Paper Details
For the Unit 2 Lab Assignment, we will continue to work on your project and take the
deliverables that you identified in the Unit 1 Lab Assignment and build them into a Work
Breakdown Structure (WBS) using
Microsoft Project. In addition, we will add project team
members into a personnel table in Microsoft Project and assign them to tasks in WBS.
Prior to starting the assignment please watch the following two videos:
1.How to create a WBS in Microsoft Projec
t (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.
2.How to add resources to a project:
Now that you have watched the videos, complete the following:
1.Access Microsoft Project from the Xendesktop. To access the Xendesktop, click ECPI
Resources i
n the left navigation column. Under the University tab, select Environment under
Xendesktop.
2.Download and open the following Project templatePreview the document.
3.Update the template to align to the deliverables and WBS that are applicable to your
pro
ject. Add in the tasks, subtasks, and durations. There is no need to populate the dates or
any other fields at this time.
4.Add your project team to the Resource sheet.
5.Assign resources to each of the tasks/subtasks.
6.Save your Project File to your comp
uter and submit for grading (note: ensure you save the
file where you will be able to access again in the next unit).
Paper Details
For the Unit 2 Lab Assignment, we will continue to work on your project and take the
deliverables that you identified in the Unit 1 Lab Assignment and build them into a Work
Breakdown Structure (WBS) using Microsoft Project. In addition, we will add project team
members into a personnel table in Microsoft Project and assign them to tasks in WBS.
Prior to starting the assignment please watch the following two videos:
1.How to create a WBS in Microsoft Project (Links to an external site.)Links to an external
site.
2.How to add resources to a project:
Now that you have watched the videos, complete the following:
1.Access Microsoft Project from the Xendesktop. To access the Xendesktop, click ECPI
Resources in the left navigation column. Under the University tab, select Environment under
Xendesktop.
2.Download and open the following Project templatePreview the document.
3.Update the template to align to the deliverables and WBS that are applicable to your
project. Add in the tasks, subtasks, and durations. There is no need to populate the dates or
any other fields at this time.
4.Add your project team to the Resource sheet.
5.Assign resources to each of the tasks/subtasks.
6.Save your Project File to your computer and submit for grading (note: ensure you save the
file where you will be able to access again in the next unit).