#3 PRINT Project Schedule Development and CPM Analysis

 ** Microsoft Project is required for completing this assessment** will provide software**

Complete the following to develop your project schedule and analysis:

• Identify activities that must be performed to produce the project deliverables using the WBS from Assessment 2.
  • Enter your identified tasks into Microsoft Project.
  • Estimate the task durations and enter the durations and dependencies into Microsoft Project.
  • Review the Gantt Chart in Microsoft Project and adjust as needed.
  • Use the MS Project function to perform a critical path analysis of the project schedule.
  • Use the MS Project function to establish a baseline path.
  • Update the Project Schedule Plan / Critical Path Analysis – MS Project Schedule section of the Project Management Plan Template.
• Develop a summary evaluation of the critical path analysis and include it in the Project Schedule Plan / Critical Path Analysis – Critical Path Analysis Summary section of the Project Management Plan Template.

Note: Microsoft Project is provided free of charge for your use in this assessment. See the instructions in the Resources.

Additional Requirements

Your assessment should meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. Complete assessments in a detailed, comprehensive, and error-free manner.
• Documents:
  • Project schedule in Microsoft Project.
  • Project Management Plan Template with the completed Project Time Management Plan – Project Schedule Plan / Critical Path Analysis sections.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.