Part II Mlicrosoft Project (MSP)
SCENARIO: January of 2024 Mr. Engera were assigned as the new project manager for a
Prototype Development project was to start the first working day of Feb 2024. The following table
represents the task resource information that has been put together by the former project manager,
who has just left the company. After going through her records, this is all you can find in the
project file of any value, other than a preliminary MS Project file. The normal working times at
your company is 6 days a week, 7 hours a day. The company does not require its staff to work
on weekends. In addition the company holds its annual retreat from Feb 21st to the 23rd during
which time its oftices are closed and all of its employees are expected to attend an offsite facility
where various conferences, employee morale and team building activities are done.
WBS ACTIVITY DURATION ACTIVITY START RESOURCES REỌUIRED
CODE NAME INFORMATION I leader, I analysts, 2 engineer,
A Analysis 12 days Can start on or after Feb 3
Also, you are the team member
of the analysis
E Basic Design 18 days | Can start2 days after A startsI leader, l analyst
C Code Prototype 19 days Can start when B starts |I analyst, I engineer
D Design I week Can start when A is finished 2 engineers
Interface
Engineer 4 weeks Can start when A is finished 2 engineers
Module
Final Testing I week | Can start 2 days after E starts 2 analysts, I engincer
Go-ahead Can occur after all previous none
Milestone tasks are complete
The company's standard billing rates for its various staff resource categories are given below. The
company does not pay extra for overtime. These are the only staff available; all the others have already
been assigned to more important projects.
Resource Group Hourly Rate | Staff Names
| Analysts Br. 950 Solo,
Zix,
Fakoo
Add your name
Leaders Br 1,800 Yobi,
Ljio
Engineers Br 1.200 Nowe
Kissa
Kiki
Wofo
You have been asked to enter dependencies and assign staff for the activities on a one page Gantt
chart, showing the earliest possible completion date. Your boss, who prides herself on being
sensitive to her staffs family obligations, asks that you review the workload for all staff assigned
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to this project. She asks that you perform resource leveling to ensure that no one has to work more
than 7 hours a day, no one works weekends, and no one works on or between Feb 2Ist to the 23rd.
She insists that your Gantt chart printout show the total duration and the total cost of the project
using a Project Summary Task. She also wants to see the resource names next to the timeline bars
on the right side of the chart.
File Setup:
- Start the MS Project and create a new project file.
- Using Project Information enter the start date of the project as Feb Ist, 2024.
- Save the file using the combination of your name and ID number
Required
O Submit the assignment in a hardcopy by generating a report and the softcopy (Send it through
telegram).
O Due date 15 Jan 2025.