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( PMG640 – Project Scheduling and Cost Planning Unit 2 Assignment: MS Project #1 )

Due Date: Sunday by 11:59pm

Total Points: 100 Instructions:

· Update your MS Project file based on any feedback given last week. (Points can be lost for not updating previously submitted assignment)

· Break down the Work Packages into the Activities necessary to create the deliverables. (You should have a minimum of approximately 40 activity tasks; also, remember to use the Verb / Adj. / Noun format in naming activities; all activities must begin with an action verb (Examples: create, order, schedule, build, code, etc…)) Activities are the actions you will take to create the deliverables. Please see example below:

· 1.1 Kitchen Cabinets (Deliverable)

· 1.1.1 Design Kitchen Cabinets (Activity) (Action verb / adjective / noun)

· 1.1.2 Request Kitchen Cabinet Bids

· 1.1.3 Approve Kitchen Cabinet Contract

· 1.1.4 Install Kitchen Cabinets

· Enter estimated durations for each activity created (keep resources in mind, but do not assign resources)

· If effort and duration differ, adjust the task type and effort to account for difference (see this week’s lecture for a discussion on this issue). Failure to do this will lead to loss of credit.

· Create at least 12 activity notes that contain the following information:

· 1) Estimating method used (bottom-up, top-down, etc.),

· 2) basis of estimate (past experience, SME, vendor quote, etc.)

· 3) one or two reasons why actual duration may vary from estimated duration

· Add at least four milestones to your project (place milestones at key points throughout project; make milestones ‘red’ to show where they are)

Requirements:

· Use MS Project to complete your assignment.

· Save your files using the following filename convention:

· MSProject1 – 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 2: MS Project #1 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.
Estimate	Work Packages are	Work Packages are	Work Packages are	Work Packages are
Durations	fully decomposed and activities are	fully decomposed into the less than 40	fully decomposed into the 40	fully decomposed into the 40 Activities
	less than 40	Activities necessary to	Activities necessary	necessary to create
	Activities necessary	create the	to create the	the deliverables. Each
	to create the	deliverables. Some of	deliverables. Each	of the activities have
	deliverables. Some	the activities have an	of the activities	an assigned duration
	of the activities	assigned duration but	have an assigned	with contingencies.
	have an assigned	not all activities have	duration but not all
	duration but not all	contingencies.	activities have
	activities have		contingencies.
	contingencies.
Estimate	Between 2 to 5	Between 6 to 10	At least 10 activity	At least 12 activity
Methods	activity notes that contain the	activity notes that contain the following	notes that contain the following	notes that contain the following information:
	following	information: 1)	information: 1)	1) Estimating method
	information: 1)	Estimating method	Estimating method	used (bottom-up, top-
	Estimating method	used (bottom-up, top-	used (bottom-up,	down, etc.), 2) basis of
	used (bottom-up,	down, etc.), 2) basis of	top-down, etc.), 2)	estimate (past
	top-down, etc.), 2)	estimate (past	basis of estimate	experience, SME,
	basis of estimate	experience, SME,	(past experience,	vendor quote, etc.),
	(past experience,	vendor quote, etc.),	SME, vendor	and 3) one or two
	SME, vendor	and 3) one or two	quote, etc.), and 3)	reasons why actual
	quote, etc.), and 3)	reasons why actual	one or two reasons	duration may vary
	one or two reasons	duration may vary	why actual duration	from estimated
	why actual duration	from estimated	may vary from	duration.
	may vary from	duration.	estimated duration.
	estimated duration.

	*0 – 11 Points*	*12 – 15 Points*	*16 – 19 Points*	*20 Points*
Milestones	At least 2 milestones to your	At least three milestones to your	At least three milestones to your	At least four milestones to your
	project are	project are identified	project are	project are identified
	identified and some	and some are not	identified and	and marked red.
	are not marked red.	marked red.	marked red.
	*0 Points*	*1 – 2 Points*	*3 – 4 Points*	*5 Points*
Clear and	Writing assignment	Writing assignment	Writing assignment	Writing assignment is
Professional Writing	contains no sense of organization. Paragraphs lack	contains a sense of organization. Some paragraphs have clear	contains good overall organization. Most	well-planned and well- thought out. All paragraphs have clear
	clear ideas.	ideas. Contains	paragraphs have	ideas, are supported
	Contains several	several minor errors in	clear ideas and are	with examples and
	errors in grammar,	grammar, spelling and	supported with	have smooth
	spelling and	punctuation, but does	some examples.	transitions.
	punctuation which	not detract from	Mostly free of	Free of errors in
	detracts from	content of the	errors in grammar,	grammar, spelling and
	content of the	passage.	spelling and	punctuation.
	passage.		punctuation.