MS Project #2

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Instructions:

· Update your project file based on any feedback given last week. If assignment is not correctly updated, then points will be deducted.

· Add Project Management Processes to your WBS if you have not already done so. This will need to include the PM processes that would be consistent with the planning, executing, controlling, and closing activities.

· You will need to create appropriate deliverables (adjective / noun format)

· You will need to create appropriate activities (action verb / adjective / noun format)

· Sequence the activities

· You will need to estimate times (be sure to differentiate between duration & effort

/ work)

· Sequence all your activities using the predecessors’ column, creating a closed network diagram (please see multimedia video showing you how to ensure you have a closed network diagram). At least 4 of your tasks relationships must be different than Finish to Start (insert a note on these tasks to explain the task relationship that you chose); remember, you should create a closed network diagram

· Add lead time to at least 2 task relationships with explanatory note

· Add lag time to at least 1 task relationship with explanatory note

· Add a constraint to at least 2 tasks and provide a note explaining why the task is constrained (make certain that the constraint does not create a conflict in the project schedule)

· View your critical path

· Create a note in Line 1 of your MS Project file where you tell me what tasks are on the critical path. It must be in this location. Be sure you tell me the correct critical path, which may or may not be the tasks highlighted in MS Project.

· Display your project in Network Diagram view and save it so that it opens automatically in this view

Requirements:

· Use MS Project to complete your assignment.

· Save your files using the following filename convention:

· MSProject2 – FirstName_LastName

Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 3: MS Project #2 Assignment

CRITERIA	Deficient	Needs Improvement	Proficient	Exemplary
	*0 – 15 Points*	*16 – 19 Points*	*20 – 24 Points*	*25 Points*
Work Breakdown Structure	Work Packages are not fully decomposed but less than the 30 Activities necessary to create the deliverables. Some of the correct naming conventions are missing.	Work Packages are fully decomposed but less than the 40 Activities necessary to create the deliverables. Some of the correct naming conventions are missing.	Work Packages are fully decomposed into the 40 Activities necessary to create the deliverables. Some of the correct naming conventions are missing.	Work Packages are fully decomposed into the 40 Activities necessary to create the deliverables. Correct naming conventions are used.
Sequence	All activities are	All activities are	All activities are	All activities are
Activities	Sequenced using the predecessors’ column	Sequenced using the predecessors’ column	Sequenced using the predecessors’ column	Sequenced using the predecessors’
	without a closed	without a closed	with a closed network	column with a
	network diagram. At	network diagram. At	diagram. At least 3 of	closed network
	least 1-2 of your tasks	least 3 of your tasks	your tasks	diagram. At least 4
	relationships must be	relationships must be	relationships must be	of your tasks
	different than Finish to	different than Finish to	different than Finish to	relationships must
	Start.	Start.	Start.	be different than
				Finish to Start.
Lead & Lag	Includes a lead time to at least 1 task	Includes a lead time to at least 1 task	Includes a lead time to at least 2 task	Includes a lead time to at least 2
	relationships with no	relationships with no	relationships with no	task relationships
	clear explanatory note	clear explanatory note	clear explanatory note	with explanatory
	and a lag time to at	and a lag time to at	and a lag time to at	note and a lag time
	least 1 task	least 1 task	least 1 task	to at least 1 task
	relationship with no	relationship with	relationship with	relationship with
	explanatory note.	explanatory note.	explanatory note.	explanatory note.
	*0 – 11 Points*	*12 – 16 Points*	*17 – 19 Points*	*20 Points*
Critical Path	Critical Path is not identified and some of	Critical Path is identified and some of	Critical Path is identified and all	Critical Path is identified and all
	the activities on the	the activities on the	activities on the critical	activities on the
	critical path are clear	critical path are clear	path are clear but not	critical path are
	but not highlighted.	but not highlighted.	highlighted.	clear and
				highlighted.

	*0 Points*	*1 – 2 Points*	*3 – 4 Points*	*5 Points*
Clear and	Writing assignment	Writing assignment	Writing assignment	Writing assignment
Professional Writing	contains no sense of organization. Paragraphs lack clear	contains a sense of organization. Some paragraphs have clear	contains good overall organization. Most paragraphs have clear	is well-planned and well-thought out. All paragraphs have
	ideas.	ideas. Contains	ideas and are	clear ideas, are
	Contains several	several minor errors in	supported with some	supported with
	errors in grammar,	grammar, spelling and	examples. Mostly free	examples and have
	spelling and	punctuation, but does	of errors in grammar,	smooth transitions.
	punctuation which	not detract from	spelling and	Free of errors in
	detracts from content	content of the	punctuation.	grammar, spelling
	of the passage.	passage.		and punctuation.