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COIT12208: IT Project Management Assignment

   

Added on  2020-04-01

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Name of the university17COIT12208Assessment Item 2 Term 2 2017Name of the StudentStudent IDTutor

Part A: Developing the Schedule Solution 1a)Holidays enteredb)WBS codes modifiedc)WBS columns modifiedd)Milestones added at ende)Customized WBS Code enteredf)Resources with 100% Max. Units allottedg)Critical path displayed as red colorSolution 2a) Revised duration of ‘1.1’ = 10 days. Yes this change has impacted the overall duration by 20 days. Thischange has happened because the ‘1.1’ is a critical path activity and any change in duration alwaysimpacts the overall duration too[ CITATION Ste09 \l 1033 ].b) Additional cost in adding these extra resources = $, because the overall man-hours remained the sameas previous. 3(AN)x10days=1(AN)x30daysSolution 3There are various options to level the resources, either by increasing the resource or by extending theactivities. Bust MSP also has a unique features which allows the resource to level itself up to the free slack[CITATION Sin171 \l 1033 ] available with the task. I did the same by unchecking the “split tasks” & “adjustindividual assignments on a task” and checked “Level only within available slack” in Resource Leveling tab.Solution 4To: Mr. Chris ParsonsFrom: Project MangerSubject: Brief summary of the projectDear Mr. Parson,

This is for your kind notification regarding the project and its brief summary in bullet points are as follows:a)Start Date = 7 / August / 2017End Date = 17 / July / 2018b)Overall Duration = 239 daysc)Because, as per the available resources the activities need minimum 239 days to complete the projectby maintaining the given relationships between them. The longest path[ CITATION Lep13 \l 1033 ] orthe chain formed by this relationship and duration of task is 239 days. This proves that if we increasethe resources, it may help in decreasing the overall duration up to certain extent.d)Estimated direct laborcosts: Resource NameCostOperations$22,800.00 Analysts$80,000.00 Database$58,800.00 Software Engineers$130,200.00 Telecommunications$21,600.00 Installation Team$33,320.00 Total direct labor costs:$346,720.00 ___________________(Signature)Project ManagerEnclosed: PartAQ3_resources.mppSolution 5 Some salient features of the project which we need to consider for deciding the type of the organizationare: Project Manager cannot take all decisions related to purchase of hardwareProject Manager needs to just provide information about the option of buying, can’t buyOverall control of the project is not there with Project Manager, like budget & cost

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