project management

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ACCG32006D Information Systems Strategies

MS Project

Planning a bathroom renovation using MS Project Software

Value

This assignment is evaluated out of 50 marks and is worth 10% of your semester grade. The

project must be completed in a group. The due date and time Thursday, Nov 14, 11:59 pm.

The assignment is to create a project plan for a bathroom renovation in your newly bought home.

Assume you are installing a double sink vanity, toilet, bathtub, and a separate shower. You are

required to use the milestone approach to project management. You are the project manager

and have two laborers, a plumber, an electrician, a painter/decorator, a cabinet installer, and

granite counter top experts. Plan the renovation taking into account steps that are dependent

upon each other, drying time for tile grout etc. and identify activities that can occur in parallel.

Minimize the project critical path.

Instructions

The successful student will demonstrate the ability to:

• Plan a bathroom renovation using MS Project

• Do not forget to go shop for materials

• Be sure to project costs including labor costs (estimates are fine)

• Identify the total time to complete the project and the time to complete the various

milestones you have identified in your project plan

• Employ a WBS (work breakdown structure) and customize the numbering system using a

prefix of DMO for demolition, PLB for plumbing, ELC for electrical, and TIL for tile, CAB

for cabinet and counter top installation, DEC for decorating.

• Be sure to embed the use of milestones for our project

• Employ task links Finish to Start, Start to Start, and Finish to Finish link types

• Identify task lags and overlaps

• Assign material and labor resources

• Calculate the total cost of the project separating out materials and labor

• Be sure to include a timeline and a GAANT chart in the project view when the project is

opened

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Please see the marking rubric below!

Description Marks Earned Comments

Ensure there are at least two task levels used that

can show predecessor and successor tasks 8

All tasks to purchase materials, demolish the old

bathroom and install the new bathroom are

included

10

Task links are used including finish to start, start to

start, and finish to finish 6

Task lags and overlaps are identified 4

Resources include materials and labour 8

At least three milestones are included in the project 6

Identify the total cost, material costs, and labour

costs of the project 4

The project timeline and GAANT chart are included

in the project and the total preparation duration is

summarized

4

Total 50