Using the guidance in Meredith, et al., Microsoft Project 2013 Step-by-Step, and any discussions and online research your group might have done, create a Gantt chart for completion of this class. Be sure to include predecessor relationships. It should be submitted as an attachment to a memo. The Gantt chart must be created using MS Project or ProjectLibre and submitted as an MS Project or ProjectLibre file.
You might find this assignment challenging because it involves developing your skills at creating a project schedule and developing your skills at using a particular tool. Rather than tackle both of these at once, you might be better off if you break up this task. It is expected that you will find it easier to first create a draft of the project schedule either on paper or in a tool with which you are familiar, such as a word processor. Use whatever format you need to identify tasks and subtasks and their sequence (including dependencies and timing). Take this information and list out the specific task information you will need to enter into MS Project. Then, you can take this project schedule and enter it into MS Project.
Expectations:
Overall, this assignment will be evaluated on your
- breaking down tasks into subtasks
- identifying tasks and dependencies
- identifying useful milestones
- scheduling of tasks and resources
- developing critical path
- explaining the work
The WBS should be used as input to your project schedule. Any project tasks or deliverables not accounted for in the WBS are not part of the project. Use automatic scheduling when you build your Gantt charts and let the tool set the duration of your summary tasks and their precedence relationships.
Submit it as an attachment to a memo. Your submission should have a Word document (the memo), as well as the MS Project or ProjectLibre file. ProjectLibre should be in XML format.