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Assignment 3 Project management/PM_Assignment3_Fall2020_KRambo.docx

Course code & number	CS403/IS351
Course Title	Project Management
Assignment Title	Planning Project Management Process Group + Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area
Sources of Information (all materials are available in blackboard, content section)	1. Lecture notes and/or power point slides 2. Prescribed Book: SCHWALBE, KATHY. Information Technology Project Management, 9th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2019, ISBN-10: 9781337101356 ISBN-13: 978-1337101356 3. Recommended Books: all three recommended books are available in blackboard 4. Templates and Important web links (all of which are available in blackboard)

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CS 403/ IS 351

( Question 1 (4 Marks) Discuss the Plan Schedule Management process (process 6.1) application for your project. How will the inputs (Project Charter, Project Management Plan, Enterprise Environmental Factors, and Organizational Process Assets) lead to delivering a Schedule Manag ement Plan for your project Discuss the Define Activities process (process 6.2) application for your project, providing all output deliverables for your project. Guidelines: This question has two parts: (a), (b) Answer each part separately Please refer to the templates and forms available in content section or conduct your own research if necessary Ensure that the answer document is save in pdf format before you submit it In answering this question, you will have covered the following learning out come: CLO1: Explain the importance of project management in modern businesses with emphasis on IS projects (K2(a.1)) )

CS 403/ IS 351

( Question 2 (3 Marks) (a) Discuss the Sequence Activities process (process 6.3) application for your project. While developing the outputs deliverables for this process provide the different circumstances of your project scheduled network diagrams: Activity-on-arrow (AOA) appr oach or the arrow diagramming method (ADM) Activity-on-node (AON) approach or the precedence diagramming method (PDM) (b) Discuss the Estimate Activity Durations process (process 6.4) application for your project. While providing the outputs deliverables for this process in your project discuss the difference between the duration estimates and the three point estimates fo r your particular project Guidelines: This question has two parts: (a), (b) Answer each part separately Refer and use the forms and templates provided for you in the content section of blackboard or conduct your own research if necessary Ensure that the answer document is save in pdf format before you submit it In answering this question, you will have covered the following learning outcome: CLO1: Explain the importance of project management in modern businesses with emphasis on IS projects (K2 (a.1)) )

( Question 3 (3 Marks) Discuss the Develop Schedule process (process 6.5) application on your project. While developing your project schedule in this process, finalize the following deliverables: Schedule baseline Gantt Chart Critical Path Method (CPM) Analysis Your Project Schedule Trade-Offs Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)Analysis Guidelines: This question has one part only Ensure that you provide full answer Use templates and forms provided in the content section or conduct your own research if necessary Ensure that the answer document is save in pdf format before you submit it In answering this question, you will have covered the following learning outcome: CLO2: Develop a time schedule for a small IS project (C3/ABET(i) CLO3: Describe cost management procedures and feasibility of different projects (C1/ABET(b) CLO4: Perform CPM calculations and find the project critical path (C2/ABET(c)) )