GHANT CHAT ASSIGNMENT; project task and list schedule

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

In the work breakdown structure, the starting point should be the first item will be identifying the major components of the work which needs to be accomplished in the in this case the starting point should be selecting the offsite which should be used in the process of training. Second, it should be all the tasks which are involved in the process of organizing the transport which will be used in the process. The third will be making preparation for the rooms which will be used in the training process (Crawford, 2014). The fourth will be identifying the perfect accommodation facility it which will be used in the process. Last should be used identifying the different phase of the training process. The method should be given in such that it matches the organizational and internal work methodology.

Second should be identifying the next level of work which should be presented under each component and listing them in a top to down levels. In this case, the emphasis is that the list should be in such that the first action should be followed by the order they follow each other (Crawford, 2014). Th process should be those top-level components such as transportation, preparation, accommodation, and facilities. Cross functional breakdown should be conducted.

All major components should be broken down into tasks and activities. The example in transport it should start with model identification, vehicles identification, and employee’s notification. That should be the first row.

The second raw should offer a description of each task which has been listed in the case. Each task should be explained in simple terms for identification. The third row should offer information on the timeline. In this case, each activity will be conducted (Snyder, 2014). It should offer to start time and the end time. The last row should be the responsibility or the person who has been given the mandate of conducting a certain task

One thing that should be noticed is that the work breakdown structure should be created in such a way that tasks or the activities are following a sequence of ascending order. In this case from the first activity to the last activity (Snyder, 2014). The idea is to ensure that that task which is depending on others are synchronized and are aligning with others as expected. It is the only way out of making sure that a complete structure is developed without any major complications.

Example

Task Precedence Relationships

In this case, the use of the start to finish method is the most applicable situation. In this case activity, A must start before activity B. example in this case the first action should be identifying the site or location which the training process will take place (Verzuh, 2015). Without this transport, the arrangement should not take place because it is the location which will determine the required transportation arrangements to be made in the case. A rare relationship must be created in the process.

Start to finish relationship can say that in case one needs to do an offsite training the starting point is the process of identifying the perfect location. The activity must continue until the moment when the ideal location has been established. The activity B in the case should be planning for transportation which will be used in the process. The activities should follow the same series up to the end. The critical notice, in this case, is that if activity B occurs before A, then the procedure has been broken (Kerzner, 2013). With this, it should be avoided at all cost for consistency in the whole process. The best idea is to list all activities and then arranging them as they follow each other. By this, the element of confusion will be eliminated in the case. The progress will be achieved at the end.

Deliverables & Milestones

Deliverables should be used in the process of showing results of the completed activities during the project. They should be provided in past tense to represent the completed activity and also the accomplished results. Another important component should be the receivables which indicate items which are received in the project by others (Larson, & Gray, 2013). It is important to note that all the products must be identified through the work packages which are created in the process. These should be a factor all through the project development cycle.

The milestone should use as the track point which should be used to gauge the progress of the project development. The milestone should be identified to indicate the completion of each phase of the project (Larson, & Gray, 2013). With this clear variability should be shown between different aspects of the project development.

In milestone the total number of the products would be hundred ore thousand which means that it would be impractical to list all these products. It is thus advisable that the main milestones product should be listed as it will not be possible to reach the end.

References

Crawford, J. K. (2014).  Project management maturity model. CRC Press.

Kerzner, H. (2013).  Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.

Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. (2013).  Project Management: The Managerial Process with MS Project. McGraw-Hill.

Snyder, C. S. (2014). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK (®) Guide. Project Management Institute.

Verzuh, E. (2015).  The fast forward MBA in project management. John Wiley & Sons.