Project Management Assignment: 4 Week Planning and Schedule

This project management assignment outlines a detailed weekly plan, incorporating both academic and personal tasks. The student has created a work breakdown structure (WBS) to organize tasks, including studying, grocery shopping, laundry, team discussions, and a weekly test. The WBS details each task's duration, start and finish dates, and predecessors. A Gantt chart visually represents the schedule. The student has allocated specific time slots for each activity, emphasizing the importance of time management and balancing academic responsibilities with personal commitments. The assignment demonstrates an understanding of project management principles by breaking down a complex week into manageable tasks and visualizing the schedule for effective execution.

Running Head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Week Planning
Name of the Student
Name of the University

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Introduction
In the upcoming week, I need to study some of the learning resources that have been
handed out by the lecturer. Moreover, there is a weekly test on Friday and hence, I must give
proper attention to the learning resources so that I perform well in the test. Additionally, there is
a team discussion scheduled on Wednesday that I need to participate in in order to discuss the
roadmap of the team project that we are involved in.
In addition to the academic work, I also need to go grocery shopping on Monday and do
the laundry positively by Tuesday.
Work Breakdown Structure
The detailed work breakdown structure along with the schedule for the weekly tasks is
shown in the following table.
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessor
s
0 Weekly Planning 4.25 days Mon 15-07-19 Fri 19-07-19
1 Monday 0.75 days Mon 15-07-19 Mon 15-07-19
1.1 Studying 0.5 days Mon 15-07-19 Mon 15-07-19
1.1.1 Study the Resources 2 hrs Mon 15-07-19 Mon 15-07-19
1.1.2 Research the Topic Online 2 hrs Mon 15-07-19 Mon 15-07-19 3
1.2 Grocery Shopping 0.25 days Mon 15-07-19 Mon 15-07-19
1.2.1 Purchasing the Grocery 2 hrs Mon 15-07-19 Mon 15-07-19 4
2 Tuesday 0.75 days Tue 16-07-19 Tue 16-07-19
2.1 Studying 0.5 days Tue 16-07-19 Tue 16-07-19
2.1.1 Study the Resources 2 hrs Tue 16-07-19 Tue 16-07-19 6

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2.1.2 Research the Topic Online 2 hrs Tue 16-07-19 Tue 16-07-19 9
2.2 Laundry 0.25 days Tue 16-07-19 Tue 16-07-19
2.2.1 Do the Laundry 2 hrs Tue 16-07-19 Tue 16-07-19 10
3 Wednesday 1 day Wed 17-07-19 Wed 17-07-19
3.1 Group Discussion 0.5 days Wed 17-07-19 Wed 17-07-19
3.1.1 Discuss Project Roadmap 2 hrs Wed 17-07-19 Wed 17-07-19 12
3.1.2 Documentation of the Meeting 2 hrs Wed 17-07-19 Wed 17-07-19 15
3.2 Studying 0.5 days Wed 17-07-19 Wed 17-07-19
3.2.1 Online Research 2 hrs Wed 17-07-19 Wed 17-07-19 16
3.2.2 Doing Weekly Assignment 2 hrs Wed 17-07-19 Wed 17-07-19 18
4 Thursday 0.5 days Thu 18-07-19 Thu 18-07-19
4.1 Studying 0.5 days Thu 18-07-19 Thu 18-07-19
4.1.1 Online Research 2 hrs Thu 18-07-19 Thu 18-07-19 19
4.1.2 Revision of All the Lessons 2 hrs Thu 18-07-19 Thu 18-07-19 22
5 Friday 0.25 days Fri 19-07-19 Fri 19-07-19
5.1 Participation in Weekly Test 2 hrs Fri 19-07-19 Fri 19-07-19 23
Based on the work breakdown structure developed above, the Gantt chart of the project is
further shown in the diagram below.

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Figure 1: Gantt Chart of the Week
(Source: Created by Author)
The above table and the Gantt chart shows how I have planned for the week. I have taken
into considering all the activities (projects) that I need to fulfil in the upcoming week and divided
my team in order to incorporate all the activities within each day. I have also considered only 2
hours for each activity for the sake of estimation and any time saved will prolong my learning
time so that I am able to perform well in the weekly test.

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