement class in the spring. his off season. When the class topic came to earned value. he was perplexed. Isn't he using EV? Each summer Wil hires crews to shear fields of Christmas trees for the coming Holiday season. Shearing entails having a worker use a large machete to shear the branches of the tree into a nice, cone-shaped tree. Wil describes his business as follows: A. I count the number of Douglas Fir Christmas trees in the field (24,000). B. Next, I agree on a contract lump sum for shearing with a crew boss for the whole field ($30.000). C. When partial payment for work completed arrives (5 days later), I count or estimate the actual number sheared (6.000 trees). I take the actual as a percent of the total to be sheared, multiply the percent complete by total contract amount for the partial payment [(6,000/$30,000 = 25%). (.25 x $30,000 = $7500)]. 1. Is Wil over, on, or below cost and schedule? Is Wil using earned value? 2. How can Wil set up a scheduling variance