Project Management Resource Allocation and Fixed Cost Allocation

PROJECT
MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART A...........................................................................................................................................1
i) Allocate the resources..............................................................................................................1
Clashes between the resources.....................................................................................................5
ii)..................................................................................................................................................5
Presenting the minimum level of resources required for project.................................................5
Presenting minimum number of Network Engineers to be allocated without any delaying
current project..............................................................................................................................6
Describing importance of having a knowledge regarding effective management.......................6
Part B...............................................................................................................................................7
Fixed cost allocation....................................................................................................................7
Part C...............................................................................................................................................9
PART D.........................................................................................................................................10
Tracking.....................................................................................................................................10
Importance or necessary of track a project................................................................................11
Assumption related to task so that it can be completed in limited time....................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

PART A
i) Allocate the resources
Task Name Duration Duration Start Finish Predecessors Resource Names % of
allocation
Project - New
Database
Software
72 days 72 days Mon
3/28/22
Tue
7/5/22
Phase 1 10.5
days
10.5
days
Mon
3/28/22
Mon
4/11/22
Install ethernet
and fast ethernet 1.5 days 1.5 days Mon
3/28/22
Tue
3/29/22
Network
Engineer,
Systems Analyst
NE at
150%
SA at
20%
Install multi
mode fibre
connection
6 days 6 days Tue
3/29/22
Wed
4/6/22 3 Network
Engineer
40%
Request BT
for connections 3 days 3 days Wed
4/6/22
Mon
4/11/22 3,4 Manager 10%
Schedule
downtime for
installation
7 days 7 days Mon
3/28/22
Tue
4/5/22 Support Manager 20%
Milestone - End
of phase 1 0 days 0 days Mon
4/11/22
Mon
4/11/22 2
Phase 2 31 days 31 days Mon
3/28/22
Mon
5/9/22
Obtain console
hardware 5 days 5 days Mon
3/28/22
Fri
4/1/22 Programmer 100%
Determine
subsystems to be
installed
5 days 5 days Mon
4/4/22
Fri
4/8/22 9 Technical Author
50%
1

Install
Operating System
on hub
2 days 2 days Mon
4/11/22
Tue
4/12/22 10 Network
Engineer
100%
Configure 6 days 6 days Wed
4/13/22
Wed
4/20/22 11 Integration
Manager
50%
Test 3 days 3 days Thu
4/21/22
Mon
4/25/22 12 System Tester 100%
Obtain and
Install software 6 days 6 days Thu
4/21/22
Thu
4/28/22 12 Software Installer 100%
Deploy at sites 4 days 4 days Fri
4/29/22
Wed
5/4/22 13,14 Support Manager 50%
Connect sites
to network 3 days 3 days Thu
5/5/22
Mon
5/9/22 7,15 Network
Engineer
100%
Milestone - end
phase 2 0 days 0 days Mon
5/9/22
Mon
5/9/22 8
Phase 3 20 days 20 days Tue
5/10/22
Mon
6/6/22
Create
database platform
on hub
2 days 2 days Tue
5/10/22
Wed
5/11/22 17 Programmer
200
Create sample
user accounts 2 days 2 days Tue
5/10/22
Wed
5/11/22 17 Applications
Manager
100%
Link accounts
to fund sources 3 days 3 days Thu
5/12/22
Mon
5/16/22 20 Support Manager 20%
Install
software on nodes 2 days 2 days Tue
5/17/22
Wed
5/18/22 21 Software Installer 100%
Setup system
accounts across
network
4 days 4 days Thu
5/19/22
Tue
5/24/22 22 Applications
Manager
50%
Preload 2 days 2 days Wed Thu 23 Support Manager 20%
2