Project Assignment

USE THIS PROJECT – NOT ONE OF YOUR OWN CREATION!

Computer Installation

You are the Information Systems Project Manager for ABC, Incorporated. To improve the administration of XYZ, Inc. your company has been contracted to install a new computer system in XYZ’s corporate headquarters and in all five of their district offices. A development team consisting of the PM, SA, SO, and Sr. HT have determined that the following list of activities is key to completing the project.

Task	Task Name	Duration	Personnel	Percent of Assigned Time
1	Prepare preliminary systems design and obtain approval	20	Project Mgr Systems Analyst SysOps Sr. Hardware Tech	25 75 25 25
2	Prepare detailed systems design	20	Project Mgr Systems Analyst SysOps Sr. Hardware Tech	50 50 25 25
3	Select equipment	15	Project Mgr Systems Analyst SysOps Sr. Hardware Tech	25 25 75 75
4	Order and receive equipment	30	Project Manager Contracting Agent Equipment	10 20
5	Prepare sites for installation	5	1 Sr. Hardware Tech 2 Hardware Techs	100 100
6	Install equipment	30	1 Sr. Hardware Tech 2 Hardware Techs	100 100
7	Conduct total systems test	10	SysOps	100
8	Develop user’s manual	30	Tech writer Editor Sysops Sr. Hardware Tech	100 25 5 10
9	Train users on system	10	SysOps Sr. Hardware Tech	100 100

Resource Sheet

Personnel	Contract Billing Per Hour ($)
Project Manager	80
Systems Analyst	55
SysOps	75
Sr. Hardware Tech	65
Hardware Tech	58
Contracting Agent	45
Tech Writer	45
Editor	50

Predecessors: The Project team has determined that 1 must precede 2 must precede 3 must precede 4. 3 must precede 5 must precede 6 must precede 7. 4 & 7 must precede 8 must precede 9.

Assume a work week is 40 hours, Monday through Friday. Overtime rate is 1 ½ times the contract cost. Holiday rate is 2 times the contract cost. However, XYZ, Inc. has not authorized any use of overtime or holiday rates. The start date for the project is June 15.

Make sure you fill out RESOURCES SHEET and assign them! You only need to complete Resource Name and Standard Rate. This is found under Task, then click the down arrow by Gantt Chart.

CREATE a Gantt chart, Network Diagram, Resource Sheet of this Project. The Network Diagram is created as you are creating the Gantt Chart.

Assign resources as listed in the tables above to the Gantt chart. This is done on the Gantt Chart. Highlight which task you want to assign the resources to, then right click and choose Assign Resources. Choose the right person and enter the percent as shown on the table on page 1.

What are the different paths and what is the critical path and how long is it? Look at the Network Diagram to determine the different paths and calculate how long each path is and determine the Critical Path.

If the cost of equipment is $350,000, what is the overall contracted cost of the project? Add this to the cost of all the different employees for the total cost of the project. To find this information, go to Project, Project Information then click Statistics.

In this exercise, students will use Project Management Software to:

· Calculate the Critical Path.

· Predict overall cost of a project.

Rubric:

ITEM	Points	Comments
Correct Use of PM Software
Activities Entered (5 for list; 10 for duration)	15
Predecessors Entered	10
Resources entered (including overtime): 10 for Resource sheet; 15 for Assigning Resources	25
Paths & Critical Path & Number of days	25
Overall Cost of the Project	25
TOTAL	100